Combined Graduate Level Examination 2024 Tier I
Exam Date: 09/09/2024 Exam Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AMSection: English
Comprehension
01) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Fatal
a) Additional
b) Easy
c) Deadly
d) Jovial
02) Select the option that expresses the given sentence in
active voice.
Lovely tunes are
composed by Domnica.
a) Domnica
composes tunes lovely.
b) Domnica will
composes lovely tunes.
c) Domnica
composes lovely tunes.
d) Domnica
composed lovely tunes.
03) Select the option that expresses the opposite meaning of the
underlined word.
The explosive used
is of my own formulation, and I can vouch for its efficiency.
a) Invalidate
b) Maintain
c) Witness
d) Certify
04) The following sentence has been divided into four segments.
Identify the segment that contains an error.
Mr. Abhilash and
his family / have received no informations / about the incident.
a) about the
incident.
b) Mr. Abhilash
and his family
c) have received
d) no informations
05) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Toxi
a) Lethal
b) Licit
c) Laudatory
d) Lanky
06) Select the word which means the same as the group of words
given.
Unit of weight for
precious stones
a) Pure
b) Accurate
c) Reliable
d) Carat
07) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute
for the underlined group of words.
She is proficient
in speaking many languages.
a) Heterolinguistic
b) Bilingual
c) Multilingual
d) Monolithic
08) Select the option that expresses the given sentence in
passive voice.
Ishika saw the
tiger in the forest.
a) The tiger saw
by Ishika in the forest.
b) The tiger sees
Ishika in the forest.
c) The tiger was
seen by Ishia in the forest.
d) The tiger was
seen by the forest in Ishika.
09) Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute
for the given group of words.
A person who likes
to argue about anything
a) Veracious
b) Reticent
c) Contentious
d) Coward
10) Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the
underlined segment in the given sentence.
‘Spy Family’ is a
graphic novel that is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the
reader using uninterrupted art in a traditional comics format.
a) sedimental art
in a traditional
b) longitudinal
art in a traditional
c) existential art
in a traditional
d) sequential art
in a traditional
11) The following sentence has been split into four segments.
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My brother
performed/ extremely good/ in the class test/ held yesterday.
a) held yesterday
b) extremely good
c) in the class
test
d) My brother
performed
12) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
a) Bureaucracy
b) Embarrass
c) Connoisseur
d) Relevent
13) Select the most appropriate synonym to replace the
underlined word in the given sentence.
No altruistic
act is truly sincere.
a) phenomenal
b) phonotypical
c) philanthropic
d) phantasmal
14) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Innuendo
a) Crude
b) Prose
c) Ragged
d) Insinuation
15) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Vinod had a
_______ escape in the car accident.
a) comfortable
b) full
c) narrow
d) wide
16) Select the option that can by used as a one-word substitute
for the given phrase.
A short
interesting story about a real person or event
a) Anecdote
b) Sketch
c) Poem
d) Narrative
17) Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold.
We’d better watch
our step and not give him any excuse to harass us further.
a) betray
b) intimidate
c) relish
d) soothe
18) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To have bigger
fish to fry
a) To have bigger
things to take care of than the menial task at hand
b) To take
calculated risks
c) To know
different kinds of fishing techniques
d) To have an
interest in cooking
19) In the following sentence, four words are underlined out of
which one word is misspelt. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
After the
recapture (A) of Tololing and the adjacent features, evacting (B) the enemy
from this well-fortified (C) position became a priority. (D)
a) B
b) D
c) C
d) A
20) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
underlined segment in the given sentence.
She has been studying
for two o’clock.
a) study from two
o’clock
b) studying since
two o’clock
c) studying two
o’clock
d) study for two
o’clock
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the
passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is a saying that coming events cast their shadows before.
(1) ________, it is not universally true. Something can happen within a second,
and one may not (2) ________ it. (3) ________, some instances show that
predictions based on certain signs have gone wrong. People generally say that
natural calamities can be predicted by observing the animals. But what if
animals are suffering from some disease and don’t show any signs before the
event appears? They may fail to make peculiar sounds or actions about the
events which are going to take place. (4) ________, some unnatural calamities
that are likely to appear may forecast their shadows by some bad omens. (5) ________,
we should not completely cancel out the possibilities that animals can sense
certain unnatural happenings.
21) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank
number 1.
a) Therefore
b) Furthermore
c) Moreover
d) However
22) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank
number 2.
a) rescind
b) foresee
c) legalise
d) affect
23) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank
number 3.
a) Therefore
b) Moreover
c) However
d) Nevertheless
24) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank
number 4.
a) Therefore
b) Secondly
c) Besides
d) Despite
25) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank
number 5.
a) Therefore
b) However
c) Nevertheless
d) Moreover
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