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551.

His colleagues could not tell me why did he not come to office yesterday.

A. hy not had he come
B. hy he did not come
C. hy had he not come
D. o improvement
Answer» C. hy had he not come
552.

Anybody would like assist you for improvement in the work.

A. ou like to assist
B. ike assist to you
C. ike to assist you
D. o correction required
Answer» D. o correction required
553.

He enjoys nothing more than drawing swords with others.

A. rossing
B. laying
C. lashing
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
554.

When we saw him last, he ran to catch a bus.

A. as running
B. as run
C. ad run
D. o improvement
Answer» B. as run
555.

The partners swore from fighting again.

A. ot fighting again
B. y not to fight again
C. hat they wouldn't fight again
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
556.

They were all charmed by the sweet and soothing music.

A. weet and soothingly
B. weetly and soothing
C. weetened and soothing
D. weetly and soothing
E. o correction required
Answer» F.
557.

Our departure from this place now depends on their coming here.

A. hey come
B. hem coming
C. hey coming
D. heir's coming
E. o correction required
Answer» C. hey coming
558.

I am looking forward to see you soon.

A. ooking forward towards seeing
B. ooking forward for seeing
C. ooking forward to seeing
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
559.

I must study my books today as I have to give an examination tomorrow.

A. or I have to give
B. ince I have to give
C. s I have to take
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
560.

No king in that period was so intensely involved in the welfare of his people as king Ashoka.

A. either king
B. o other king
C. one of the kings
D. o improvement
Answer» C. one of the kings
561.

The boy which came to see me this morning had come from Agra.

A. hat
B. hom
C. ho
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
562.

The orphans have been clamouring for nutritious food from the past two weeks.

A. or past
B. ince the past
C. or the past
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
563.

It was quite clear that the runner could be able to improve upon his own record.

A. ill be able
B. hould be able
C. ould be able
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
564.

He may have aged when I last saw him.

A. rom when I last saw him
B. ince I last saw him
C. efore I last saw him
D. o correction required
Answer» C. efore I last saw him
565.

Many a young man have served his country nobly.

A. oung men have served their
B. oung men have served his
C. oung man has served his
D. o correction required
Answer» D. o correction required
566.

The doctor said that there was no cause of anxiety.

A. ause to
B. ause for
C. ause with
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ause with
567.

Had we been on time, we would not have missed the train.

A. ill not have
B. ight have
C. ould have been
D. ad not
E. o correction required
Answer» F.
568.

The function of education is to create such human beings which are integrated and therefore intelligent.

A. ho
B. hat
C. s
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
569.

I would like that you finish the project on time.

A. ou to finish the project on time
B. ou finishing the project on time
C. hat you should finish the project on time
D. o improvement
Answer» B. ou finishing the project on time
570.

One of my colleagues is an expert in homoeopathy.

A. s expert
B. as expertised
C. as been expertised
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
571.

We must make for our foreign policy on the basis of guarding national interest alone.

A. ust make to
B. ave made for
C. ust make
D. ust be making to
E. o correction required
Answer» D. ust be making to
572.

You can't go that way, I'm afraid, as the road is in repairs.

A. nder repairs
B. nder repair
C. n repairs
D. o improvement
Answer» C. n repairs
573.

She tried to eat another leaf of lettuce but she could no longer fight the stench.

A. ace
B. eep
C. tand
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
574.

Rohit assured Sunita that he would look at her work while she was on leave.

A. ould overlook
B. ould look after
C. ould look down upon
D. ill look
E. o improvement
Answer» C. ould look down upon
575.

There is a dearth of woman doctor in our state. We shall have to recruit some from the other states.

A. omen doctor
B. oman doctors
C. omen doctors
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
576.

The child has been in the sick bed for the last one week.

A. or the past
B. or past
C. ince the past
D. o improvement
Answer» B. or past
577.

I made him good-bye.

A. ished
B. omplimented
C. ade
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
578.

They are social insects, living in communities, regulated by definite laws, each member of society bearing a well-defined and separate part in the work of a colony.

A. iving among a community
B. ho are living in communities
C. ho lives with a community
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
579.

She wondered if the children were as lonely as she was.

A. hat if
B. hether
C. hat
D. o improvement
Answer» C. hat
580.

Have you not reached in time, we would have lost our lives.

A. ad you not reach
B. f you have not reached
C. ad you not reached
D. f you would not have reached
E. o correction required
Answer» D. f you would not have reached
581.

He told us the story in a nutshell.

A. n nutshell
B. n the nutshell
C. utting it in a nut
D. o improvement
Answer» E.
582.

He was likely to win the elections by the sweeping majority.

A. y a sweeping majority
B. ith sweeping a majority
C. ith the sweeping majority
D. o improvement
Answer» B. ith sweeping a majority
583.

He asked me if I can help him to lift the box.

A. ay
B. ould
C. ill
D. o improvement
Answer» B. ould
584.

The shopkeeper said graciously, "I'll quote no price; the article is yours for asking."

A. or the asking
B. f you ask
C. or only asking
D. o improvement
Answer» B. f you ask
585.

Had we been alone, we would have contended ourselves with any plain food that give us strength.

A. hould give
B. ould give
C. ives
D. ould have given
E. o improvement
Answer» D. ould have given
586.

She does not know to sing and dance.

A. ow to sing and how to dance
B. ow to sing and dance
C. o sing and also dance
D. o improvement
Answer» C. o sing and also dance
587.

We must fight shy from wicked company.

A. ight shy with
B. ight shy off
C. ight shy of
D. hy from
E. o improvement
Answer» D. hy from
588.

A true soldier is always prepared to lie down his life for the sake of the nation.

A. repared to lay
B. reparing to lie
C. reparing to be laid
D. repared to be laying
E. o correction required
Answer» B. reparing to lie
589.

I shall not go until I am invited.

A. f not I am invited
B. ill I am invited
C. nless I am invited
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
590.

He has very good command on English.

A. f
B. ver
C. n
D. o improvement
Answer» B. ver
591.

Who does not know that this was broadcasted ten days ago?

A. ad broadcast
B. as broadcast
C. as broadcasting
D. o improvement
Answer» C. as broadcasting
592.

He dislikes the word dislike, isn't he?

A. oes he
B. oesn't he
C. idn't he
D. asn't he
E. o correction required
Answer» C. idn't he
593.

He offered me tea but I denied it.

A. efuted
B. eglected
C. eclined
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
594.

Putting in hard work to help others is what he likes from his heart.

A. n
B. y
C. t
D. o improvement
Answer» B. y
595.

The standard of living of the working class is higher than was the case thirty years ago.

A. han it was before thirty years
B. han that of thirty years ago
C. han what it was thirty years ago
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
596.

Books for the used-book sales should be in good condition and should have no writing in them or be underlined.

A. ithout having any writing or no underlining in them
B. nd contain no writing or underlining
C. ithout containing writing or be underlined
D. nd should not have writings written or not be underlined
E. o correction required
Answer» C. ithout containing writing or be underlined
597.

I will now deal with him in a manner different from the one I have adopted so far.

A. adopted
B. was adopting
C. have been adopting
D. o improvement
Answer» D. o improvement
598.

No sooner he reached home than all the villagers gathered at his home to listen to his story.

A. ould he reach
B. id he reach
C. ad he reached
D. o improvement
Answer» C. ad he reached
599.

Having had in the Foreign Service for a long time, Mr. Verma has met many prominent personalities.

A. aving
B. e has been
C. aving been
D. ad he been
Answer» D. ad he been
600.

They appointed him as a manager as he is efficient.

A. s manager
B. anager
C. manager
D. o improvement
Answer» C. manager