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901.

He gave me a detailed account of the meeting.

A. eport
B. ummary
C. xplanation
D. recis
Answer» B. ummary
902.

The troops were mobilised to take control of the tensed situation.

A. rganised
B. ummoned
C. repared
D. rouse
Answer» E.
903.

Some of the members of the Board indulged in highly scurrilous talk at the meeting.

A. rrelevant
B. uperfluous
C. busive
D. bjectionable
Answer» D. bjectionable
904.

The one who is rich possesses many superfluous things.

A. eedless
B. uperior
C. ssential
D. xpensive
Answer» B. uperior
905.

The agility of the body of the athlete was very much appreciated by the spectators.

A. riskness
B. uppleness
C. lertness
D. prightliness
Answer» B. uppleness
906.

John Milton wrote 'Paradise Lost' to vindicate the ways of God to man.

A. xplain
B. upport
C. ustify
D. riticise
Answer» D. riticise
907.

Feeling humiliated and frustrated, he could no longer brook the indifferent attitude of the government.

A. uffer
B. upport
C. ondone
D. olerate
Answer» E.
908.

It is so gratifying to know that there are not many small-pox cases these days.

A. leasing
B. urprising
C. atisfying
D. appy
Answer» D. appy
909.

He is in the habit of thriving on others money.

A. eviving
B. urviving
C. rospering
D. ntertaining
Answer» D. ntertaining
910.

The medicine was aperient.

A. itter
B. weet
C. iddy
D. axative
Answer» E.
911.

When kept in water, grapes become turgid.

A. loated
B. wollen
C. otten
D. omented
Answer» B. wollen
912.

The actor with many graces leaves the stage and becomes only a memory in a world of happy memories.

A. elicacies
B. acts
C. harms
D. estures
Answer» D. estures
913.

He is gregarious, he is loner, he loves argument, he cannot bear to lose one.

A. ilent
B. alkative
C. reedy
D. ociable
Answer» E.
914.

No one will invite her to a tea nor she is so garrulous.

A. ossip
B. alkative
C. iggles
D. aughs
Answer» C. iggles
915.

People of different persuasions have met on the same platform.

A. ersonalities
B. astes
C. ualifications
D. onvictions
Answer» E.
916.

He is being treated for his somnolence.

A. eakness
B. evere pain in the joints
C. ntoxication
D. leepiness
Answer» E.
917.

Many cities were incinerated during the war.

A. estroyed
B. haken
C. ombed
D. urnt
Answer» E.
918.

Brevity pays in debate.

A. onciseness
B. harpness
C. uickness
D. onfidence
Answer» B. harpness
919.

The fishing boat pulled away from the wharf and chugged smoothly down the bay.

A. arbour
B. hore
C. uay
D. nchor
Answer» D. nchor
920.

Miss Universe pageant was really worth seeing.

A. ontest
B. how
C. unction
D. arnival
Answer» C. unction
921.

We did not expect such a judicious remark from him.

A. egal
B. hrewd
C. ational
D. agacious
Answer» E.
922.

People who hold very unorthodox views, are sometimes ostracized.

A. ated
B. hut out from society
C. riticised
D. pplauded
Answer» C. riticised
923.

The little coy bride was admired by everyone.

A. eautiful
B. hy
C. alented
D. weet
Answer» C. alented
924.

The next day she pacified the teacher explaining her the reason for the previous day's leave.

A. uietened
B. ilenced
C. leased
D. lattered
Answer» B. ilenced
925.

A conscientious worker is always admired by his employers.

A. bedient
B. incere
C. killful
D. areful
Answer» C. killful
926.

He would have been successful, but for his lack of temerity.

A. udacity
B. incerity
C. onfidence
D. trength
Answer» B. incerity
927.

I found his crude manners abominable.

A. lattering
B. loppy
C. etestable
D. ttractive
Answer» D. ttractive
928.

He gave an expeditious reply.

A. xact
B. low
C. laborate
D. rompt
Answer» E.
929.

The new scheme was aimed at prohibiting all people from imbibing alcoholic drinks.

A. ffering
B. muggling
C. reparing
D. rinking
Answer» E.
930.

The king's palace was really a magnificent one.

A. opular
B. plendid
C. ecorative
D. lluminated
Answer» C. ecorative
931.

After the severe riots, the police continued the curfew lest there was no recrudescence of disorder.

A. ecurrence
B. pread
C. xaggeration
D. ggravation
Answer» B. pread
932.

Parents should cultivate in their children the habit of helping others.

A. ropagate
B. prout
C. reate
D. oster
Answer» E.
933.

Those who aquire quick money are impatient to flaunt their wealth and material possessions.

A. aste
B. quander
C. ide
D. stentatious
Answer» E.
934.

Different races follow different modes of living.

A. ays
B. tandards
C. ustoms
D. ttitudes
Answer» B. tandards
935.

Her new glasses make her look rather owlish.

A. oolish
B. olemn
C. illy
D. tupid
Answer» C. illy
936.

Nearly half of India's population is still liviing in abject poverty.

A. retched
B. olid
C. rave
D. nough
Answer» B. olid
937.

You should have watched that glint in her eyes when speaking of her husband.

A. isgust
B. parkle
C. nger
D. adness
Answer» C. nger
938.

All his friends marvelled at his power of ratiocination.

A. uminating
B. peculation
C. magination
D. easoning
Answer» D. easoning
939.

Babur's memoirs are contained in "Tuzuk-i-Baburi".

A. ife
B. peech
C. emory
D. vents
Answer» B. peech
940.

They venerated the old teacher.

A. umiliated
B. eased
C. espected
D. et go
Answer» D. et go
941.

He enjoyed the salubrious climate of the place.

A. old
B. emperate
C. arm
D. ealthful
Answer» E.
942.

Several ancillary units were patronized by that large store.

A. mall
B. emporary
C. tanding
D. ubordinate
Answer» E.
943.

The story began in an eerie situation.

A. angerous
B. hrilling
C. onderful
D. trange
Answer» E.
944.

The American policy did much to escalate the conflict.

A. pread
B. evelop
C. educe
D. nd
Answer» C. educe
945.

They knew by his sophomoric remarks that he was still knave in the field.

A. asual
B. npalatable
C. mmature
D. gnorant
Answer» D. gnorant
946.

Weird noises came from the haunted houses.

A. eastly
B. npleasant
C. rightening
D. nnatural
Answer» E.
947.

Many of his aquaintances avoid him because he is so garrulous.

A. roud
B. nreasonable
C. alkative
D. uarrelsome
Answer» D. uarrelsome
948.

He was given to fanaticism in his political beliefs.

A. imitations
B. nreasoning enthusiasm
C. alsehood
D. aving no grounds
Answer» C. alsehood
949.

He has always been an elusive customer.

A. lever
B. nreliable
C. eceitful
D. uarrelsome
Answer» B. nreliable
950.

The lurid details of the murder in broad day light sent chilling sensations down the spine of everybody

A. ealistic
B. ivid
C. leak
D. hastly
Answer» E.