English/ Sample Test,Sample questions

 In spite of the _____ weather of the place, the idyllic surroundings attract many a tourist to this beautiful resort.
(A) inclement
(B) balmy
(C) salubrious
(D) parlous
(E) hostile
(F) rugged

 It is surprising to note that his latest publication has attracted very little public attention because generally his writings are prone to _____.
(A) fracas
(B) denials
(C) tributes
(D) defects
(E) controversies
(F) disputation

 Jane was a hard core feminist and a/an _____ campaigner for women's issues.
(A) indefatigable
(B) relentless
(C) irregular
(D) indifferent
(E) sluggish
(F) fallacious

 Jobs in call centers are highly _____ leading to alarming consequences like hypertension, insomnia, coronary malfunctions among the young employees.
(A) stressful
(B) laborious
(C) taxing
(D) dangerous
(E) vexatious
(F) distressing

 The decorations in the house spoke of her exquisite taste and _____.
(A) crudeness
(B) discernment
(C) acumen
(D) prudence
(E) judiciousness
(F) pragmatism

____ under the scourge of violence and militancy for the past 18 years, Jammu and Kashmir has endured widespread death and destruction.
(A) Roiling
(B) Reeling
(C) Shaking
(D) Venting
(E) Erupting
(F) Reeking

A person should be _____ for what he is and not for what community or religion he belongs to.
(A) respected
(B) admired
(C) considered
(D) honoured
(E) valued
(F) revered

Being a strong adherent of _____ and modesty he resents any ostentatious display of wealth.
(A) grandeur
(B) thrift
(C) frugality
(D) flamboyance
(E) extravagance
(F) humbleness

Being driven by constant strife and unrest. Iraq is now a picture of gloom and _____.
(A) affluence
(B) commotion
(C) despondency
(D) dispiritedness
(E) frenzy
(F) distrust

Communities should be self-reliant but this self-reliance does not mean _____ because the need to trade results in the interdependence of communities.
(A) secrecy
(B) isolation
(C) lankiness
(D) barrenness
(E) seclusion
(F) solitude

For close to 60 years now India and China have viewed each other with _____. but in the past decade there was a marked thaw with both sides deciding not to allow the vexatious border issue to hold up their relationship.
(A) surprise
(B) mistrust
(C) bravura
(D) suspicion
(E) contempt
(F) angst

He reached an agreement with the union through negotiations and thus was able to _____ a possible strike.
(A) prevent
(B) avert
(C) deflect
(D) oppose
(E) confront
(F) revert

His excellent academic credentials suggest that he is ____ the most suitable candidate for the job.
(A) abominably
(B) undoubtedly
(C) lucidly
(D) tenaciously
(E) indubitably
(F) necessarily

Human nature is full of contradictions: there is so much pose in the sincere, baseness in the noble and goodness in the _____.
(A) reprobate
(B) incorrigible
(C) primitive
(D) superficial
(E) unoriginal
(F) Inactive

Indian film studios are now competent enough to produce sophisticated creative content with their technical _____.
(A) capability
(B) affluence
(C) impact
(D) prowess
(E) support
(F) Prowl

Most adults think that children who have behavioural problems can be disciplined with _____ punishment.
(A) corporal
(B) physical
(C) corporeal
(D) verbal
(E) psychological
(F) mild

One is always considered a/an _____ in any foreign country, irrespective of the number of years he has lived there.
(A) amateur
(B) threat
(C) alien
(D) menace
(E) outsider
(F) ally

Overpopulation and exploitation of natural resources is dramatically increasing the vulnerability of modern society to natural _____ such as earthquakes, floods and voicanic eruptions.
(A) disruptions
(B) tumults
(C) disasters
(D) catastrophes
(E) phenomena
(F) upheavals

Secularism on the one hand, can be seen as a positive freedom to hold any or no religious faith and on the other hand, it imposes _____ that prohibits the state from taking certain legal actions.
(A) anathema
(B) taboo
(C) maledictions
(D) limitations
(E) restrictions
(F) censure

Several villages, which were _____ by the deluge, were cut-off from the rest of the civilization.
(A) swamped
(B) marred
(C) submerged
(D) inundated
(E) stranded
(F) marooned

She went ahead with dogged determination, _____by the adversities which came her way and ultimately emerged successful.
(A) over-awed
(B) unintimidated
(C) dismayed
(D) undaunted
(E) unalarmed
(F) incapacitated

Some writers believe that poetry can bring about _____ changes in a person's way of thinking and behaviour as does a well-reasoned social or political treatise.
(A) radical
(B) extrimsic
(C) moderate
(D) acquired
(E) fundamental
(F) natural

Terrorism and the victimization it causes violate human rights and established norms of human dignity and personal security that is mandatory for _____ existence in any society.
(A) luxurious
(B) sophisticated
(C) harmonious
(D) peaceful
(E) amicable
(F) comfortable

The bank readily accepted to provide him assistance in the form of _____.
(A) subsidies
(B) stakes
(C) alimony
(D) wherewithal
(E) assets
(F) sustenance

The desire for _____ is one of the most deeply related instincts of a civilized man.
(A) revilement
(B) euphoria
(C) euphony
(D) approval
(E) approbation
(F) umbrage

The extraordinary combination of _____ and experience puts him in an eminently advantageous position of being selected as the captain of the team.
(A) originality
(B) rationality
(C) skill
(D) cleverness
(E) expertise
(F) position

The planning and management of natural resources is becoming increasingly complex as the _____ human population places increasing demands on the shrinking resources.
(A) prospering
(B) burgeoning
(C) developing
(D) flourishing
(E) expanding
(F) diverse

The police were forced to open tear gas shells on the _____ mob.
(A) obdurate
(B) docile
(C) recalcitrant
(D) steadfast
(E) dogged
(F) languid

The rioters acts of _____ and vandalism were strongly condemned by all political parties.
(A) brutality
(B) incendiarism
(C) arson
(D) delinquency
(E) cruelty
(F) barbarism

We were so _____ after the arduous journey that we were ready to devour anything we could lay our hands on.
(A) famished
(B) hungry
(C) ravenous
(D) greedy
(E) voracious
(F) avaricious