Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Rigmarole

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

The scandal involving a high official was hushed up by the authorities.

Choose the correctly spelt word.

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Preternatural

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
I made them cleaning the room thoroughly.

Directions: In the question, a sentence has been given in Active / Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive / Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

One should keep one’s promises.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Most of the fresh water lake in India are in the Himalayan region.

Fill in the blanks in the passage below with the appropriate word from the options.
I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtjie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of . . . . (1) . . . . between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our . . . . ( 2 ) . . . . selves , which she could not sever any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a contraction at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlocking of hands and instruments demand a totally different relationship.

(1)........
( A ) futility
( B ) consistency
( C ) hostility
( D ) intimacy