UPSC Questions & Answers – Practice for Civil Services

21. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Up the ante

(A) Mediocre
(B) Increase demands
(C) Expensive
(D) Cost cutting

22. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. Ice melts fastly,in the sun.

(A) melt fast
(B) melts fastest
(C) melts fast
(D) melt fastly

23. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. She asked me where my hometown is and where I worked.

(A) hometown would be
(B) hometown was
(C) hometown were
(D) hometown has been

24. Parts of the following sentences have been given as options. Select the option that contains a grammatical error. Mr. Prabhakar was first man to arrive at the venue.

(A) to arrive
(B) at the venue
(C) was first man
(D) Mr. Prabhakar

25. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Destitute

(A) Broke
(B) Corrupt
(C) Broken
(D) Firm

26. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Spill the beans

(A) To have happy period of your life
(B) To be in a state of shock
(C) To expose a secret
(D) To have an excuse

27. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(A) Interference
(B) Auditions
(C) Greengrocers
(D) Interogative

28. In the question four alternatives are given for the underlined word in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the opposite meaning of the word. We embraced each other overjoyed at our success, then I took photograph of Tenzing holding aloft the flags of Great Britain, Nepal, the United Nations and India.”

(A) Limited
(B) Cradled
(C) Contained
(D) Junked

29. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who is a lover of women.

(A) Monogamist
(B) Misogynist
(C) Philologist
(D) Philogynist

30. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. Her sarcastic comment earned a few chuckles from the audience, who understood the irony in her words.

(A) Sardonic
(B) Unsavoury
(C) Humorous
(D) Courteous

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21. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Up the ante

22. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. Ice melts fastly,in the sun.

23. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. She asked me where my hometown is and where I worked.

24. Parts of the following sentences have been given as options. Select the option that contains a grammatical error. Mr. Prabhakar was first man to arrive at the venue.

25. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Destitute

26. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Spill the beans

27. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

29. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who is a lover of women.

30. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. Her sarcastic comment earned a few chuckles from the audience, who understood the irony in her words.

Total Quizz:- 10040

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21. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Up the ante

22. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. Ice melts fastly,in the sun.

23. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. She asked me where my hometown is and where I worked.

24. Parts of the following sentences have been given as options. Select the option that contains a grammatical error. Mr. Prabhakar was first man to arrive at the venue.

25. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Destitute

26. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Spill the beans

27. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

29. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who is a lover of women.

30. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. Her sarcastic comment earned a few chuckles from the audience, who understood the irony in her words.

Total Quizz:- 10040

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