UPSC, IAS English Language Practice Exams

UPS C, IAS English Language Practice Exams
 English Language Model Test Paper

1. He went to the library ….. to find that it was closed.

(1) seldom

(2) never

(3) only

(4) solely

Ans. (3)

2. The meeting was ____ because the chairman was absent.

(1) called at

(2) called upon

(3) called for

(4) called off

Ans. (4)

3. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so …… that they can disappear at any moment.

(1) tentative

(2) tenuous

(3) consistent

(4) restrictive

Ans. (2)

4. ____this word in the dictionary.

(1) Look up

(2) Look on

(3) Look at

(4) Look down

Ans. (1)

5. Her reaction to his proposal was …………She rejected it ………….

(1) inevitable - vehemently

(2) subtle - violently

(3) clever - abruptly

(4) sympathetic – angrily

Ans. (3)

6. INVALID

(1) healthy

(2) strong

(3) sound

(4) deteriorating

Ans. (1)

7. His ………… directions misled us we did not know which of the two roads to take.

(1) complicated

(2) ambiguous

(3) narrow

(4) fantastic

Ans. (2)

8. SUPERFICIAL

(1) shallow

(2) real

(3) deep

(4) artificial

Ans. (3)

9. It would be difficult for one so to believe that all men are equal irrespective of caste, race and religion.

(1) emotional

(2) democratic

(3) intolerant

(4) liberal

Ans. (3)

10. MATERIAL

(1) moral

(2) Ideal

(3) spritual

(4) psychological

Ans. (3)

11. Gaze for a thing /

(1) that are not/

(2) available easily/

(3) in the county is a universal phenomenon/

Ans. (2)

12. ‘an inevitable sequel to urbanization’ here means

(1) a final development of the overcrowding in cities

(2) an unavoidable result of the development of cities

(3) a necessary conclusion of the overcrowding in cities

(4) a logical by-product of town- planning

Ans. (3)

13. He managed to board/

(l) the running train/

(2) but all his luggages/

(3) was/

(4) left on the station.

Ans. (3)

14. HOBBLE: WALK::

(1) gallop: run

(2) stammer: speak

(3) stumble: fall

(4) sniff: smell

Ans. (2)

15. DEFER

(1) Respect

(2) Dislike

(3) Postpone

(4) Disrespect

Ans. (3)

16. SCALES: JUSTICE ::

(1) weights: measures

(2) laws: courts

(3) torch: liberty

(4) launch: peace

Ans. (1)

17. YOLK: EGG:

(1) rind: melon

(2) nucleus: cell

(3) stalk: corn

(4) web : spider

Ans. (2)

18. DUBIOUS

(1) Clear

(2) Undoubtedly

(3) Hesitant

(4) Doubtful

Ans. (4)

19. FRAYED: FABRIC:

(1) watered : lawn

(2) renovated: building

(3) thawed: Ice

(4) worn: nerves

Ans. (3)

20. BAMBOO: SHOOT:

(1) bean: sprout

(2) pepper: corn

(3) oak: tree

(4) holly: sprig

Ans. (4)

21. COASE

(1) Impolite

(2) Rough

(3) Polished

(4) Improper

Ans. (2)

22. ABSTAIN

(1) Stay

(2) Tempt

(3) Refrain

(4) Pardon

Ans. (3)

23. PROXIMITY

(1) Nearness

(2) Aloofness

(3) Completely

(4) Nearly

Ans. (1)

24. Even after repeated warnings, he …… to office on time.

(1) never come

(2) never comes

(3) is never coming

(4) have never come

Ans. (2)

25. The shop boy forgot to _____the counter after the guests left.

(1) wipe off

(2) wipe away

(3) wipe at

(4) wipe for

Ans. (2)