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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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)

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