General English

Pick up the correct synonyms for each of the following words.
1. LETHAL
(a) Smooth (b) Deadly (c) Unlawful (d) Sluggish
2. PENCHANT
(a) Eagerness (b) Dislike (c) Like (d) Disablity
3. OBJECT
(a) Deny (b) Challenge (c) Disapprove (d) Disobey
4. BARTER
(a) Deal (b) Return (c) Lend (d) Exchange
5. AFFLUENT
(a) Poor (b) Close (c) Prosperous (d) Rich
Pick up the correct antonyms for each of the following words.
6. COMMODIOUS
(a) Limited (b) Expensive (c) Numerous (d) Leisurely
7. CONCEAL
(a) Unfold (b) Reveal (c) Open (d) Discover
8. DEPRAVED
(a) Great (b) Prosperous (c) Moral (d) Enhanced
9. EXODUS
(a) Return (b) Home-coming (c) Restoration (d) Influx
10. DOUR
(a) Radical (b) Young (c) Active (d) Cheerful
Choose the most suitable “one word” for the given words.
11. A person living permanently in a certain place
(a) Resident (b) Native (c) Domicile (d) Subject
12. An office or post with no work but high pay
(a) Ex-officio (b) Gratis (c) Sinecure (d) Honorary
13. Mania for stealing articles
(a) Hypomania (b) Logomania (c) Kleptomania (d) Nymphomania
14. The art of cutting trees and bushes into ornamental shapes
(a) Bonsai (b) Pruning (c) Horticulture (d) Topiary
15. Murder of new-born child
(a) Homicide (b) Infanticide (c) Regicide (d) Fratricide
Choose the appropriate word from alternatives.
16. His parents did not pay ……………… attention to his studies
(a) just (b) suitable (c) remarkable (d) proper