Model Test ITBP Recruitment of Constables (GD)

Directions—(Q. 1—5): The  words given below are followed by four words or phrases out which only one is a Synonym. Choose the correct word.

1. ACRID

(A) Sour

(B) Bitterly pungent

(C) Sweetish

(D) Hard

2. Temporal

(A) Priestly

(B) Scholarly

(C) Secular

(D) Sleepy

3. Tawdry

(A) Orderly

(B) Showy

(C) Reclaimed

(D) Proper

4. Surfeit

(A) Excess

(B) Drop

(C) Estimate

(D) Claim

5. Reprisal

(A) Retaliation

(B) Assessment

(C) Loss

(D) Re-evaluation

Directions—(Q. 6—10): In each of the sentences below there is a blank to be filled in with appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are given for each question. Choose the correct alternative.

6. Because the enemy had a reputation for engaging in sneak attacks, we were……… on the alert.

(A) inevitably

(B) frequently

(C) constantly

(D) evidently

7. It was…………… to everyone that the speaker told the truth.

(A) enigmatic

(B) veracious

(C) startling

(D) patent

8. To prevent a repetition of this dreadful occurrence, we must discover the………. element in the food that was served.

(A) unknown

(B) toxic

(C) benign

(D) heinous

9. His theories were so………… that few could see what he was trying to establish.

(A) logical

(B) crudite

(C) nebulous

(D) scholarly

10. Your………. attitude will alienate any supporters you may have won to your cause.

(A) fascinating

(B) humanitarian

(C) logical

(D) truculent

Directions—(Q. 11—15): Choose the word with wrong spellings from each set of four words.

11. 

(A) Stubborn

(B) Pleasant

(C) Succassful

(D) Difference

12. 

(A) Entertainment

(B) Cynicism

(C) Deviation

(D) Posession

13. 

(A) Legitimete

(B) Emigrant

(C) Inevitable

(D) Inflammable

14. 

(A) Refugee

(B) Fugitive

(C) Unmaried

(D) Prevented

15. 

(A) Begining

(B) Superior

(C) Dawn

(D) Hostile

Directions—(Q. 16—23): Each of the following (bold) idioms/phrase is followed by four meanings of which only one is correct. Pick out the correct meaning.

16. The melting Pot

(A) An earthen vessel

(B) An Iron cauldron

(C) A cooking utensil

(D) Circumstances in which things are being greatly changed

17. To feather one’s own nest

(A) To rob others to make oneself rich

(B) To work selfishly

(C) To make one’s position safe

(D) None of these

18. To be ill at ease

(A) To lie in bed with illness

(B) To backbite others

(C) To be disturbed in mind

(D) To fell sick as well as comfort

19. A wild goose chase

(A) A foolish and fruitless search

(B) To tame a wild goose

(C) To chase the thief

(D) To trap a goose

20. A house on fire

(A) Like enemies

(B) Always quarreled

(C) Hated each other

(D) Very well

Directions—(Q. 21—25): Fill in the blank spaces by picking out the Preposition from the choices given below each sentence.

21. He was kind enough to accede……….. his request.

(A) with

(B) in

(C) to

(D) over

22. She persisted……… doing the job despite its being uninteresting to her.

(A) on

(B) with

(C) at

(D) in

23. These days everybody complains……… corruption in the public life.

(A) about

(B) of

(C) on

(D) against

24. In the world of today material values take precedence…….. spiritual values.

(A) at

(B) on

(C) over

(D) above

25. I complimented him………… his bright success in the examination.

(A) at

(B) on

(C) about

(D) far

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