R. Gupta Solutions for Chapter: NICL Administrative Officers Exam, Exercise 18: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Select the word which is most opposite in meaning to the given word:

Humane

Select the word which is most opposite in meaning to the given word:

Obsolete

Select the word which is most likely opposite in meaning to the word:

Suppress

Select a phrase which means the same as the word underlined out of the given options.

He is always prominent in a crowd because of his height.

Complete the following sentence:

Rent control restriction on small apartment owners may unfortunately _____ rather than alleviate the housing problem.

Select an appropriate word/words to be filled in the blank, out of the given options.

It _____ since Friday.

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence has been underlined. From the given options, choose the correct alternative to the underlined part.

The reason for my prolonged absence from the class was because I was ill.

In each of the following sentences four words or phrases have been underlined. One bold part in each sentence is not acceptable in standard English. Pick up that part and mark its number.

A sentence has been divided into four parts in the following options. In each part, a word or phrase has been highlighted in bold, one of which is not acceptable in standard English. Identify the part and mark its number as the answer.