12 Things You Must Know About the Rashtriya Rifles (RR)
1. The Rashtriya Rifles (RR) is a specialized counter-insurgency force of the Indian Army. 2. It was established in 1990 to combat insurgency and terrorism
NDA ENGLISH MOCK TEST #1
Directions (1-10): Each of the following sentences has a black space and four words are given below it. Select the word you consider most appropriate for the blank space.
Q1. The mounting pressure was so over-whelming that he ultimately _________ to her wish.
(a) yielded in
(b) gave in
(c) cowed in
(d) agreed in
Q2. Authority _______ when it is not supported by the moral purity of its user.
(a) prevails
(b) entails
(c) crumbles
(d) waits
Q3. In a developing country like India some industries will have to be brought within public _______ and control, for other-wise rapid growth of the economy may be impossible.
(a) perspective
(b) hegemony
(c) observation
(d) ownership
Q4. Gandhiji conceived of the idea of channelizing the powerful currents of the united mass movement so as to give the utmost impetus to the national ________ for independence.
(a) struggle
(b) conflict
(c) onslaught
(d) march
Q5. Because of his _______ habits, he could not save much money.
(a) extravagant
(b) frugal
(c) unsavoury
(d) bad
Q6. Socrates was _______ of spreading discontent among young men of Athens and of trying to destroy their faith in the old gods.
(a) rebuked
(b) disparaged
(c) accused
(d) demonised
Q7. The robbers fell ______ amongst themselves over the sharing of the loot.
(a) out
(b) through
(c) off
(d) across
Q8. A really sophisticated person would never be _______ enough to think that he is always right.
(a) reverent
(b) naive
(c) articulate
(d) humble
Q9. Speeding and blocking are traffic offences which lead to ________ accidents.
(a) ignoble
(b) final
(c) great
(d) gruesome
Q10. Creative people are often ________ with their own uniqueness.
(a) obsessed
(b) deranged
(c) unbalanced
(d) dissatisfied
SOLUTIONS
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Give in: to accept that you have been defeated and agree to stop competing or fighting.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Crumble: to become weaker in strength or influence.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ownership: the act, state, or right of possessing something.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Struggle: a hard effort or fight to do or get something.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Extravagant: lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Accuse: claim that (someone) has done something wrong.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fall out: to have an argument or disagreement.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Naive: (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Gruesome: causing repulsion or horror; grisly.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Obsessed: preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually and to a troubling extent.
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