English Test - ...

The Madras High court in November _________ the government’s populist policy and so called ‘freebies’ governance which puts extreme pressure on State finances. It is a _______ that the judiciary has to step in to counsel reforms in governance. While giving ________ to the poor people is appreciable, offering groceries to all cardholders is preposterous.

I. succour

II. pilfer

III. lambasted

IV. help

V. harangue

VI. pity

The fear of insurgency in red terror hit districts is such that every year, the civil administration _________ its success based on how many more kilometres away from the headquarters its officials can go freely to ________ state schemes. Review and monitoring of programmes has taken a back seat. Many state welfare schemes are, in fact, carried out by NGOs like the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram that has been working__________ in the these regions for more than three decades.

I. contrive

II. arduously

III. implement

IV. connive

V. assesses

VI. joviality

Choose the best antonym for the given word.

Momentous

Choose the best synonym for the given word.

Tactile

The word 'Command Module' used twice in the given passage indicates perhaps that it deals with

In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

BRIEF

In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

CORPULENT

Find the correctly spelt words.

(solve as per the direction given above)

In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.

The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to them.

Fill the correct verbs;-

If he stood for election, he ________ surely win.