The poet drew on his fancy not his knowledge of nature, when he wrote his poem on birds.
used his understanding
used his imagination
used his aptitude
used his skill
Very ambitious people do not like to rest on their laurels.
be unhappy
be impatient
be motivated
be complacent
They made no bones about acknowledging their debt to his genius.
did not have any hesitation in
demanded compensation for
did not have any faith in
had problems in
1.
C
A-G: The wines have been preserved for a long time so as to ‘age’ it. B-E: He has been “freed from the rashness of youth” in his old age. C-H: The soil in the Gangetic plains are ‘rich’ with the flow of time.
D-F: The violin tunes were ‘rich and pleasant’.
2.
D
A-F: The committee heard his attempt to “remove the stigma” from his name. B-H: Water had to be purified of “foreign/superfluous” ingredients by distillation. C-E: The opposition was “gotten rid of” after the coup. D-G: Drugs that empty the bowels have a bad effecton the brain. option 4 is correct
3.
A
A-H: Here ‘exceed’ would mean ‘flowing beyond’ the ‘banks’ (physical boundaries). B-F: Here their accomplishments ‘were superior to’ the expectation. C-E: It is difficult for us to ‘comprehend’ the infinitemercy of God. D-G: He ‘crossed limits’ when he embezzled from the fund. Option 3 is correct
4.
B
A-F: The author felt “light after removing something distressing ‘shoes’ B-H: The victims were given relief ‘aid’. C-G: The only ‘diversion’ I get is by playing cards. D-E: The sentry was ‘released from the performance of duty’. Option 2is correct.
5.
A
A-E: We see smoke and ‘deduce’ that there must be afire. B-F: The listener makes all sorts of guesses about the ‘utterance’. C-G: ‘You’ can be sure from ‘the long wait’ that the person is definitely inclined to meet ‘him’. D-H: She had distanced herself from the debate but for a perfunctory question, thereby ‘hinting’ that shewas not exactly excited by the debate. Option 1 is correct
6.
C
Note that size matches with cricket pitch and vessel matches with measuring oil
7.
D
Note that capture matches with Husain capturing the spirit, grasp matches with I could not catch you, and soon
8.
B
A matches with E, B with G, and so on.
9.
C
The right construction would be "…..help himself to the beer…".
10.
A
Option 1 is the right answer because it should have been “ great on paper”.
11.
B
The correct sentence should have read “ …. runs a profitable business …”
12.
A
“Customers have to serve themselves….” would be the right construction.
13.
B
Drew on his fancy –used his imagination.
14.
D
To rest on their laurels means be happy with what they get, be complacent. Hence option D)
15.
A
Make no bones about something – to say clearly what you think or feel although you may embarrass or offend someone.