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  1. 2551AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Kamal is not willing to purchase a house on the 12th floor of a sea-side apartment, as she is fearful of heights. She is suffering from ___________.

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    Correct option: D — acrophobia

    acrophobia ‘Acrophobia’ is an irrational fear of heights. The given sentence states that Kamal is not willing to purchase a house on the 12th floor of a sea-side apartment, as she is fearful of heights and she is suffering from acrophobia. Hence, ‘acrophobia’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 2552AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Ram went to _____ an ice cream.

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    Correct option: A — buy

    buy The given sentence states that Ram went to buy an ice cream. Hence, ‘buy’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 2553AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Select the most appropriate verb / verb phrase to fill in the blank. They _______ their house for the past two months, and it’s finally starting to look fantastic.

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    Correct option: D — have been renovating

    have been renovating Perfect continuous tense is used with ‘for/since’ indicating the period of time. ‘Plural subject (they) + have been + Ving’ is the correct grammatical structure of present perfect continuous tense. Hence, ‘have been renovating’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 2554AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    The US ________ building was built in the year 1800.

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    Correct option: D — capitol

    capitol ‘Capitol’ means the building in which the US Congress meets. The given sentence states that the US capitol building was built in the year 1800. Hence, 'capitol' is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 2555AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Sharat is always __________ about showing up for work because he believes that tardiness gets us nowhere.

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    Correct option: D — punctual

    punctual ‘Punctual’ means doing something at the agreed or proper time. The given sentence states that Sharat is always punctual about showing up for work because he believes that tardiness gets us nowhere. Hence, 'punctual' is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 2556AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Raj is very interested in studying human psychology, so he decided to pursue his master’s degree in __________.

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    Correct option: C — Psychology

    Psychology The given sentence talks about the interest of Raj in studying human psychology. Hence, ‘psychology’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 2557AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    The mother couldn’t ______ such an insult from her son in front of the others.

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    Correct option: D — bear

    bear ‘Bear’ means to tolerate or accept something. The given sentence states that the mother couldn’t bear such an insult from her son in front of the others. Hence, ‘bear’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 2558AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Select the most appropriate verb / verb phrase to fill in the blank. Akshaya __________ hard for the entrance exam and received a high score.

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    Correct option: D — studied

    studied The given sentence is in the past tense, so it must have the verb in the past form(V2). Hence, ‘studied(V2)’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 2559AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    I like bread made up of corn _____.

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    Correct option: B — flour

    flour ‘Flour’ means powdered grain, especially of wheat. The given sentence states that I like bread made up of corn. Hence, ‘flour’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 2560AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Select the most appropriate verb / verb phrase to fill in the blank. The team ____________ the championship before their star player got injured.

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    Correct option: B — had won

    had won If two actions took place in the past then the 1st action must be in the Past perfect tense(Had + V3) and the 2nd action must be in the Simple Past tense (V2). The first action is winning the championship. Hence, ‘had won (V3)’ is the most appropriate answer.

English Language practice — common questions

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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