English GK from HSSC Papers

Q. We brought up in a village and my grandfather was a simple ………..and quite illiterate. 
Ans. Peasant 

Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the underlined word 
Q. He refused to kow-tow the government’s wished on this issue 
Ans. Be submissive 

Q. It was a perilous journey across the mountains. 
Ans. Risky 

Select the opposite meaning 
Q. We have made tentative plans for a holiday 
Ans. Definite 

Q. Some democratic countries believe in racial segregation 
Ans. Integration 

Q. Wear and tear 
Ans. Damage caused by constant use 

Q. Not let the grass grow under one’s feet 
Ans. Waste no time in acting 

Q. Find the wrongly spelt word 
a. Telepathy b. Antepathy c. Sympathy d. Apathy 
Ans. Antepathy 

Q. Find the wrongly spelt word 
a. Earnest b. Infest 
c. Detest d. Aganist 
Ans. . Against 

Q. Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the underlined word 

I am itching  to tell you the news 

Ans. Feel rest less 

Q. Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the underlined word 

They are asking a preposterous price for the work 

Ans. Absurd

Q. Select the substitution that best express the opposite meaning of the under lined word 

i. Krishna's remarks infuriated Chetan. 

Ans. Soothed 

ii. Repulsive 

Ans. Attractive