SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'Between the devil and the deep sea'
A)
to choose correctly
B)
to be in a temper
C)
to be in a dilemma
D)
to live dangerously
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Select the most appropriate option to fill the blank: 'The world has undergone ________ changes over the past decade.'
A)
mysterious
B)
enormous
C)
overwhelming
D)
excess
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct alternative for the idiom 'threw down the gauntlet' in the sentence: 'He used very ugly words against his kind uncle ; he threw down the gauntlet before him.'
A)
threw the challenge
B)
abused and insulted him
C)
set several conditions for negotiation
D)
behaved as if he was a very great and important person
Selected the option that best fits the passage, grammar, vocabulary, or idiomatic meaning.
SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: A good judge never jumps ________ the conclusion.
A)
to
B)
at
C)
for
D)
on
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: Since we ________ the correct route, we did not worry at all.
A)
have known
B)
knew
C)
were knowing
D)
will know
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Select the alternative that best expresses the sentence 'She said, “I am going to the office. Where are you going?”' in Indirect speech.
A)
She said that she is going to the office and asked where I was going
B)
She said that she was going to the office and wanted to know where I was going
C)
She said that she was going to the office and wanted to know where I am going
D)
She said that I was going to the offce and wanted to know where he was going
Selected the option that best fits the passage, grammar, vocabulary, or idiomatic meaning.
SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Based on the passage, what did the author find out about the theory that ‘honesty is the best policy’?
A)
It is correct on many occasions
B)
It is correct for all business
C)
It is a useless theory
D)
It is a theory which seems to be correct only occasionally
Selected the option that best fits the passage, grammar, vocabulary, or idiomatic meaning.
SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'Leaps and bound'
A)
rapidly
B)
systematically
C)
irregularly
D)
gradually
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Select the alternative that best expresses the sentence 'The judge said to his men, “Put the man in prison”' in Indirect speech.
A)
The judge requested his men to put the man in prison.
B)
The judge implored his men to put the man in prison.
C)
The judge inform his men to put the man in prison.
D)
The judge commanded his men to put the man in prison.
Selected the option that best fits the passage, grammar, vocabulary, or idiomatic meaning.
SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: Example is beneficial ________ health.
A)
towards
B)
for
C)
to
D)
with
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Select the most appropriate option to fill the blank: '________ though the work was, the taste of success made it feel effortless.'
A)
Tardy
B)
Tedious
C)
Tartly
D)
Treacherous
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct alternative for the phrase 'Giving to the poor': 'Giving to the poor is lending to the Lord.'
A)
Adverb Phrase
B)
Noun Phrase
C)
Adjective Phrase
D)
None of these
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'Cloak and dagger'
A)
wear long coat
B)
like a spy
C)
very dangerous
D)
enemies
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'Be in the mire'
A)
be under debt
B)
be in love
C)
be uneasy
D)
be in difficulties
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct alternative for the idiom 'tread on his heels' in the sentence: 'My father did not know that his brother would tread on his heels.'
A)
stab him in the back
B)
follow closely after
C)
oppose him immediately
D)
support him blindly
Selected the option that best fits the passage, grammar, vocabulary, or idiomatic meaning.
SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: It is dangerous to intrude ________ the enemy’s camp.
A)
in
B)
upon
C)
on
D)
into
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: The President conferred the title of Bharat Ratna ________ him.
A)
to
B)
on
C)
in
D)
for
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Based on the passage, what is the material advantage which the author sees in being honest?
A)
It permits one to undertake activities which may not be economically attractive
B)
It permits one to be honest for the sake of honesty alone
C)
It permits one to make a lot of profit in various areas
D)
It permits one to form various trusts to make profits
Selected the option that best fits the passage, grammar, vocabulary, or idiomatic meaning.
SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Synthesise the following sentences into one: 'I will get ready. Do not go till then.'
A)
I will get ready until you go.
B)
Do not go unless I get ready.
C)
Do not go until I am ready.
D)
Do not go till I get ready.
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SI (Ministerial) LDE • 2020 • Paper-V
Choose the correct alternative for the idiom 'threw cold water over' in the sentence: 'He threw cold water over the project that the secretary had prepared.'
A)
rejected
B)
discouraged
C)
cleared
D)
encouraged
Selected the option that best fits the passage, grammar, vocabulary, or idiomatic meaning.
