Gauhati High Court Law Clerk Paper 2021 – English

Guwahati High Court Law Clerk 2021 English paper

Fill in the blanks in following questions with appropriate past tense/past participle.

The story is tediously ________out
(a) Spin
(b) Spun
(c) Span
(d) Spend

He has __________the last word on the matter.
(a) So
(b) Say
(c) Said
(d) Speak

Suddenly the wind _________
(a) Arose
(b) Analyse
(c) Arise
(d) Arisen

During the night the river had __________its banks
(a) Over flew
(b) Overfled
(c) Overflowed
(d) Over flown

His folly _________him years of poverty
(a) Cost
(b) Held
(c) Shown
(d) Value

Who __________the first prize.
(a) drew
(b) draw
(c) drawn
(d) drawed

He _______—at a ripe old age.
(a) dead
(b) dyed
(c) died
(d) die

I ___________her singing At her work.
(a) saw
(b) see
(c) seen
(d) say

He has _______asleep
(a) falled
(b) fell
(c) fallen
(d) felled

Christ ________-his crucifiers.
(a) forgive
(b) forgave
(c) forgiven
(d) forgone

Choose appropriate one word substitute in following questions

A style in which a writer makes display of his knowledge
(a) Verbose
(b) Pedantic
(c) Alternate
(d) Pompous

List of business or subject to be considered in a meeting
(a) Schedule
(b) Agenda
(c) Timetable
(d) Plan

A person pretending to somebody he is not
(a) Liar
(b) Duplicate
(c) Magician
(d) Imposter

A custom of having more than one husband at the same time –
(a) Plychromy
(b) Polyphony
(c) Polygamy
(d) Polyandry

One who is not pleased by anything easily
(a) Precarious
(b) Fastidious
(c) Maiden
(d) Tiresome