High Court of Nagaland Private Secretary Previous Year 2017 Paper on English
| HCN – Judicial –Private – Secretary – 2017 – English Language and Proficiency | |
| Sr. No. | Questions with multiple options |
| 1. | Directions : In each of the following questions, a sentence contains a blank space. Choose the best option from (a), (b), (c) and (d) so that it completes the sentence in the most meaningful ad grammatically appropriate manner:
It was common knowledge that the Manager had committed a fraud. Just to ____, the Manager was now lying through his teeth. (a) Admit it (b) Save his own skin (c) Reaffirm it (d) Make hay while the sun shine |
| 2. | The rioting crowd had reached very close to Nancy’s house. Nancy’s brother somehow managed to avoid this crowd and reached home _____.
(a) Simply (b) In silent (c) In a jiffy (d) Qicker |
| 3. | I have been so busy with work that I have not yet _____ to arrange my things in my new house.
(a) Tried (b) Seemed (c) Attempting (d) Gotten around |
| 4. | I am hosting a party at my house tomorrow evening. I ____ you can make it on time.
(a) Knew that (b) Hope that (c) Wishes that (d) Desire |
| 5. | They work hard not because of the ______, but because of their inner urge.
(a) Desire (b) Drive (c) Energy (d) Incentive |
| 6. | His _________ background had made him so docile.
(a) Famous (b) Lucrative (c) Rich (d) Humble |
| 7. | It is ______ for everyone to abide by the laws of the land.
(a) Expected (b) Obligatory (c) Ment (d) Optional |
| 8. | _______ he is a hard worker, his quality of work is not of a desirable level.
(a) Despite (b) Because (c) Although (d) Somehow |
| 9. | In spite of repeated instructions, he ____ the same mistakes.
(a) Commits (b) Detects (c) Corrects (d) Imitates |
| 10. | From Mumbai to Burma is a _________.
(a) Nearby (b) Distance (c) A far cry (d) Far away |
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