21. Please remove the table cloth. The meaning of ‘remove’ is
(A) to throw away
(B) to remember
(C) to take off
(D) to speak
Answer:
(C) to take off
Explanation:
In this context, to “remove” the tablecloth simply means to pull it away or “take off” the covering from the table.
22. Choose the correct sentence
(A) The Britishers quit India in 1947
(B) The British quitting India in 1947
(C) The British quit India in 1947
(D) The British quit Indians in 1947
Answer:
(C) The British quit India in 1947
Explanation:
“The British” functions correctly as a collective noun representing the people/government of Britain. “Britishers” is considered colloquial and non-standard. The simple past tense “quit” aligns correctly with the past year “1947.”
23. Synonym of the word ‘hindrance’ is
(A) allotment
(B) obstruction
(C) anticyclone
(D) multiform
Answer:
(B) obstruction
Explanation:
A “hindrance” is something that provides resistance, delay, or acts as a barrier to something else. An “obstruction” is its exact synonym.
24. It is shameful that in our time child abuse ……..
(A) has been increasing
(B) increases
(C) increase
(D) had increase
Answer:
(A) has been increasing
Explanation:
The present perfect continuous tense (“has been increasing”) is required here to describe an action that started in the past and is actively continuing into the present (“in our time”).
25. I accused her _______ stealing my wallet.
(A) with
(B) off
(C) of
(D) on
Answer:
(C) of
Explanation:
In English grammar, the verb “accuse” is idiomatically followed by the preposition “of” when charging someone with an offense or crime.
