101. God is kind and ______ to all sinners who repent.
Correct Answer: B. gracious
Explanation: “Gracious” means kind and merciful.
102. Complete the sentence “He flew into a ______ when I would not lend him any money.”
Correct Answer: D. fury
Explanation: “Fly into a fury” means to become very angry suddenly.
103. ______ is a person who produces works of art, especially paintings.
Correct Answer: D. artisan
Explanation: An “artisan” is a skilled craftsperson or artist.
104. About fifty workers were declared ______ by the factory management.
Correct Answer: D. redundant
Explanation: “Redundant” means no longer needed or excess.
105. Complete the sentence “He is such an ______ that he’s sure he will soon find a job.”
Correct Answer: B. optimist
Explanation: An “optimist” is someone who expects positive outcomes.
106. Government did not realize the ______ of people’s feeling on this issue.
Correct Answer: C. intensity
Explanation: “Intensity” refers to the strength of feelings.
107. Your remarks are not ______ to the matter we are discussing.
Correct Answer: A. pertinent
Explanation: “Pertinent” means relevant to the subject.
108. His ______ capacity for food was abnormal.
Correct Answer: C. voracious
Explanation: “Voracious” means having a very large appetite.
109. The price of food here is ______.
Correct Answer: B. exorbitant
Explanation: “Exorbitant” means excessively high.
110. The reduction of unemployment should be ______ in government’s economic policy.
Correct Answer: B. paramount
Explanation: “Paramount” means of highest importance.
111. Enemy movement on the border look a bit ______.
Correct Answer: B. ominous
Explanation: “Ominous” suggests something bad or threatening is about to happen.
112. There seems to be a ___ of good young players at the moment.
Correct Answer: D. dearth
Explanation: “Dearth” means a shortage or lack of something.
113. When the hotel burned down, fifty people died in the ___.
Correct Answer: D. holocaust
Explanation: “Holocaust” here refers to a large-scale destruction or fire causing many deaths.
114. He could not ___ the incident from his memory.
Correct Answer: C. expunge
Explanation: “Expunge” means to completely remove or erase.
115. Union leader tried to calm down ___ workers.
Correct Answer: D. turbulent
Explanation: “Turbulent” means restless or disorderly.
116. Because of his ___ personality he is always very difficult to handle.
Correct Answer: B. volatile
Explanation: “Volatile” means unpredictable and prone to sudden changes.
117. A ___ of the medal was put on show at the museum.
Correct Answer: B. facsimile
Explanation: “Facsimile” means an exact copy or replica.
118. Heavy ___ were reported in the battle.
Correct Answer: D. casualties
Explanation: “Casualties” refers to people killed or injured.
119. Complete the sentence “Slavery is the ___ of freedom.”
Correct Answer: D. antithesis
Explanation: “Antithesis” means direct opposite.
120. He keeps forgetting things: I think he is getting ___.
Correct Answer: D. senile
Explanation: “Senile” refers to mental decline due to old age.
121. At its ___ the Roman empire covered almost the whole of Europe.
Correct Answer: C. zenith
Explanation: “Zenith” means the highest point or peak.
122. He worked ___ for ten years to make the project successful.
Correct Answer: B. assiduously
Explanation: “Assiduously” means working with great care and perseverance.
123. Honest poverty is better than dishonest ___.
Correct Answer: C. person
Explanation: The sentence contrasts poverty with a dishonest person.
124. We should try to avoid one who is brave in words but not in ___.
Correct Answer: A. actions
Explanation: The phrase “brave in words but not in actions” is commonly used.
125. Meekness is more attractive than ___.
Correct Answer: B. naughtiness
Explanation: “Meekness” contrasts with negative behavior like naughtiness.
126. Some flowers bloomed, while others ___.
Correct Answer: A. withered
Explanation: “Withered” means dried up or faded, opposite of blooming.
127. A legislation was passed to punish brokers who ___ their clients funds.
Correct Answer: D. embezzle
Explanation: “Embezzle” means to steal money entrusted to you.
128. Non-violence is the law of saints as violence is the law of the ___.
Correct Answer: C. brute
Explanation: “Brute” refers to a violent or savage person.
129. Beauty is to ugliness and adversity is to ___.
Correct Answer: B. cowardice
Explanation: The analogy pairs opposites, though this one is slightly inconsistent.
130. He said that there was no going back because his decision was ___.
Correct Answer: C. premeditated
Explanation: “Premeditated” means planned in advance.
131. The average height of Himalayas is twenty thousand feet, and Mount Everest ___ to more than twenty-nine thousand feet at its apex.
Correct Answer: B. rises
Explanation: “Rises” correctly describes increasing height.
132. Political dissidents complained of being ___ by the police.
Correct Answer: D. harassed
Explanation: “Harassed” means troubled or disturbed repeatedly.
133. He became very ___ and started arguing with me angrily.
Correct Answer: B. truculent
Explanation: “Truculent” means aggressive or eager to argue.
134. Praise always ___ him to make greater efforts.
Correct Answer: B. stimulates
Explanation: “Stimulates” means encourages or motivates.
135. Complete the sentence “The results of this policy will remain ______ for some time.”
Correct Answer: B. dubious
Explanation: “Dubious” means uncertain or doubtful.
136. Your conduct is most ______.
Correct Answer: C. reprehensible
Explanation: “Reprehensible” means deserving criticism.
137. Knowledge is like a deep well fed by ______ springs and your mind is the little bucket that you drop in it.
Correct Answer: B. perennial
Explanation: “Perennial” means continuous or everlasting.
138. The ______ arguments put forth for not disclosing the facts did not impress anybody.
Correct Answer: A. specious
Explanation: “Specious” means misleading but appearing correct.
139. Complete the sentence “Wasim was so good at Mathematics that his friends considered him to be a ______.”
Correct Answer: A. prodigy
Explanation: “Prodigy” means a person with exceptional abilities.
140. The controversy is likely to create ______ between the two rivals.
Correct Answer: C. bitterness
Explanation: “Bitterness” means hostility or resentment.
141. He suggested that the meeting ______ postponed.
Correct Answer: A. be
Explanation: After verbs like “suggest”, we use the subjunctive form (base verb), so “be” is correct.
142. Everyone in this universe is accountable to God ______ his actions.
Correct Answer: C. for
Explanation: The correct preposition is “for” because one is accountable for their actions.
143. I don’t know ______ to value your qualities.
Correct Answer: B. how
Explanation: “How” is used correctly to express manner.
144. So many servants attended ______ him during his illness.
Correct Answer: A. on
Explanation: “Attend on” means to take care of someone.
145. ______ the events of Asiam’s resigning his job, his family would starve.
Correct Answer: A. in
Explanation: The phrase “in the event of” means if something happens.
146. The principal along with the students ______ gone on the picnic.
Correct Answer: A. has
Explanation: The subject is “principal” (singular), so “has” is correct.
147. Neither the officer nor the clerks ______ absent.
Correct Answer: B. were
Explanation: Verb agrees with the nearer subject “clerks” (plural), so “were”.
148. He never ______ and never will do such a work.
Correct Answer: B. has done
Explanation: Present perfect matches the structure “never has done and never will do”.
149. If a ruby is heated it ______ lose its colour.
Correct Answer: B. will
Explanation: This is a general truth (zero/first conditional), so “will” is correct.
150. Lahore is a city of gardens ______?
Correct Answer: B. isn’t it
Explanation: The statement uses “is”, so the correct tag question is “isn’t it”.