The CEO's _________ approach to leadership alienated many of his subordinates, who felt stifled by his rigid policies and lack of empathy.

autocratic

deferential

benevolent

Pragmatic

autocratic

deferential

benevolent

Pragmatic

2.

The board of directors was unanimous in its decision, finding the plan both ___ and innovative.

imprudent

provident

Capricious

volatile

imprudent

provident

Capricious

volatile

3.

In contrast to last year's model, the new electric car features a more efficient battery and a streamlined design, allowing it to travel farther on a single charge and ____ better in extreme conditions.

Perform

performs

performing

performed

Perform

performs

performing

performed

4.

Because of the ____ of reliable information, her report was comprised mostly of speculation.

Dearth

diatribe

myriad

juxtaposition

Dearth

diatribe

myriad

juxtaposition

5.

$\frac{A s f a r a s}{A} \frac{m o n e y i s}{B} c o n c e r n e d, \frac{I' d}{C} l i k e \frac{t o b e}{D} r i c h . \frac{N o E r r o r}{E}$

a

B

C

D

e

a

B

C

D

e

6.

The restaurant $\frac{h a d}{A}$ burgers, $\frac{s a n d w i c h e s}{B}$ and pizzas; $\frac{w e o r d e r e d}{C}$
the $\frac{f o r m e r}{D}$ $\frac{N o e r r o r}{E}$

a

B

C

d

E

a

B

C

d

E

7.

None of us $\frac{h a v e}{A}$ enough money $\frac{t o u n d e r t a k e}{B}$ the project alone, so we $\frac{h a d}{C}$ to $\frac{d e p e n d o n}{D}$ our parents. $\frac{N o e r r o r}{E}$

a

B

C

d

E

a

B

C

d

E

8.

It $\frac{w a s}{A}$ serendipity $\frac{r a t h e r t h a n}{B}$ genius that $\frac{l e a d s}{C}$ the archaeologi ist to his breathtaking $\frac{d i s c o v e r y}{D}$ of the ancient civilization. $\frac{N o e r r o r}{E}$

a

B

C

d

E

a

B

C

d

E

9.

The new guidelines $\frac{m a n d a t e}{A}$ that students $\frac{n o t o n l y}{B}$ $\frac{s u b m i t}{C}$ their assignments on time, but also $\frac{p a r t i c i p a t e}{} (D)$ actively in class discussions. $\frac{N o e r r o r}{E}$

a

B

C

d

E

a

B

C

d

E

10.

Which of the following is the synonym of LUGUBRIOUS?

treasure

sanguine

Engorged

gloomy

treasure

sanguine

Engorged

gloomy

11.

Which of the following is the synonym of QUIESCENT?

fastidious

Inactive

complex

mournful

fastidious

Inactive

complex

mournful

12.

Synonym of 'Prolific' is-

Terrific

productive

Sophistic

Proactive

Terrific

productive

Sophistic

Proactive

13.

Adjective form of 'Miser' is-

misery

miser

miserly

misearly

misery

miser

miserly

misearly

14.

The author of the book A Thousand Splendid Suns is-

Salman Rushdie

Farah Ahmedi

Khaled Hosseini

Vikram Seth

Salman Rushdie

Farah Ahmedi

Khaled Hosseini

Vikram Seth

15.

They while their evenings with books and games. Here while is-

noun

verb

adjective

adverb

noun

verb

adjective

adverb

16.

Which of the following words is correctly spelt?

Higene

Hygene

Higiene

Hygiene

Higene

Hygene

Higiene

Hygiene

17.

I predict that by 2030, men ______ landed on Mars.

will

Would

will have

would have

will

Would

will have

would have

18.

I ____________ anything from her in long time.

did not hear

have not heard

has not heard

was not hearing