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Q181. Identify the type of sentence: 'Please close the door.'

  1. Interrogative
  2. Exclamatory
  3. Assertive
  4. Imperative
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Correct answer: D. Imperative

It expresses a request.

Q182. One word for 'a list of books':

  1. Directory
  2. Catalogue
  3. Bibliography
  4. Biography
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Correct answer: C. Bibliography

A bibliography lists books.

Q183. Choose the correct preposition: He is jealous ___ his friend's success.

  1. from
  2. of
  3. with
  4. at
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Correct answer: B. of

'Jealous of' is correct.

Q184. Choose the correct option: He is senior ___ me.

  1. to
  2. over
  3. from
  4. than
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Correct answer: A. to

'Senior' takes 'to', not 'than'.

Q185. One word for 'that which cannot be defeated':

  1. Invincible
  2. Invisible
  3. Inevitable
  4. Incorrigible
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Correct answer: A. Invincible

Invincible means impossible to defeat.

Q186. One word for 'a government by a few':

  1. Oligarchy
  2. Democracy
  3. Autocracy
  4. Monarchy
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Correct answer: A. Oligarchy

Oligarchy is rule by a small group.

Q187. One word for 'that which cannot be read':

  1. Illegible
  2. Readable
  3. Legible
  4. Eligible
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Correct answer: A. Illegible

Illegible refers to unreadable writing.

Q188. Choose the correct preposition: The class begins ___ 9 o'clock.

  1. by
  2. at
  3. on
  4. in
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Correct answer: B. at

Exact times take 'at'.

Q189. One word for 'a story of a person's life written by himself':

  1. Memoir
  2. Biography
  3. Diary
  4. Autobiography
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Correct answer: D. Autobiography

An autobiography is self-written.

Q190. Choose the antonym of 'brave'.

  1. Fearless
  2. Bold
  3. Cowardly
  4. Daring
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Correct answer: C. Cowardly

The opposite of brave is cowardly.

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