Sunday 28 January 2018

I B Tech II Sem I Mid English-II Online Bits



1.      My cousin ______ and I went for a movie.
      a. brother               b. in-law                      c. sister                        d. no word
Ans:- D
2.      Bhabha Homi was the architecture of
a.       missile development                            b. Indian nuclear programme
c. plant research                                        d. space science
Ans:- B
3.      Bhabha proposed the name for the particle mass between electron and proton as:
      a. mesotron                        b. meson                      c. neutral – electron                 d. mesoton
Ans:-   B
4. Pick the correct form
      a. more  taller then                        b. most taller than
      c. taller than                                  d. more taller than
Ans:- C
5. Make a bee line…
      a. run fast              b. drink honey             c. go straight to           d. crave for
Ans:- C
6. My friend __________________ tomorrow
      a. came                  b. is coming                 c. has come                  d. come
Ans:- B
7. The familiar gestures and manners are called
      a. hospitality                      b. kinesics                    c. cues             d. body language
Ans:- C
8. Kalam had his higher schooling at
      a. elementary  school                     b. Schwartz high school
      c. upper primary school                 d. St. Josephs high school
Ans:- B
9. When any species of nature faces danger of extinction and are very rare…         
      a. precious                         b. anonymous              c. endangered              d. encircle
Ans:- C
10. Science created in the world a state of
      a. chaos                 b. dilemma                  c. shock                       d. panic
Ans:- B
11. Scientists would tell us that the fruits of their endeavor are…
      a. futile                  b. excellent                  c. profitable                 d. neutral
Ans:- D
12. Towering enemy is
      a. archival              b. companion               c. tall fort                    d. accomplice
Ans:- A

13. Agree  -  add a suffix to make a noun
a. in                 b. un                c. dis                d. mis
Ans:- C
14. The writer of the lesson Culture Shock say that ______________ helps a person come out of culture shock
      a. medicines                      b. sense of humour                  c. counseling               d. silence
Ans:- B
15. Who created civilization?
      a. history               b. nature                      c. science                     d. man
Ans:- D
16. Science of constructive when the world is full of ….
      a. poverty              b. peace                       c. conflicts                   d. knowledge
Ans:- B
17. Pridhvi developed as Abdul kalam in the key role is a
      a. surface to surface missile                      b. tactical core missile
      c. ballistic missile                                      d. anti-tank missile
Ans:- A
18. Willard Gibbs worked at …
      a. Columbia           b. Yale University       c. NASA         d. Oxford University
Ans:- A
19. Invidious means
      a. vital                   b. invisible                   c. unjust                       d. unfriendly
Ans:- C
20. Indian academy of science was founded by
      a. 1936                  b. 1922                        c. 1911                        d. 1934
Ans:- D
21. Eventually we treat education as a
      a. source                b. course                      c. reality                      d. residual legate
Ans:- D
22. The ship __________ yesterday.
      a. has sailed                       b. sail               c. sailed                       d. sails
Ans:- C
23. Our main work to establish peace in the world is to…
      a. stop war             b. avoid racism            c. develop the poor                 d. control population
Ans:- D
24. A person may leave the host country due to the lack of
      a. adaptability                   b. employment                        c. money                      d. close people
Ans:- A


25. The antonym of ‘detrimental’
      a. deteriorate                     b. harmful                    c. reversal                    d. helpful
Ans:- D
26. The antonym for ‘antecedent’
      a. descendent                    b. supporter                 c. pioneer                     d. leader
Ans:- A          
27. A trip back to the homeland would bring
      a. loneliness                       b. financial issues                    c. sickness                   d. reality
Ans:- D
28. Without wisdom mankind would be in
      a. a state of fear                b. ignorance                 c. dark                         d. mortal danger
Ans:- C
29. ISRO was established in
      a. 22 December 1972                                b. 8 March 1952                                                          c. 19 November 1947                            d. 15 August 1969
Ans:- D
30. The clerk and the treasurer ______________ present at the meeting
      a. was                    b. has                           c. is                  d. are
Ans:- D
31. Indian Academy of Science founded by Raman in_____________
      a. 1911                  b. 1934                        c. 1922                        d. 1936
Ans:- B
32. Bhabhas investigation with Hitler resulted in _________
      a. position wave theory                 b. cascade theory
      c. theory of scattering                   d. mesons theory
Ans:- B
33. The inventions of penicillin and automobile are considered by mankind as
      a. medicines                      b. gifts             c. travel means                        d. luck
Ans:- B
34. Gibbs research work is in the field of
      a. atomic physics               b. medicine      c. chemicals                 d. mathematical physics
Ans:- D
35. Comprehensible  - add a prefix to make the opposite
      a. in                       b. un                c. mis               d. dis
Ans:- A
36. Dark ages are full of
      a. knowledge                     b. wars             c. ignorance                 d. people
Ans:- C


37. War will undo the benefits of ___________
      a. education                       b. politics                     c. scientific progress                d. wisdom
Ans:- C
38. A new radiation by C.V. Raman is a work on
      a. aeronautics                    b. acoustics and musical instruments
      c. acoustics                        d. music
Ans:- B
39. At Cambridge Bhabha devoted most of his time in the study of
      a. atomic physics               b. meson theory                       c. cosmic rays              d. gamma rays
Ans:- C
40. The atomic bomb left people
      a. bewildered                    b. bewildered and humbled
      c. humbled                        d. shattered
Ans:- B
41. One who settles a dispute is called ___________
      a. civilian               b. minister                   c. judge                       d. prodigy
Ans:- C
42. Department of atomic energy was formed in the year __________
      a. 14 August 1954                         b. 3 August 1954
      c. 12 April 1960                            d. 23 May 1945
Ans:- B
43. Write the antonym for indistinguishable ____________
      a. distinguishable              b. inflammable            c. changeable               d. distinguished
Ans:- A
44. The hostile and aggressive attitude towards a non-native country begin in _____________
      a. before leaving                            b. a year late                                                                            c. second stage of stay                  d. first stage of stay
Ans:- C
45. People in foreign culture grouse at  ___________
      a. public behavior              b. food habits              c. host country                        d. home land
Ans:- C
46. How many cultures according to Lord Snow exists
      a. four                    b. two              c. five              d. three
Ans:- B
47.The inventor of atomic bomb says he will not consider
      a. fear of consequences                             b. human welfare
      c. profit of invention                                 d. progress of science
Ans:- A


48. Pick the right word
      a. sisters-in-laws                b. sister-in-laws           c. sisters in-laws          d. sisters-in-law
Ans:- D
49. Men think of ideas as the mind is not a
      a. tabula rasa         b. store house              c. thing of idleness                  d. prime-source
Ans:- A
50. Decrease in rainfall may have sever ___________ on economy
      a. hold                   b. cause                       c. repercussions                       d. draught
Ans:- C
51. Kalam became the President of India in
      a. 26 Jan 2002                   b. 12 June 2011           c. 25 July 2006            d. 25 July 2002
Ans:- D
52. Extremely impressive, amazing – means
      a. obnoxious                      b. stupendous              c. hilarious                   d. pompous
Ans:- B
53. Bhabha was elected president of Indian Science congress in __________
      a. 1955                  b. 1957                        c. 1960                        d. 1951
Ans:- D
54. That was  an _____________ movie
      a. interestful                      b. interest                    c. interesting                d. interested
Ans:- C
55. The essence of education according to the author is ______________
      a. self learning                   b. ethical conduct        c. transmission of values         d. adaptability
Ans:- C
56. Which word will become a plural by adding ‘s’
      a. interior               b. blind                        c. poor             d. rich
Ans:- A
57. Roman lines are formed by passing sun rays through _____________
      a. different substances                  b. water           c. opaque objects                     d. wood  
Ans:- A
58. Who is called the missile man of India?
      a. Mr. Krishna Menon                               b. Bhabha Homi                                                          c. Vikram Sarabhai                        d. Abdul Kalam
Ans:- D
59. A study of culture of the host country may save one from _____________
      a. nervous breakdown       b. loneliness     c. financial problems              d. homesickness
Ans:- A
60. Who provide primary source for civilization?
      a. anthropology                 b. nature                      c. man              d. biology
Ans:- C
61. Assert – write the adjective
      a. assertiveness                  b. assertion                  c. assertive                   d. asserting
Ans:- C
62. The result of engineering and science are considered as
      a. unfinished sentence                   b. helpful                     c. successful                d. chaotic
Ans:- A
63. Though it was dark she could _____________ the figure of her pet.
      a. discern               b. hit                c. dismantle                 d. disfigure
Ans:- A
64. Where did Bhabha join to complete Ph.D?
      a. Cambridge University               b. Cavendish laboratory          c. MIT             d. DRDO
Ans:- B
65. A situation where one can’t take a decision is
      a. dilemma             b. enigma                     c. incision                    d. dementia
Ans:- A
66. What should be linked with values and human purpose?
      a. education           b. codes                       c. ethical behavior                   d. scientific research
Ans:- D
67.There is a shortage of water and power in
      a. Spain                 b. Japan                       c. Rio               d. China
Ans:- C
68. Raman after passing FCS examination joined
      a. academy of commerce                          b. Indian Forest Service
      c. Department of Foreign Affairs             d. Indian Finance Department
Ans:- D
69. Technical _________ is needed for his job.
      a. practice              b. know how               c. knowledge               d. education
Ans:- B
70. She is junior ___________ me.
      a. than                   b. to                 c. of                 d. at
Ans:- B
71. The day science created panic in human life is …
      a. March 8, 1947                           b. September 4, 1934
      c. July 8, 1948                               d. August 6, 1945
Ans:- D
72. People are in danger as they lack _______________ to use science in a useful way.
      a. interest               b. attitude                    c. wisdom                    d. energy
Ans:- C


73. Cultures which have total difference with the other cultures are …
      a. Russia                b. USA and Brazil                  c. China                       d. Pakistan
Ans:- B
74. One who settles disputes is called …
      a. Judge                 b. minister                   c. prodigies                  d. civilian
Ans:- A
75. The criticize and compare individual peculiarities as national traits is …
      a. neurosis             b. socialism                  c. psychosis                 d. ethnocentricism
Ans:- D
76. The science must be put to the best use lies within ….
      a. countries                        b. races                        c. ourselves                  d. borders
Ans:- C
77. Kalam was nominated by TERLS for training programme in
      a. DRDO               b. ISRO                                   c. NASA                     d. INCOSPAR
Ans:- C
78. Raman did his M.A in
      a. presidency college                                 b. madras university
      c. St. Josephs College                               d. university of arts
Ans:-D
79. Who said that without civilization mankind would perish?
      a. Homi Bhabha                b. Lord Snow              c. Kalam                      d. C.V. Raman
Ans:- B
80. Who created the world’s first nuclear reactor?
      a. H.R. Hulme                   b. Yukawa Hideki       c. Enrico Fermi            d. Niels Bohar
Ans:- C
81. ‘Confine’  derive a noun
      a. confining                       b. confidential                         c. confinement                        d. confined
Ans:- C
82. Choose the right word..
      a. passers-bys                    b. by-passer                 c. passers-by                d. passer by
Ans:- C
83. The critical mind acts as a ….
      a. leader                 b. preventer                 c. censor                      d. cynic
Ans:- C
84. Raman was the first Indian to become the director of
      a. DRDL               b. IISC                        c. TERLS                    d. TESCO
Ans:- B
85. The enemies of mankind is supposed to
      a. war                    b. racism                      c. politics                     d. nuclear weapons
Ans:- A
86. Which is the symptom of culture shock?
      a. concern              b. washing hands                    c. familiarity                d. fear
Ans:- C
87. The author feels that criticism of host country leads to
      a. fatality               b. regression                c. attrition                    d. hostility
Ans:- D
88. ‘Invidious’ means.
      a. vital                   b. unjust                      c. invisible                   d. unfriendly
Ans:- B
89. I ___________ when my friend came house.
      a. will sleep                       b. am sleeping             c. was sleeping            d. have been sleeping
Ans:- C
90. Mary ________ to church every Sunday.
      a. go                      b. will go                     c. goes             d. went
Ans:- C
91. Foreseen – make the opposite adding a prefix.
      a. in           b. un                c. mis               d. re
Ans:- B
92. I love sweets for __________
      a. desert                 b. dinner                      c. lunch                        d. dessert
Ans:- D
93. A person in culture shock is called __________
      a. hyper sensitive                                       b. rat trap
      c. fish out of water                                    d. black kettle
Ans:- C
94. The results of science either good or evil are___________
      a. unpredictable                 b. of no value              c. neutral                     d. predictable
Ans:- A
95. The polar groups as Lord Snow said are __________
      a. scientists            b. intellectuals             c. scientists & intellectuals                  d. institutions
Ans:- C
96. The gate ___________ at 8 pm
      a. open                   b. opened                    c. had opened              d. will be opened
Ans:- D
97. We reject the environment when it reacts.
      a. familiarity                      b. unemployment                    c. hostility                   d. discomfort
Ans:- D
98. Without wisdom mankind would be in.
      a. mortal danger                b. dark                         c. ignorance                 d. a state of fear
Ans:- A