59Brahamstra test paper no.59

 BRAHAMSTRA TEST PAPER NO.59.

1.you must  beware ......tigers .the numbers of tigers ......

A of,is on the wane

B.to ,are on the wane

C.at ,have on the wane

D.from,has in the wane

Aware of

2.the thieves ......his house and pillaged all the valuable things .

A.broke into

B.broke at

C.broke from

D.broke with

3.the posthumous award ...........his wife.

A.was conferred on

B.conferred on

C.was conferred at 

D.was conferred with

4.Run out of steam 

A.lose impetus or enthusiasm

B.to keep going even after losing all energy

C.have no more funds to proceed any further

D.build interest as you go along 

5.a red rag to a bull

A.a few inspirational words can do wonderful things

B.an object , utterance or act which is certain to provoke

C.a signal or symbol used to warn a person

D.all prepared and waiting for the signal to start

6.he aimed his pistol .......the criminals.you  must not stare .....the girls

A.at,at

B.for,to

C.with,with

D.from,for

Aim+at +gerund

7.the ferocious dog........table to lick up ........ milk.

A.sprang upon,zero article

B.sprang on,a

C.Spring on,an

D.spring upon,the

8.Akbar was .....heir ....throne .

A.an,to

B.the,to 

C.zero article ,to

D.a,with 

9. The house  was.....but you should not add flume to ......fire,

A.on the fire,a

B.on fire,the 

C.at the fire ,zero article 

D.at fire ,the 

10.she is married .......

A.to the richest man

B.to the richest men

C.with the richest man

D.with thd richest men

11.yesterday Binay .........one of  old friends.

a.came across with

b.come across

c.came across 

d.come across

12.he was shocked ........the news of his father's death.

a.at

b.with

c.to 

d.by

13.i will ..........walking tomorrow.morning walk is conducive .......health.

A.take to,to

B.take for,to

C.take in ,for

D.take at,for

14.mr. mishra  with his wife .......invited ......the cultural function at my home.

a.was ,to

b.had .to

c.were,for

d.had ,for

15.the  police enquired me......the murder.the case was .........by the police 

a.of,looked into

b.into,looked into

c.with,looked at

d.at,looked for 

16.my wife prevented me......

a.to speak

b.from speaking

c.to speaking

d.from speak

17.we travelled......to reach there to play on.......tom tom .

a.by a steamer,the

b.by steamer,the

c.to steamer,a

d.by the steamer,a

18.to air/wash dirty linen in public

A.to discuss private affairs in public

B.to stand up and fight

C.to continue to complain

D.to hang out clothes in open

19.the teacher was happy when he entered.......the class.......comprised....a hundred students.

a,into,which ,of

b.into.which.zero preposition

c.zero preposition,which ,zero preposition

20.the old man died......overeating.my neighbour died ......,..... diabetes.

a.from,of ,zero article 

b.of,of,the

c.at,of,the

d.with,of,zero article 

21.whenever she .......Mumbai ,she ....to see ........Gateway of India.

A.visit ,goes ,the

B.visits,goes,the

C.visited,went,the

D.visited,gone,zero article 

22.Alexender .........India two thousand years ago.

A.invaded

B.had invaded

C.was invaded

D.had been invaded

23.do not make......noise,the child ........now.

A.a,is sleeping

B.a,was sleeping

C.the,sleep

D.the,sleeps 

24.while Abhay .........on ........bed ,a snake bit him.

A.was sleeping ,the

B.was sleeping ,zero article

C .slept,the

D.had been sleeping ,the

25.My father  ......for Patna next week to see a prisoner in .......jail.

A.leaves ,the

B.is leaving ,the

C.will leave,the

D.leaves,the

26.he behaves as though he .........my boss.

A.were

B. Is 

C.are

D.will

27.oil........on ......water.

A.is floting,the

B.float,zero article

C.floats, zero article

D.floats ,the 

28.now a days he.........

 Economics.your economics.......poor.

A.is teaching , are

B.teaches,is

C.was teaching ,are

D.has been teaching ,is

29.when I .......her she ........hockey.

A.see,plays

B.saw,was playing

C.have seen ,was playing

D.see,is playing 

30. I never .........and you always ........

A.tell a lie,speak the truth

B.tell the lie,speak a truth

C.tell the lie,tell the truth

D.speak a lie,speak the truth