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BEM-U-TAG 
( 1-A) 
PART-A 
Synonyms 
Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four 
options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and ma-rk your response in 
your Answer Sheet accordingly. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
He is always anxious. 
(a) worried 
6. A human being is always vulnerable to other 
human beings. 
(b) dispassionate 
(c) sluggish 
(d) torpid 
The poems ofKabir are ecstatic in nature. 
(a) efficacious 
(b) , eerie 
(c) rapturous 
(d) reverential 
7. 
Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the S. 
mountains. 
(a) nature 
(b) scripture 
(c) seafaring 
(d) solitariness 
Hitler was a despot. 
(a) conservative 
(b) dictator 
(c) passionate 
(d) monstrous 
The imagery used in the poem is vivid. 
(a) lively 
(b) inert 
(c) ebullient 
(d) caustic 
9. 
10. 
(a) resilient 
(b) elastic 
(c) defenceless 
(d) crude 
H
. 
1 
. political and vitriolic. 
IS anguage 1s 
(a) imaginative 
(b) sprightly 
(c) vivacious 
(d) abusive 
Th M 
·ng Director of the company 
e ana~ . 
d 1 d h t 
he 
is broke and there ts a need 
ec are t a =---
t 
from the government. 
to seek suppor · 
(a) bankrupt 
(b) rich 
(c) making profit, 
(d) having liabilities 
ty things. 
He loves doing~ 
(a) nice 
(b) fastidious 
(c) 
(d) 
foul 
finicky 
age to speak the 
He could not muster cour 
::::.:--
truth before his friend. 
(a) injure 
(b) spoil 
(c) gather 
(d) maim 
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BEM-U-TAG 
( 1-A) 
PART-A 
Synonyms 
Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four 
options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and ma-rk your response in 
your Answer Sheet accordingly. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
He is always anxious. 
(a) worried 
6. A human being is always vulnerable to other 
human beings. 
(b) dispassionate 
(c) sluggish 
(d) torpid 
The poems ofKabir are ecstatic in nature. 
(a) efficacious 
(b) , eerie 
(c) rapturous 
(d) reverential 
7. 
Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the S. 
mountains. 
(a) nature 
(b) scripture 
(c) seafaring 
(d) solitariness 
Hitler was a despot. 
(a) conservative 
(b) dictator 
(c) passionate 
(d) monstrous 
The imagery used in the poem is vivid. 
(a) lively 
(b) inert 
(c) ebullient 
(d) caustic 
9. 
10. 
(a) resilient 
(b) elastic 
(c) defenceless 
(d) crude 
H
. 
1 
. political and vitriolic. 
IS anguage 1s 
(a) imaginative 
(b) sprightly 
(c) vivacious 
(d) abusive 
Th M 
·ng Director of the company 
e ana~ . 
d 1 d h t 
he 
is broke and there ts a need 
ec are t a =---
t 
from the government. 
to seek suppor · 
(a) bankrupt 
(b) rich 
(c) making profit, 
(d) having liabilities 
ty things. 
He loves doing~ 
(a) nice 
(b) fastidious 
(c) 
(d) 
foul 
finicky 
age to speak the 
He could not muster cour 
::::.:--
truth before his friend. 
(a) injure 
(b) spoil 
(c) gather 
(d) maim 
BEM-U-TAG 
( 2 - A) 
Antonyms 
Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four 
options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in 
your Answer Sheet accordingly. 
11. His conversations are always absurd. 
(a) farcical 
(b) foolish 
(c) preposterous 
(d) rational 
12. Th~ politician was a dissident. 
(a) agitator 
(b) rebel 
(c) conformist 
(d) revolutionary 
16. The debate was highly stimulating. 
(a) arousing 
(b) invigorating 
(c) boring · 
(d) stirring 
17. Malaria is a widespread disease. 
(a) endemic 
(b) pervasive 
(c) common 
(d) rare 
13. He wrote an incisive article on corruption in 18. 
politics. 
The bill received a vehement resistance from 
the opposition party in the Parliament. 
(a) vague 
(b) penetrating 
(c) trenchant 
(d) precise 
14. Rakesh is an eccentric prodigal. 
(a) extravagant 
15. 
(b) profligate 
(c) wasteful 
(d) thrifty 
Friendship is always reciprocal. 
(a) mutual 
(b) one~sided 
(c) shared 
(d) corresponding 
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(a) animated 
(b) apathetic 
(c) fervent 
(d) vigorous 
19. He has been obstinate since his childhood. 
(a) stubborn 
(b) dogged 
(c) amenable 
(d) rigid 
20. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most 
prominent leaders of his times. 
( 3- A ) 
(a) renowned 
(b) distinguishable 
(c) eminent 
(d) unknown 
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Note : English version of the instructions is printed on the front cover of this B~oklet. 
BEM-U-TAG 
( 1-A) 
PART-A 
Synonyms 
Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four 
options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and ma-rk your response in 
your Answer Sheet accordingly. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
He is always anxious. 
(a) worried 
6. A human being is always vulnerable to other 
human beings. 
(b) dispassionate 
(c) sluggish 
(d) torpid 
The poems ofKabir are ecstatic in nature. 
(a) efficacious 
(b) , eerie 
(c) rapturous 
(d) reverential 
7. 
Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the S. 
mountains. 
(a) nature 
(b) scripture 
(c) seafaring 
(d) solitariness 
Hitler was a despot. 
(a) conservative 
(b) dictator 
(c) passionate 
(d) monstrous 
The imagery used in the poem is vivid. 
(a) lively 
(b) inert 
(c) ebullient 
(d) caustic 
9. 
10. 
(a) resilient 
(b) elastic 
(c) defenceless 
(d) crude 
H
. 
1 
. political and vitriolic. 
IS anguage 1s 
(a) imaginative 
(b) sprightly 
(c) vivacious 
(d) abusive 
Th M 
·ng Director of the company 
e ana~ . 
d 1 d h t 
he 
is broke and there ts a need 
ec are t a =---
t 
from the government. 
to seek suppor · 
(a) bankrupt 
(b) rich 
(c) making profit, 
(d) having liabilities 
ty things. 
He loves doing~ 
(a) nice 
(b) fastidious 
(c) 
(d) 
foul 
finicky 
age to speak the 
He could not muster cour 
::::.:--
truth before his friend. 
(a) injure 
(b) spoil 
(c) gather 
(d) maim 
BEM-U-TAG 
( 2 - A) 
Antonyms 
Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four 
options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in 
your Answer Sheet accordingly. 
11. His conversations are always absurd. 
(a) farcical 
(b) foolish 
(c) preposterous 
(d) rational 
12. Th~ politician was a dissident. 
(a) agitator 
(b) rebel 
(c) conformist 
(d) revolutionary 
16. The debate was highly stimulating. 
(a) arousing 
(b) invigorating 
(c) boring · 
(d) stirring 
17. Malaria is a widespread disease. 
(a) endemic 
(b) pervasive 
(c) common 
(d) rare 
13. He wrote an incisive article on corruption in 18. 
politics. 
The bill received a vehement resistance from 
the opposition party in the Parliament. 
(a) vague 
(b) penetrating 
(c) trenchant 
(d) precise 
14. Rakesh is an eccentric prodigal. 
(a) extravagant 
15. 
(b) profligate 
(c) wasteful 
(d) thrifty 
Friendship is always reciprocal. 
(a) mutual 
(b) one~sided 
(c) shared 
(d) corresponding 
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(a) animated 
(b) apathetic 
(c) fervent 
(d) vigorous 
19. He has been obstinate since his childhood. 
(a) stubborn 
(b) dogged 
(c) amenable 
(d) rigid 
20. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most 
prominent leaders of his times. 
( 3- A ) 
(a) renowned 
(b) distinguishable 
(c) eminent 
(d) unknown 
Spotting Errors 
Directions :Each item in: this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). 
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response 
in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). !(you find no error, your response 
should be indicated as (d). 
21. He had arrived at Cairo a few months before protests shook the Arab world. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
22. Most of us who are older competitive runners are not able to race anywhere at the.same speed 
(a) (b ) 
as we do when we were 30. No error 
(c) (d) 
23. Work hard lest you do not fail. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
24. The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species and this habitat fragmentation 
(a) (b) 
can pose a serious threat to endemic plants. No error 
(c) (d) 
25. Turbidity current is a fast-moving current that sweeps down submarine canyons, 
(a) (b) 
carrying sand and mud into the deep sea. No error 
(c) (d) 
26. Every one of the boys love to ride. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
27. Neither praise nor blame seem to affect him. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
28. Many a man has succumbed to this temptation. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
29. A time slot of fifteen minutes are allowed to each speaker. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
30. He asked whether either of the brothers were at home. No error 
(a) (b) 
(c) 
(d) 
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BEM-U-TAG 
( 1-A) 
PART-A 
Synonyms 
Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four 
options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and ma-rk your response in 
your Answer Sheet accordingly. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
He is always anxious. 
(a) worried 
6. A human being is always vulnerable to other 
human beings. 
(b) dispassionate 
(c) sluggish 
(d) torpid 
The poems ofKabir are ecstatic in nature. 
(a) efficacious 
(b) , eerie 
(c) rapturous 
(d) reverential 
7. 
Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the S. 
mountains. 
(a) nature 
(b) scripture 
(c) seafaring 
(d) solitariness 
Hitler was a despot. 
(a) conservative 
(b) dictator 
(c) passionate 
(d) monstrous 
The imagery used in the poem is vivid. 
(a) lively 
(b) inert 
(c) ebullient 
(d) caustic 
9. 
10. 
(a) resilient 
(b) elastic 
(c) defenceless 
(d) crude 
H
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1 
. political and vitriolic. 
IS anguage 1s 
(a) imaginative 
(b) sprightly 
(c) vivacious 
(d) abusive 
Th M 
·ng Director of the company 
e ana~ . 
d 1 d h t 
he 
is broke and there ts a need 
ec are t a =---
t 
from the government. 
to seek suppor · 
(a) bankrupt 
(b) rich 
(c) making profit, 
(d) having liabilities 
ty things. 
He loves doing~ 
(a) nice 
(b) fastidious 
(c) 
(d) 
foul 
finicky 
age to speak the 
He could not muster cour 
::::.:--
truth before his friend. 
(a) injure 
(b) spoil 
(c) gather 
(d) maim 
BEM-U-TAG 
( 2 - A) 
Antonyms 
Directions : Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four 
options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in 
your Answer Sheet accordingly. 
11. His conversations are always absurd. 
(a) farcical 
(b) foolish 
(c) preposterous 
(d) rational 
12. Th~ politician was a dissident. 
(a) agitator 
(b) rebel 
(c) conformist 
(d) revolutionary 
16. The debate was highly stimulating. 
(a) arousing 
(b) invigorating 
(c) boring · 
(d) stirring 
17. Malaria is a widespread disease. 
(a) endemic 
(b) pervasive 
(c) common 
(d) rare 
13. He wrote an incisive article on corruption in 18. 
politics. 
The bill received a vehement resistance from 
the opposition party in the Parliament. 
(a) vague 
(b) penetrating 
(c) trenchant 
(d) precise 
14. Rakesh is an eccentric prodigal. 
(a) extravagant 
15. 
(b) profligate 
(c) wasteful 
(d) thrifty 
Friendship is always reciprocal. 
(a) mutual 
(b) one~sided 
(c) shared 
(d) corresponding 
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(a) animated 
(b) apathetic 
(c) fervent 
(d) vigorous 
19. He has been obstinate since his childhood. 
(a) stubborn 
(b) dogged 
(c) amenable 
(d) rigid 
20. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most 
prominent leaders of his times. 
( 3- A ) 
(a) renowned 
(b) distinguishable 
(c) eminent 
(d) unknown 
Spotting Errors 
Directions :Each item in: this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). 
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response 
in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). !(you find no error, your response 
should be indicated as (d). 
21. He had arrived at Cairo a few months before protests shook the Arab world. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
22. Most of us who are older competitive runners are not able to race anywhere at the.same speed 
(a) (b ) 
as we do when we were 30. No error 
(c) (d) 
23. Work hard lest you do not fail. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
24. The Eastern Ghats are home of 2600 plant species and this habitat fragmentation 
(a) (b) 
can pose a serious threat to endemic plants. No error 
(c) (d) 
25. Turbidity current is a fast-moving current that sweeps down submarine canyons, 
(a) (b) 
carrying sand and mud into the deep sea. No error 
(c) (d) 
26. Every one of the boys love to ride. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
27. Neither praise nor blame seem to affect him. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
28. Many a man has succumbed to this temptation. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
29. A time slot of fifteen minutes are allowed to each speaker. No error 
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
30. He asked whether either of the brothers were at home. No error 
(a) (b) 
(c) 
(d) 
BEM-U-TAG ( 4- A) 
Idioms and Phrases 
Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose 
the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression. 
31. Be over the hill 
(a) To be on a mount~ip. top 
(b) To travel in the jungle 
(c) To be too old to do things 
(d) To do something in the most complete 
way 
32. Bite your tongue 
(a) To stop yourself from saying something 
because it would be better not to 
(b) To bite off your tongue while eatin~ 
(c) To feel sorry 
(d) To ask someone something that you 
want 
33. Turri a· blind· ~ye 
(a) To run away 
{b) To begin to behave in a more positive 
manner 
(c) To change a situation 
(d) To choose to ignore behaviour that you 
know is wrong 
34. Yellow journalism 
(a) Paid storytelling 
(b) Government reports published on 
yellow coloured papers 
(c) Writings in. newspapers that try to 
influence people's opinion by using 
strong language and false information 
(d) Journalism · which agrees completely 
with the policies of the governments and 
capitalists 
35. To be in seventh heaven 
(a) To fly in the air 
(b) To be extremely happy 
(c) To be completely alone 
(d) To visit a place which is in the list of the 
seven wonders of the world 
BEM-U-TAG ( 5-A)