AP Police Constable English Language Quiz – AP State Level Police Recruitment Quiz

i) Rendezvous
ii) Nostalgia
iii) Obsequious
iv) Pep talk

a) Trying too hard to please someone
b) A speech intended to encourage somebody to work harder
c) A secret meeting place
d) Homesickness

1) i – c, ii – a, iii – d, iv – b
2) i – c, ii – d, iii – a, iv – b
3) i – b, ii – c, iii – a, iv – d
4) i – b, ii – d, iii – a, iv – c

2.Choose the right rearrangement of the following sentences into a meaningful paragraph.
a) In this city, there are no motor cars, no horses and no buses.
b) It is not one island but a hundred and seventeen islands.
c) This is because Venice has no streets
d) There are about 400 old bridges joining these islands of Venice
e) Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the North of Italy.
1) e,c, b, a, d
2) e, b, d, a, c
3) e, b, a, d, c
4) e, b, a, c, d

3.Fill in the blanks with right verb forms to make it a meaningful sentence. Let us ____ until the rain ____.
1) not wait, stop
2) wait, stops
3) wait, will stop
4) wait, doesn’t stop

4.Identify the part of the sentence which has an error in the following sentences. I am grateful to you (a) / and all your friends (b)/ by extending required help (c)/ in my hour of need (d).
1) a
2) b
3) c
4) d

5.Choose the correct meaning ofthe underlined idiomatic expression in the following sentence. The police took the burglars by surprise.
1) To capture somebody unexpectedly
2) To release someone surprisingly
3) To distribute someone some gifts
4) To take someone to prison

6.Find the correct order of the words to form a sentence. garden plants on butterflies feed a         bc the flowers of de
1) c, b, a, e, d
2) c, d, e, b, a
3) c, d, b, a, e
4) c, b, d, e, a

7.Don’t act sophisticated ___ just be yourself. The meaning of the underlined idiom is ____:
1) to act in a controlled way
2) to act with vigour and enthusiasm
3) to act naturally
4) to act in a calm and composed manner

8.What is the meaning of the word”reproach” in “Such living conditions are a reproach to our society”.
1) Discredit
2) Laudatory
3) Incensed
4) Invidious

9.To “take heed of someone” is to:
1) Reject someone’s ideas
2) Pay careful attention to someone
3) Ignore someone’s advice
4) Take other’s words in a challenging way.

10.From the following pairs of words, select the one which is synonymous:
1) Typical – Atypical
2) Absorb – Engross
3) Placid – High-spirited
4) Slavery – Freedom

11.Match the following.
List – I
i) The study of how people vote in elections
ii) A garden where many  types of tree are grown for scientific study
iii) The formal rules of polite behaviour in society
iv) One who is newly rich

List – II
a) Arboretum
b) Etiquette
c) Nouveau riche
d) Psephology

1) i – b, ii – d, iii – a, iv – c
2) i – d, ii – b, iii – c, iv – a
3) i – b, ii – a, iii – d, iv – c
4) i – d, ii – a, iii – b, iv – c

12.Replace the underlined phrase by the correct alternative. She seems cursed with bad luck
1) Be disappointed
2) Be frowned with something bad
3) Feel hurt
4) Be affected by something bad

13.Fill in the blanks with suitable words to make the following sentence a meaningful one. Over indulgence ____ character as well as _____ stamina.
1) debilitates, physics
2) moral, maintains
3) provides, mental
4) strengthens, body

14.Choose the rearrangement of the following sentences into a meaningful paragraph.
a) Once there was a Persian king called Shahhryar who had a beautiful wife
b) The king killed her for she was perfidious
c) After one day’s marriage he would cutoff her head and marry again.
d) He decided that all women were wicked and that he would punish them
e) He gave orders that he was tone provided with a new wife everyday
1) a, c, d, e, b
2) a, b, d, e, c
3) a, d, c, b, e
4) a, e, b, d, c

15.____ group of militants fromPakistan with Pakistani soldierskilled five Indian soldiers in __ambush along ____ disputed bor-der in ___ Kashmir on 6 August,2013.
1) a, the, the, no article
2) a, an, the, no article
3) a, an, no article, the
4) a, an, the, the

16.Choose the right alternative to make it a meaningful sentence. She had a ____ look on her face.
1) puzzling
2) puzzle
3) puzzler
4) puzzled

17.What is the antonym of the word”light” in “only light vehicles are allowed over the old bridge!”
1) Dull
2) Heavy
3) Hard
4) Onerous

18.What is the name of the Newton’s dog?
1) Goldy
2) Diamond
3) Puppy
4) None of these

19.What were the things lying on Newton’s table?
1) Table Lamp and Clothes
2) Papers and Burning Candle
3) Vessels & Phone
4) None of these

20.Where was the dog at the time of the incident?
1) Dining Hall
2) Bed room
3) Reading Room
4) None of these

21.From the following pairs of words, select the one which is synonymous:
1) Sultry – Impure
2) Humbug – Deceit
3) Stupid – Incapable
4) Frail – Strong

22.Match the following.
List – I
i) That which cannot be corrected
ii) That which cannot be conquered
iii) That which cannot be avoided
iv) That which cannot be changed
v) That which cannot be noticed

List – II
a) Imperceptible
b) Irrevocable
c) Invincible
d) Incorrigible
e) Inevitable

1) i – d, ii – c, iii – e, iv – b, v – a
2) i – b, ii – c, iii – d, iv – a, v – e
3) i – e, ii – b, iii – c, iv – d, v – a
4) i – c, ii – b, iii – e, iv – d, v – a

23.Replace the underlined phrase bythe correct alternative. She successfully bluffed her way through the interview.
1) Managing things secretly
2) Convincing others easily
3) Fooling others successfully
4) Dealing with a difficult situation successfully

We had to ____ for a very longtime before ____.
1) wait, receiving
2) stay, making
3) be, getting
4) look, asking

25.Choose the rearrangement of the following sentences into a meaningful paragraph.
a) This is the only answer to all our problems
b) The root cause of hunger Andover work will be abolished for ever
c) Man is only real enemy we have
d) Remove man from the scene
1) d, c, b, a
2) a, c, b, d
3) c, d, b, a
4) a, b, d, c

26.Choose the right alternative to make it a meaningful sentence. He gets ___ when the teacher starts shouting.
1) muddle
2) muddling
3) muddled
4) muddy

27.What is the antonym of the word”boiling” in “you must be boiling in that sweater”!
1) baking
2) freezing
3) softening
4) dwindling

28.Fill in the blanks with suitable words to make the following sentence a meaningful one.
1) Hardly – When
2) Just – As
3) Well – And
4) Then – When

29.Identify the part of the sentence which has an error in the following sentences. He accepted the offer (a) / because there was (b) / nothing more better (c) / coming his way (d).
1) a
2) b
3) c
4) d

30.Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt, if any. The Minister(a)/gave an exceptional(b)/speech(c)/at the inauguration(d)
1) a
2) b
3) c
4) d