The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to _________ her make-up.

• put over
• put up
• put on
• put of
Correct Option: C  [ put on ]

Remark:

Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence

• Statesmanship
• Diplomacy
• Hierarchy
• Protocol
Correct Option: D  [ Protocol ]

Remark:

He is not familiar ________ this locality.

• to
• from
• about
• with
Correct Option: D  [ with ]

Remark:

A damp squib

• rainy weather
• a disappointing result
• a skirt in a laundry
• Great honour
Correct Option: B  [ a disappointing result ]

Remark:

One of my desires(A)/ are to become(B)/ a doctor.(C)/ No error(D)

• A
• B
• C
• D
Correct Option: B  [ B ]

Remark: Use ' is to become'

She has been absent _________ Friday last.

• from
• since
• by
• for
Correct Option: B  [ since ]

Remark:

Striking (Find Synonym)

• Attractive
• Violent
• Funny
• Hateful
Correct Option: A  [ Attractive ]

Remark:

If someone uses the idiom "a black sheep", he/she is talking about:

• a sheep that in black
• an unlucky person
• an ugly person
• None of the above
Correct Option: D  [ None of the above ]

Remark: "a black sheep": a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family.

He used to involve with the confidential work of the University. (Synonym)

• Private
• Secret
• Trusted
• Hidden
Correct Option: B  [ Secret ]

Remark:

We must ABATE the smoke nuisance in our cities. (find synonym)

• Intensify
• Reduce
• Increase
• amplify
Correct Option: B  [ Reduce ]

Remark: The word "abate" is a verb that means to become less intense or to diminish in force or intensity.