NIMCET 2013 Previous Year Questions (PYQs) – Page 11 of 12

Answer: beyond

Explanation: The phrase beyond my comprehension means “too difficult for me to understand.” Hence, the correct word is beyond.

Answer: by

Explanation: The preposition by is used to indicate “not later than” a specific time. Hence, “leave by 7.30 A.M.” means you should leave at or before 7.30 to avoid traffic.

Answer: To suspect something bad

Explanation: The idiom “to smell a rat” means to become suspicious that something is wrong or that someone is being dishonest.

Answer: Shorten

Explanation: The word abridge means to make something shorter in duration, length, or extent — for example, to abridge a speech or a book.

Answer: Something that has been done very badly

Explanation: The idiom “a dog’s breakfast” means a complete mess or something done very poorly — not an actual meal for a dog.

Answer: She says she likes going to the seaside

Explanation: Since the reporting verb says is in the present tense, the verb inside the reported speech remains in the same tense. Therefore, “I like” becomes “she likes”.

Answer: Q R S P

Correct Sentence: Candidates should note that no request for change of centre will normally be granted.

Answer: She was one of the average students of the class

Explanation: The phrase “one of the” must be followed by a **plural noun**, because it refers to one person from a group. Therefore, students (plural) is correct, not student (singular).

Answer: is most pleasing

Explanation: The singular subject decoration takes the singular verb is. As there is no comparison being made, the correct form is the superlative is most pleasing, meaning “very pleasing.”

Explanation: The subject President is singular, and the phrase “accompanied by his advisors” is parenthetical. Therefore, the correct verb is was to agree with the singular subject in past tense.