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Directions (1-3): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
Q1. INDISPENSABLE
(a) Tolerable
(b) Superfluous
(c) Expensive
(d) Hostile
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indispensiblemeans absolutely necessary. Superfluous is not necessary.
Q2. VINDICTIVE
(a) Forgiving
(b) Humane
(c) Polite
(d) Liberal
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Vindictive means having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. Forgiving means no longer feel angry about or wish to punish So it is the perfect antonym.
Q3. FRIVOLOUS
(a) Amusing
(b) Serious
(c) Confusing
(d) Teasing
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Frivolous means not having any serious purpose or value. Hence serious is the correct antonym.
Directions (4-6):Each item in this section consists of a word followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most similar in meaning to the given word.
Q4. INNOCUOUS
(a) useful
(b) injurious
(c) causing no harm
(d) bad
S4.Ans(c)
Sol. Innocuous: not harmful or offensive
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.
Q5. INVEIGHED
(a) criticized
(b) rebuked
(c) disliked
(d) appreciated
S5.Ans(a)
Sol. Inveigh: speak or write about (something) with great hostility
Rebuke: express sharp disapproval
Criticize: indicate the faults of (someone or something)
Appreciate: recognize the full worth of
Q6. BEFOGGED
(a) terrified
(b) panicky
(c) surprised
(d) puzzled
S6.Ans(d)
Sol. Befogged: recognize the full worth of
Terrified: cause to feel extreme fear
Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
Directions (7-11): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q7. All agog
(a) Avoid
(b) Contentment
(c) Amazed
(d) Unsystematically
S7. Ans.(c)
Q8. Tide over
(a) To leave in difficult time
(b) To perform brilliantly
(c) Support through a difficult period
(d) To expect more than one actually deserves
S8. Ans.(c)
Q9. Stand corrected
(a) To admit that one has been wrong
(b) To correct someone else for their wrong doings
(c) To defend oneself on being caught red-handed
(d) To run away from punishment
S9. Ans.(a)
Q10. Behind the eight ball
(a) Visit a pleasant place
(b) Improve to do better
(c) To be advantageous
(d) At a disadvantage
S10. Ans.(d)
Q11. Tempt providence
(a) To punish someone
(b) To take reckless risks
(c) To have God’s favor
(d) To make publicly known
S11. Ans.(b)
Q12. Improve the segment given in bold.
Assuming the unit is profitable, it make senses for Deutsche Bank to keep it and maintain its presence in Asia.
(a) it makes sense for
(b) it is making sensible to
(c) it make sense for
(d) No improvement
S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘It’ is a singular subject which would take singular verb thus “make” should be changed to “makes”. Make is a verb which would take an object rather than an adjective.
Q13. Select the word with the correct spelling.
(a) legubrious
(b) lugabrious
(c) lugubrious
(d) lugibrious
S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. Lugubrious means looking or sounding sad and dismal.
Q14. Select the synonym of Vehemence
(a) avidity
(b) phlegm
(c) torpor
(d) ennui
S14. Ans. (a)
Sol. Vehemence means great forcefulness or intensity of feeling or expression and Avidity means
keen interest or enthusiasm.
Q15.Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Minority shareholders may think they are getting a raw deal but that’s incorrect.
P- Maybe the promoters ran these companies into the ground, but that is in their capacity as managers—with designations such as MD or CEO and so on.
Q- But, under insolvency, all shareholders stand in the same dock, accused of owning a company that has defaulted on its debt.
R- The size of shareholding by shareholders is immaterial.
(a) QPR
(b) RPQ
(c) PRQ
(d) PQR
S15. Ans. (b)
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