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1. What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “brinkmanship”?
(A) ennui
(B) tediousness
(C) languor
(D) politicking
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
brinkmanship
Meaning: the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety
before stopping, especially in politics.
Synonyms: manoeuvring, politicking
Antonyms: tediousness, languor, ennui.
Usage: After months of brinkmanship, India and Nepal have brought their relations to the edge of a precipice(a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one).
2. Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “flinched”?
(A) stayed
(B) met
(C) remained
(D) quaked
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
flinched
Meaning: make a quick, nervous movement, especially as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise
Synonyms: winced, cringed, blenched, recoiled, started, quailed, quaked
Antonyms: confront, edfaced, forged, met, remained, stayed
Usage: The Modi government has in the past not flinched from taking tough measures, including the 2015 blockade that severely affected India’s land-locked neighbour.
3. Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “forbearance”?
(A) redress
(B) ease
(C) enhance
(D) redress
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
forbearance
Meaning: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Synonyms: tweak, enhance, ease, redress
Antonyms: worsen, deteriorate,
Usage: Since the full lockdown lasted longer than initially envisaged and only began to unwind this month, the forbearance on offer was a necessary step.
4. Choose the correct antonym for the word “overturned”-
(A) capsized
(B) backward
(C) reversed
(D) coherent
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
overturned
Meaning: Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom.
Synonyms: upended, upturned, inverted, reversed, backward, capsized
Antonyms: careful, formal, standard, disciplined, coherent
Usage: His decision, now overturned by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor
Direction (05-06): – Choose the most relevant one word: –
5. The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experimental –
(A) Avant-grade
(B) Categoriz
(C) Classify
(D) Pigeonhole
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experimental – Avant-grade
6. Belief in many Gods –
(A) Polytheism
(B) Athiest
(C) Believe in God
(D) Trust
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Belief in many Gods – Polytheism
Direction (07-08): Choose the correctly spelt word: –
7. (A) Spenish
(B) Spaniss
(C) Spanesh
(D) Spanish
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
(D) Spanish
8. (A) Tumoultuous
(B) Tumultuoss
(C) Tumultuous
(D) Tumultuouss
Ans. (C)
Explanation: –
(C) Tumultuous
Direction (9-10): Choose the most appropriate Idioms: –
9. Man, it is as _____________out there today—not a bit of humidity in the air
(A) dry as a bone
(B) dried as a ossicle
(C) dry as a mortification
(D) dried, as a mortification
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Dry as a bone:
Meaning: If your lawn is as dry as a bone, the soil is completely dry.
Example: Man, it is as dry as a bone out there today—not a bit of humidity in the air
10. I think she really ___________when she decided to quit that promising internship.
(A) dropped the ball
(B) erring the ball
(C) blundering the ball
(D) fallen the ball
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Drop the ball:
Meaning; If someone drops the ball, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities seriously enough and let something go wrong.
Example: I think she really dropped the ball when she decided to quit that promising internship.
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