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1. What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Promulgated”?
(A) concealed
(B) hid
(C) publicize
(D) covered
Ans. (C)
Explanation: –
Promulgated
Meaning: promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
Synonyms: make known, make public, publicize
Antonyms: concealed, covered, hid
Usage: “these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization”
2. Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Moot”?
(A) debatable
(B) certain
(C) accomplished
(D) hands-down
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Moot
Meaning: subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.
Synonyms: debatable, open to debate, open to discussion
Antonyms: accomplished, certain, hands-down
Usage: “whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect was a moot point”
3. Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Amicable”?
(A) friendly
(B) hostile
(C) cordial
(D) good-natured
Ans. (B)
Explanation: –
Amicable
Meaning: characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.
Synonyms: friendly, good-natured, cordial
Antonyms: unfriendly, hostile
Usage: “an amicable settlement of the dispute”
4. Choose the correct antonym for the word “Confer”-
(A) bestow on
(B) grant to
(C) present with
(D) withhold
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
Confer
Meaning: grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
Synonyms: bestow on, present with/to, grant to
Antonyms: withhold, remove
Usage: “the Minister may have exceeded the powers conferred on him by Parliament”
5. Choose the most relevant one word: –
Someone not fit to be chosen –
(A) Ineligible
(B) Unqualified
(C) Desertless
(D) Inadvisable
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Someone not fit to be chosen – Ineligible
6. Choose the most relevant one word: – Belong to same period –
(A) Contemporary
(B) Contemporaneous
(C) Synchronous
(D) living
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Belong to same period – Contemporary
7. Choose the correctly spelt word: –
(A) Isocoronous
(B) Isochronies
(C) Isochronuos
(D) Isochronous
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
Isochronous
8. Choose the correctly spelt word: –
(A) Plibiscite
(B) Plebescite
(C) Plebiscete
(D) Plebiscite
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
(D) Plebiscite
9. Choose the most appropriate Idioms: –
I ____________________when I volunteered to manage three little league teams in one season.
(A) fragmeny off less than I could chew
(B) snipped off more than I can chew
(C) chunk of less than you could chew
(D) bit off more than I could chew
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
Bite off more than you can chew:
Meaning: If you bite off more than you can chew, you take on more responsibilities than you can manage. ‘Don’t bite off more than you can chew’ is often used to advise people against agreeing to more than they can handle.
Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I volunteered to manage three little league teams in one season.
10. Choose the most appropriate Idioms: –
The basement gives me the creeps, it’s as ____________________down there!
(A) black as Newgate’s knocker
(B) black as Newgate’s hammer
(C) blue as Newgate’s hammer
(D) blue as Newgate’s shingle
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Black as New gate’s knocker:
Meaning: If things are as black as New gate’s knocker, they are very bad. Negate was an infamous prison in England, so its door knocker meant trouble.
Example: The basement gives me the creeps, it’s as black as Newgate’s knocker down there!
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