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Q1. Tribal youth from two villages in Gadchiroli district burnt banners …………..them to observe ‘Naxal Week’.
(a) ordering
(b) discourage
(c) facilitating
(d) exhorting
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Exhort means strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
Q2. It is not necessary for you ………………… with any crime.
(a) to associated
(b) to be associated
(c) to associating
(d) none of these
S2. Ans.(b)
Q3. Charted Accountants know all the different ways to …………………. tax laws.
(a) get around
(b) get along
(c) get out
(d) get away
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Get Around means To solve a problem by avoiding the main issue.
Q4. After the Parliament attack, the Indian military …………………. massive mobilization but the formations which were deep inside took weeks to mobilise losing the element of surprise.
(a) under went
(b) under take
(c) took
(d) undertook
S4. Ans.(d)
Q5. India’s defence and security experts need to urgently devise counter measures to __________ such vulnerabilities.
(a) enervate
(b) vitiate
(c) captivate
(d) mitigate
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Mitigate: to make or become less severe or harsh; moderate.
Directions (6-10): Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q6. Scandalous
(a) Wonderful
(b) Satisfying
(c) Disgraceful
(d) Careless
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Scandalous – Making people shocked and upset.
Synonyms – Awful, Disgusting, Dreadful, Evil.
Antonyms – Acceptable, Agreeable, Inoffensive.
Option (c) portrays the same meaning as that of the given word & hence it is the correct
choice.
Q7. Zenith
(a) Summit
(b) Bottom
(c) Start
(d) Minimum
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Zenith- The highest part or point.
Synonyms – Summit, Acme, Apex
Antonyms – Bottom, Base, Depth.
Option (a) portrays the same meaning as that of the given word & hence it is the correct
choice.
Q8. Corpulent
(a) Costly
(b) Bulky
(c) Modest
(d) Slim
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
Corpulent – Having an excess of body fat.
Synonyms – Bulky, Chubby, Fat, Fleshy, Full.
Antonyms – Lean, Skinny, Slender, Slim, Spare, Thin.
Option (b) portrays the same meaning as that of the given word & hence it is the correct
choice.
Q9. Sparingly
(a) Roughly
(b) Practically
(c) Cheaply
(d) Impressively
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
Sparingly- In small amounts, or without wasting any
Synonyms – Cheaply, Economically, Inexpensively, Meagrely, Poorly.
Antonyms – Impressively, Magnificently, Splendidly, Uncarefully.
Option (c) portrays the same meaning as that of the given word & hence it is the correct
choice.
Q10. Urbane
(a) Cultured
(b) Megacity
(c) Classless
(d) Expensive
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
Urbane – Having or showing very polished and worldly manners.
Synonyms – Cultured, Smooth, Sophisticated.
Antonyms – Ungraceful, Inexperienced, Awkward.
Option (a) portrays the same meaning as that of the given word & hence it is the correct
choice.
Directions (11-15): In the following questions, improvement the segment given in bold.
Q11. If they were knowing about the crabs, they would not have decided to picnic there.
(a) had known
(b) knew
(c) did know
(d) No improvement
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct grammatical structure to be followed is ‘If +subject+ had +V3’, Subject + would have +V3.
Hence, “had” should be used as in the next clause “would have” has been used.
Q12. Not only they went to see a film, they had dinner as well.
(a) did they go
(b) they did not go
(c) did not they go
(d) No improvement
S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Not only – but also’ takes inversion with it, and in inversion we take “H.V.” before the “subject”. Here “but also” is not given but for that “as well” is given and “as well” is preferably used in the end of the statement. Also, we need to use a positive sentence structure after it not negative.
Hence, Change ‘They went’ to ‘Did they go’.
Q13. Supposing if he fails again, will he be able to hold his head high?
(a) Suppose he fails
(b) Suppose if he failed
(c) Supposing he will fail
(d) No improvement
S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Suppose’ itself denotes conditional and so does ‘If’. Hence either of them is used.
Q14. With order to help the homeless, the government has set up 500 new shelter home across the city.
(a) A to order to help
(b) In order to
(c) To helping
(d) No improvement
S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. In order to help is a phrase which should be used in this context.
Q15. He is too intelligent for failing this test.
(a) to failing this test
(b) in failing this test
(c) to fail this test
(d) No improvement
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. Too + adj. + to is the correct structure, and “to” is not used as a preposition here but as a part of “to” infinitive.
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