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Directions (1-2):
Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q1. Persist
(a) abandon
(b) cease
(c) remain
(d) ruin
Q2. Cogent
(a) suspicious
(b) muddled
(c) vague
(d) plausible
Directions (3-5):
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Q3. Turbulent
(a) unsettled
(b) moderate
(c) stormy
(d) anarchic
Q4. Alluring
(a) obnoxious
(b) appealing
(c) enticing
(d) charming
Q5. Empathy
(a) rapport
(b) harmony
(c) affinity
(d) atrocity
Directions (6-8):
Four alternatives are given for the Idioms/Phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
Q6. Pie in the sky
(a) a successful journey
(b) an empty wish
(c) feeling of excitement
(d) talkative
Q7. At one’s wit’s end
(a) involved in a dispute
(b) excessive desires
(c) in a state of distress
(d) in poverty
Q8. In the dark
(a) greedily
(b) covertly
(c) mannerly
(d) strongly
Q9. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
(a) problematic
(b) cryptic
(c) hypothesis
(d) lethergic
Q10. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
(a) bucolic
(b) mechaenic
(c) patriotic
(d) gigantic
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Persist: continue to exist; be prolonged.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Cogent: (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
Plausible: (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Turbulent: characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Alluring: powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive.
Obnoxious: extremely unpleasant.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Empathy: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Atrocity: an extremely wicked or cruel act.
S6. Ans.(b)
S7. Ans.(c)
S8. Ans.(b)
S9. Ans.(d)
S10. Ans.(b)