Direction :-Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
The state of being full or complete
Plebiscite
Plenitude
Plunder
Pliability
Plenitude - the state of being full or complete
Plunder- the action of stealing from people or places, especially during war or fighting
Plebiscite -a vote by the people of a country or a region on a question that is very important
Pliability- the quality of being easily bent
Question 2:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of (1) _________ unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. But supermarkets and grocers are (2) ____________ to sit up and take notice. In response to (3) ______________ consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have (4) __________ up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take (5) ____________ responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.
5.
every
little
some
any
'Some' means a certain amount of or a number of something. The given passage states that supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility.
Hence, 'some' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
Direction :-Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
The action of examining with care or reading carefully
Persuade
Perverse
Perusal
Persiflage
Perusal- the action of examining with care or reading carefully.
Persuade- to make somebody do something by giving him/her good reasons.
Perverse- liking to behave in a way that is not acceptable or reasonable
Persiflage- light and contemptuous mockery or banter.
Question 4:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
A probe has been ordered by the incident that occurred at the celebrations.
No error
that occurred at the celebrations
by the incident
A probe has been ordered
'Probe into' a correct phrase meaning (To begin inquiring into or investigating something)
The correct sentence will be as follows: A probe has been ordered into the incident that occurred at the celebrations.
Question 5:
Direction :-Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
The action of examining with care or reading carefully
Persiflage
Perusal
Perverse
Persuade
Perusal- the action of examining with care or reading carefully.
Persuade- to make somebody do something by giving him/her good reasons.
Perverse- liking to behave in a way that is not acceptable or reasonable
Persiflage- light and contemptuous mockery or banter.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
Priya assured me, "I can stay in tonight."
Priya told me that she can stay in that night.
Priya told me that she could stay in that night.
Priya told me that she could stay in this night.
Priya told me that she could stay in tonight.
Priya told me that she could stay in that night.
(a) Priya told me that she could stay in this night. (Incorrect Word)
(c) Priya told me that she could stay in tonight. (Incorrect word)
(d) Priya told me that she can stay in that night. (Incorrect Modal Verb)
Question 7:
Direction :-Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Priviledge
Erroneous
Occurrence
Accommodation
Privilege is the correct spelling
Question 8:
Direction :-Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Erroneous
Accommodation
Occurrence
Priviledge
Privilege is the correct spelling
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Despite their _________, impersonal rules that apply to all are essential in large systems.
benefits
support
limitations
advantages
limitations
Support: To help somebody by saying that you agree with him/her/it, and sometimes giving help such as money.
Advantages: something that may help you to do better than other people
Benefits: an advantage or useful effect that something has
Limitations: the act of limiting or controlling something; a condition that puts a limit on something
Clearly, the word that we are looking for is limitations.
Question 10:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Amphan, the more severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal Since the super cyclone of 1999, made landfall in the afternoon on Wednesday.
made landfall
the more severe cyclone
since the super cyclone
in the afternoon
When we want to show the extreme or highest degree of something, we use superlative adjectives like highest, best, worst, most, etc. Similarly, the given sentence states that Amphan was the highest in severity or the most severe cyclone since 1999.
Hence, 'the most severe cyclone' is the most appropriate structure.