Question 1:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A place for storing grain
Aviary
Treasury
Apiary
Granary
Granary - a place for storing grain
Treasury- the funds or revenue of a state, institution, or society
Apiary- a place where bees are kept
Aviary- a large cage or area in which birds are kept
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A group of fish
Bunch
School
Troop
Litter
School - a group of fish
Troop- a large group of people or animals
Bunch- a number of things, usually of the same type, fastened or growing together
Litter- pieces of paper, rubbish, etc. that are left in a public place
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A person who produces beautiful handwriting
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Calligrapher
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stenographer
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Typographer
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Philosopher
Calligrapher - a person who produces beautiful handwriting
Stenographer- a person whose job is to write down what somebody else says, using a quick system of signs or abbreviations and then to type it.
Philosopher- a person who has developed a set of ideas and beliefs about the meaning of life.
Typographer- a person such as a compositor, printer, or designer, who specializes in the design, choice, and arrangement of type matter.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
Lacking interest or excitement
Despot
Mundane
Miserly
Hostile
Mundane- lacking interest or excitement
Despot- a ruler with great power, especially one who uses it in a cruel way
Hostile- having very strong feelings against somebody/something
Miserly- marked by grasping meanness and penuriousness
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A person above a hundred years in age
Venerable
Geriatric
Centenarian
Aged
Centenarian- a person above a hundred years in age.
Venerable- respected because of your age, personality, position, or wisdom
Aged- very old people
Geriatric- dealing with old people
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A sentimental longing for a period in the past
Nostalgia
Craving
Memory
Emotion
Nostalgia - a sentimental longing for a period in the past
Memory- a person's ability to remember things
Emotion- a strong feeling such as love, anger, fear, etc.
Craving- a strong desire for something
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
Soft, inner part of a nut or fruit-stone
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Bean
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Kernel
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seeds
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Caramel
seeds - a small hard part of a plant from which a new plant of the same kind can grow.
Kernal- soft, inner part of a nut or fruit-stone
Bean- similar seeds from some other plants
Caramel - a type of sticky sweet that is made from boiled sugar, butter, and milk
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
Crocodile tears
Totally different
Hopeless situation
False tears
of less worth
Crocodile tears- false tears.
E.g.- They weep crocodile tears for the poor and disadvantaged but don't do much to help them.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
I had never seen him lose his temper, and he governed our company with an iron hand.
To any degree
At the service
In anxiety
strict and harsh control
An iron hand- strict and harsh control.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
By hook or by crook
By mistake
By default
By any means
By a narrow margin
By hook or by crook- by any means.
E.g. It is the technique of all minority dictatorships which, by hook or by crook, seize power.
