Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
To give one's authority to another
usurp
delegate
shirk
supervise
Delegate- to give one's authority to another
Shirk- to avoid doing something that is difficult or unpleasant,
Supervise- to watch somebody/something to make sure that work is being done properly or that people are behaving correctly
Usurp- to take somebody's position
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
People who work together at the same place
agents
colleagues
rivals
friends
Colleagues - people who work together at the same place.
Rivals- people or things that are competing with you.
Agents- people whose job is to do business for a company or for another person.
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
Add fuel to the fire
Add wrong ingredients
Worsen an already bad situation
To abuse someone
Encourage someone to do right
Add fuel to the fire- worsen an already bad situation.
E.g.- The President said he wouldn't add fuel to the fire by commenting on the controversial issue without knowing all the facts.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Act of giving up the throne
Addiction
Admiration
Adulation
Abdication
Abdication- Act of giving up the throne.
Admiration- a feeling of liking and respecting somebody/something very much.
Adulation- extreme admiration
Addiction- a condition in which a person finds themselves unable to stop using a substance or engaging in a behavior.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
Barking up the wrong tree
Pursue a course of action that will most likely be futile
Pursue one's agenda
Respectfully disagree with someone
Make an enemy of someone
Barking up the wrong tree- pursue a course of action that will most likely be futile.
E.g.- Suraj must face the fact that he is barking up the wrong tree.
Question 6:
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.
Ragi is a popular annual plant that is (1) _________ with healthy nutrients. It is a good (2) _______ of iron, protein, calcium and (3) _________ minerals. It is also rich in fibre and (4) _________ in weight loss as it contains (5) ______________ saturated fats.
2.
cause
origin
source
spring
Source refers to a place, person or thing where something comes or starts from or where something is obtained. In the passage, Ragi is considered as the source of multiple nutrients.
Hence, source is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
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.
Ragi is a popular annual plant that is (1) _________ with healthy nutrients. It is a good (2) _______ of iron, protein, calcium and (3) _________ minerals. It is also rich in fibre and (4) _________ in weight loss as it contains (5) ______________ saturated fats.
2.
source
spring
cause
origin
Source refers to a place, person or thing where something comes or starts from or where something is obtained. In the passage, Ragi is considered as the source of multiple nutrients.
Hence, source is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
I want to learn yoga when I was in school.
used to
need to
ought to
No substitution required
'Used to' is a phrase that refers to someone's past habits or something from the past that is no longer true. For example, I used to play guitar when I was in college, I used to play video games when I was a teenager etc. Similarly in the given question, the narrator used to learn yoga in the past. Hence, ‘used to' be the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
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.
Ragi is a popular annual plant that is (1) _________ with healthy nutrients. It is a good (2) _______ of iron, protein, calcium and (3) _________ minerals. It is also rich in fibre and (4) _________ in weight loss as it contains (5) ______________ saturated fats.
2.
source
origin
cause
spring
Source refers to a place, person or thing where something comes or starts from or where something is obtained. In the passage, Ragi is considered as the source of multiple nutrients.
Hence, source is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.
Haughty
Quiet
Arrogant
Humble
Talkative
Haughty- Excessively proud of oneself, disdainful, arrogant.
Humble- Not proud or haughty.
Talkative- One who talks a lot.
Arrogant- Thinking that you are better and more important than other people.
