Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.
Bracket
Bouquet
Boutique
Basket
Bouquet - an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.
Basket- a container for carrying or holding things
Bracket - prices, ages, etc. which are between two limits
Boutique- a small shop that sells fashionable clothes
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.
Feeble
Fast
Fickle
Wild
Strong
Feeble- with no energy or power
Strong- physically powerful
Wild- living or growing in natural conditions
Fast- able to move or act at great speed
Fickle- always changing your mind or your feelings so you cannot be trusted
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A person who believes everything easily
creditor
reliable
credulous
plausible
Credulous- A person who believes everything easily.
Creditor- A creditor or lender is a party that has a claim on the services of a second party. It is a person or institution to whom money is owed.
Plausible- something that you can believe, reasonable.
Reliable- something that you can trust.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Earthquake inspection ____________ that the two ancient buildings that remained intact after the Hiroshima bombing in Tokyo would not withstand a strong tremor.
redirected
revealed
retracted
resumed
Revealed - divulge, disclose.
Retracted - To say that something you have said is not true.
Resumed - To begin again or continue after a pause or interruption.
Redirected - Direct (something) to a new or different place or purpose.
So option (d) is the most logical answer.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
High time
time to celebrate something
well in time for something
past the appropriate time
time to fly high
High time- past the appropriate time.
Eg : It's high time that India had retaliated against Pakistan in its own words.
Question 6:
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'.
Have taken permission, Shivam went horse riding.
No substitution required
Have took permission
Having taken permission
Having taking permission
According to the sentence, 'Having' is behaving like a gerund(subject). Having is used to express the idea that you possess something.
Hence, 'having taken permission' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Success is the ____________ of taking risks, everybody knows.
tension
pressure
by-product
burden
By-product - something that is formed during the making of something else.
Burden - A responsibility or difficult task that causes a lot of worry.
Tension - The condition of not being able to relax because you are worried or nervous.
Pressure - Worries or difficulties that you have because you have too much to deal with.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.
Estimate
assess
believe
discover
solve
Believe - accept that (something) is true, especially without proof
Assess/Estimate- a guess or judgement about something.
Discover- to find something.
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.
Over the past year, Dr Hemmings has been conducting research on the big cat phenomenon and has already (1) ___________ the remains of some wild animals that may have been eaten by (2) __________ far larger than any of the country's known carnivores. The project has (3) ____________ an analysis of twenty skeletal animal remains (4). ___________ from across Gloucestershire and other nearby counties. The bones were selected because the (5). ___________ of their death led people to believe that these animals may have been killed by a big cat.
5.
affairs
potential
opportunities
circumstances
Circumstances
'Circumstances' means the facts or conditions connected with an event or action. The given passage states that the bones were selected because the circumstances of their death led people to believe that these animals may have been killed by a big cat.
Hence, 'circumstances' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
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'.
Every year the family goes for a pilgrim to the temple at Tirupati.
at the pilgrim
on a pilgrimage
from the pilgrimage
No substitution required
Whether we 'go to somewhere'(go to market) or we 'go on a trip/tour'. In this question, the family goes on a tour(pilgrimage).
Hence, 'on a pilgrimage' will be the most appropriate answer.