DSSSB MTS (23 June 2024)

The correct answer is option 4 i.e weaker or diluted

Watered down: Refers to something that is diluted or mixed with something else

Diluted or weaker: Refers to something that is reduced in strength by the addition of water

Thus, 'watered down' and 'diluted or weaker' are similar words Let's look at the meaning of the other words:

Submerged in water: Refers to something that is under water

Difficult to implement: Refers to something that is hard to apply in real life

Stronger: Refers to something that is high in strength

Thus, the correct answer is option 4.

Here the correct answer is Leave without any intimation. Key Points:-

• Let's look at the meaning of the given idiom:-

• To take French leave - absence from work or duty without permission.

• For Example - The caretaker had taken French leave.

• Thus, the correct answer is option 1.

Option 1 is the right answer.

• The meaning of the given idiom "Cut to the chase" is - 'To start talking about the important aspects of something' or 'Come to the point directly'.

•  ex: Since you are busy, let me cut to the chase and say that I am quitting.

Option 1 is the right answer.

• The meaning of the idiom "Take exception to" is 'To object strongly'.

ex: She took exception to a dog coming into her clean home.

Option 1 is the right answer.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. amnesty.

Meanings of the given options are-

• Sanctify means set apart as or declare holy; consecrate.

• Amnesty means general pardon for offenses against the state.

• Gratuity means a tip given to a waiter, taxi driver, etc.

• Red-tapism means the practice of requiring excessive paperwork and tedious procedures before official action can be considered or completed.

Clearly, 'amnesty' is correct.

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

• Octagon: a plane figure with eight straight sides

• Hexagon: a plane figure with six straight sides

• Pentagon: a plane figure with five straight sides

• Heptagon: a plane figure with seven straight sides

The other options are incorrect in their usage in the context.

One word substitution refers to the process of replacing a phrase/sentence with a single word.

Key Points

• Here the word 'politics' can substitute the mentioned sentence as it concerned with the study of political and governing activities at local, state, national and international levels.

• The meaning of the other three words are given below

Therefore, politics is the word that can be defined as the science of government.

The correct answer is Option 2.

• The meaning of the given word 'genuine' is 'authentic, real, natural'

The correct answer is option 4) i.e. pursue.

• pursue: follow or chase (someone or something).

The correct answer is Option 3. Explanation-

• Across is wrongly spelled as Accross; It is a preposition which expresses position or orientation.

• Thus, the correct option is 3 and therefore the answer.

Let's look at the other options and their meaning-

• Alien: belonging to a foreign country; unfamiliar and

disturbing

• Awful: very bad or unpleasant; used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negative.

• Already: before or by now or the time in question.