Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
HASTE
Delay
Dash
Rush
Lose
• Haste: excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.
• Delay: make (someone or something) late or slow; a period of time by which something is late or postponed
• Lose: be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something); become unable to find (something or someone)
• Rush: move with urgent haste; dash towards (someone or something) in an attempt to attack or capture.
• Dash: run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.
Thus, delay is the antonym of Haste.
Question 2:
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The ball missed the wicket by a whisker.
by a sudden fall
by hitting the bat
by a small margin
by using her hands
The correct answer is option1,i.e.'by a small margin'.
The underlined idiom 'by a whisker' means 'by a very small amount'.
Example: In the end, we lost by a whisker and I feel terribly disappointed.
Hence, option 1 is the answer.
Question 3:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted.Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The Tamil Nadu government's order (1) ________the lockdown in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruppur and Salem from April 26 briefly (2) ____________ these cities with panic, threatening to undo the gains achieved from avoiding crowding, maintaining physical distancing and preparing the public for a (3) ___________ exit from restrictions. If the idea was to (4) __________ the rising rate of infections, which cumulatively touched 1,821 on April 25, the government's announcement of a 'complete lockdown' was (5) ____________. Thousands crowded grocery stores, vegetable shops and petrol pumps to stock up, many ignoring safety norms.
Which of these should be filled at (4) as per the context of the passage?
less
start
halt
postpone
The correct answer is option 2, i.e. halt
The passage is about Tamil Nadu's government's order in reference to lockdown. It deals with upcoming threats that are likely to surface if restrictions are lifted.
• Let us look at the usage of the words given in the options:
• Start is contextually incorrect and serves the opposite meaning.
• Postpone is used to defer an event or program. Here, the infection outbreak is not an event.
• The use of less is incorrect since it means a small amount of, which is unsuitable to use here.
• Halt means a cessation in an activity.The context of the sentence implies that there is a need to curb the rising rate of infections. So, halt is the correct word to use.
The other three options do not fit contextually and grammatically.
Hence, halt is correct.
Question 4:
In the following series two numbers are placed within brackets. Study the series carefully and choose the correct option regarding the series.
निम्नलिखित श्रृंखला मे दो संख्याओं को कोष्ठक के भीतर रखा गया है। श्रृंखला का ध्यानपूर्वक अध्ययन करें और श्रृंखला के सम्बन्ध में सही विकल्प का चयन करें।
5, 11, 18, (25), 35, (45), 56
कोष्ठक में रखी दोनों संख्याएँ सहीं है। Both the numbers placed in brackets are correct.
कोष्ठक में रखी दोनों संख्याएँ गलत हैं। Both the numbers placed in brackets are wrong.
पहली कोष्ठक संख्या (बाएँ से) सही है और दूसरी गलत है। The first bracketed number (from the left) is correct and the second is wrong.
पहली कोष्ठक संख्या (बाएँ से) गलत है और दूसरी सही है। The first bracketed number (from the left) is wrong and the second is correct.
Question 5:
Select the option figure which can come in place of question mark (?) in the given figure series.
उस विकल्प आकृति का चयन करें, जो नीचे दी गयी आकृति श्रृंखला में प्रश्न चिन्ह (?) के स्थान पर आ सकती है।
c
a
d
b
Question 6:
Who has written the book 'If God Was a Banker'?
'इफ गॉड वाज़ ए बैंकर' पुस्तक किसने लिखी है?
झुम्पा लाहिड़ी / Jhumpa Lahiri
अमिताव घोष / Amitav Ghosh
अश्विन सांघी / Ashwin Sanghi
रवि सुब्रमण्यम / Ravi Subramaniam
रवि सुब्रमण्यन ।
उनकी पुस्तकें: "द इनक्रेडिबल बैंकर", "इन द नेम ऑफ गॉड", "गॉड इज़ ए गेमर", "आई बॉट द मॉन्क्स फेरारी", "डोंट टेल द गवर्नर " ।
Question 7:
Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (Words should be considered as meaningful words, and words should not be related to each other on the basis of number of letters/consonants/vowels in them.)
Crew : Sailors :: Army : ?
उस विकल्प का चयन करें, जो तीसरे शब्द से उसी प्रकार संबंधित है, जिस प्रकार दूसरा शब्द पहले शब्द से संबधित है । (शब्दों को अर्थपूर्ण शब्दों के रूप में माना जाना चाहिए, और शब्द, उनमें अक्षरों की संख्या / व्यंजन/ स्वरों की संख्या के आधार पर एक दूसरे से संबंधित नहीं होने चाहिए।)
चालक दल : नाविक :: सेना : ?
युद्धभूमि Battlefield
सैनिक Soldiers
युद्ध War
पुलिस Police
नाविकों के समूह को चालक दल कहा जाता है, उसी प्रकार सैनिको के समूह को सेना कहा जाता है । अतः विकल्प (a) सही है।
Question 8:
Select the most appropriate word for the group of words.
A previous case that might serve as an example or guide in subsequent situations
precedent
president
precursor
predecessor
• The correct answer is Option 2 'precedent' which means 'An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future' gives the same meaning as the given group of words.
• Precursor: A forerunner or indicator of approaching events.
• President: The head of state of a public.
• Predecessor: one who has preceded another in any state.
Question 9:
If the variance of 5 values is 0.81, what is its standard deviation?
यदि 5 मानों का विचरण 0.81 है, तो इसका मानक विचलन कितना है ?
2.7
0.27
0.09
0.9
Question 10:
which of the following statements is correct?
दी गई जानकारी के आधार पर, निम्न में से कौन सा कथन सही है ?
सात सहेलियां - प्रणवी, विनीता, रूपा, सौम्या, भावना, उर्मिला और आरोही, वृत्ताकार स्थिति में केंद्र की ओर मुख करके बैठी हैं। आरोही, सौम्या के बाईं ओर दूसरे स्थान पर है तथा भावना और उर्मिला की पड़ोसी है। सौम्या, रूपा या भावना की पड़ोसी नहीं है। प्रणवी, विनीता और रूपा की पड़ोसी है ।
सौम्या, उर्मिला और आरोही के बीच में बैठी है। Soumya is sitting between Urmila and Arohi
विनीता, भावना और प्रणवी के बीच में बैठी है । Vinita is sitting between Bhavana and Pranavi.
आरोही, रूपा और प्रणवी के बीच में बैठी है। Arohi is sitting between Roopa and Pranavi
रूपा, भावना और प्रणवी के बीच में बैठी है। Roopa is sitting between Bhavana and Pranavi.