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Select the antonym of

to abnegate

 

A) to eject B) to evict
C)  to admit D) to bounce

Answer:   C)  to admit



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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

A monthly contribution by the boy's elder brother (have made) this move possible.

 

A) had make B) had made
C) had making D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had made

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals

 

A) Scrupulous B) Veracious
C) Authentic D) Devious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Devious

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

 

 

A) Solemn B) Pious
C) Devout D) Irreverent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Irreverent

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Eyebrow raising

 

A) Pretend to like something or someone even when you dislike. B) Look up in defiance as a show of rebellion.
C) A person finally getting due punishment. D) Something which surprises, shocks, or offends people.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Something which surprises, shocks, or offends people.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Get on somebody's nerves

 

A) To calm an anxious person. B) To be an irritant.
C) To crack jokes at somebody's expense. D) Be angry with yourself but take out the anger on somebody else.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To be an irritant.

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

A century later, the philosophy community needs to take __________ the new challenge of moral deliberation on the most pressing issues of our difficult times. We have to revoke the suspension of ethics and morality ____________ our lives by initiating a dialogue on it. Foregrounding ethics, however, ___________ means undermining the epistemological or ontological questions that are inevitably there. One such beginning can be made by anchoring moral ________________ in fairness and justice —one founded on obligatory fairness towards the people and the planet, towards the earth and the environment, and above all justice towards one_________.

 

and above all justice towards one _________.

 

A) else B) all
C) everybody D) another
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) another

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

A century later, the philosophy community needs to take __________ the new challenge of moral deliberation on the most pressing issues of our difficult times. We have to revoke the suspension of ethics and morality ____________ our lives by initiating a dialogue on it. Foregrounding ethics, however, ___________ means undermining the epistemological or ontological questions that are inevitably there. One such beginning can be made by anchoring moral ________________ in fairness and justice —one founded on obligatory fairness towards the people and the planet, towards the earth and the environment, and above all justice towards one_________.

 

by anchoring moral ________________ in fairness

 

A) responsibility B) responsible
C) responsibly D) responsory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) responsibility

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

A century later, the philosophy community needs to take __________ the new challenge of moral deliberation on the most pressing issues of our difficult times. We have to revoke the suspension of ethics and morality ____________ our lives by initiating a dialogue on it. Foregrounding ethics, however, ___________ means undermining the epistemological or ontological questions that are inevitably there. One such beginning can be made by anchoring moral ________________ in fairness and justice —one founded on obligatory fairness towards the people and the planet, towards the earth and the environment, and above all justice towards one_________.

 

Foregrounding ethics, however, ___________ means undermining

 

A) nor B) no
C) never D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) never

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