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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

How did you __________ this rare book?

A) come with B) come to
C) come by D) come at
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) come by

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Please don't ________ me when I'm speaking.

A) interrupted B) interrupts
C) interrupt D) interrupting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) interrupt

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Purush wandered _______________ through life, with no clear ideas of where he was heading and what he wanted to accomplish.

A) madly B) excitedly
C) crazily D) aimlessly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) aimlessly

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

With his political _____________, the Party President deftly handled the rebellion.

A) temperament B) sagacity
C) attitude D) inexperience
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sagacity

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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.

A substance easily evaporated at normal temperatures

A) Volatile B) Steadfast
C) Enduring D) Definite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Volatile

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Scrimp

A) Skimp B) Conserve
C) Squander D) Curtail
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Squander

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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.

 

India is a country that loves decentralisation and it covers almost every ________________. I will focus ________________ the subject of tyranny. For example, look _______________ our police stations. We ____________________ a Hobbesian sovereign ruling over us. In political ___________________, one has what is called the concept of sovereignty which is discussed in Hobbesian terms.

 

We ____________________ a Hobbesian sovereign ruling over us.

 

A) do not need B) are not needing
C) shall not need D) won't be needing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) do not need

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In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.

Nefarious

A) Sloppy, Flurry B) Unassertive, Ignoble
C) Modest, Subtle D) Gregarious, Magnanimous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

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The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Nefarious: (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal
Sloppy: careless and unsystematic; excessively casual
Flurry: a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind

 

Unassertive: (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality

 

Ignoble: not honourable in character or purpose
Modest: unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
Subtle: (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Gregarious: (of a person) fond of company; sociable
Magnanimous: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person
Iniquitous: grossly unfair and morally wrong
Atrocious: horrifyingly wicked
Therefore, it can be observed that option E i.e.

 

‘iniquitous, atrocious’ forms a synonym- synonym pair of ‘nefarious’.

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