Q: Select the word or phrase which fits each definition. : Last part of speech
A. Permutation
B. Conclusion
C. Percussion
D. Peroration
Solution: The correct answer is:
Peroration
Q: Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of this: The agnostic demanded proof before he would accept the statement of the secretary.
A. Sceptic about the existence of god or any ultimate reality
B. The sceptic
C. The atheist
D. The pessimist
Solution: The correct answer is:
Sceptic about the existence of god or any ultimate reality
Q: You will see signs of _______ everywhere, which speak well for the ______ of these people.
A. industry – prosperity
B. decoration – senses
C. beauty – careful
D. clear – debris
Solution: Prosperity: the state of being prosperous.
The correct answer is:
industry – prosperity
Q: They asked me about eve-teasing and its consequences in our society. I said it promoted many a problems in our society.
A.
the sentence has three errors.
B.
the sentence has two errors
C. the sentence has four or more errors
D. the sentence has one error.
Solution: The correct answer is:
the sentence has four or more errors.
Q: How much did it ________ to reach Mumbai by car?
A. Charge
B. Price
C. Cost
D. Cost
Solution: Cost: (of an object or action) require the payment of (a specified sum of money) before it can be acquired or done.
The correct answer is:
Cost
Q: Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the word typed in bold. : He has a propensity for getting into debt
A. aptitude
B. quality
C. characteristic
D. natural tendency
Solution: The correct answer is:
natural tendency
Q: In the following questions, a sentence is written in four different ways. Choose the option which gives the most effective and grammatically correct sentence. Pay attention to grammar, word choice and sentence construction.
A. As did the ancient in India centuries ago, he must again learn to invoke the energy of growing things and to recognize that one can take from the earth and the atmosphere, only so much as they put into them.
B.
He must again learn, as did the ancient in India centuries ago, to invoke the energy of growing things and to recognize, that one can be taking from the earth and the atmosphere, only so much as one puts back into them.
C. He must again learn to invoke the energy of growing things and to recognize, as did the ancient in India centuries ago, that one can take from the earth and the atmosphere, only so much as one puts back into them.
D. He must again learn to invoke the energy of growing things and to recognize, that one can be taking from the earth and the atmosphere only so much as one puts back into them, as did the ancient in India centuries ago
Solution: The correct answer is:
He must again learn to invoke the energy of growing things and to recognize, as did the ancient in India centuries ago, that one can take from the earth and the atmosphere, only so much as one puts back into them.
Q: A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude
A. iconoclast
B. sage
C. recluse
D. priest
Solution: Recluse means: a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
The correct answer is:
recluse
Q: Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word. : AFFABLE (OPPOSITE
A. needy
B. conscious
C. rude
D. ruddy
Solution: AFFABLE Means: friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
The correct answer is:
rude
Q: Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : REPRISAL
A. retaliation
B. loss
C. nonsense
D. assessment
Solution: REPRISAL Meaning: an act of retaliation.
The correct answer is:
nonsense