In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
The notice said that the meeting would begin precisely at 9.30 AM.
approximately
exactly
accurately
concisely
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
Public figures should not indulge in mud-slinging.
caricatures
mockery
slander
quarrelling
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
The soldier displayed exceptional courage and saved Major from the enemy's hand.
avoidable
unusual
strange
abnormal
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
We should always try to maintain and promote communal amity.
bondage
contention
friendship
understanding
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
Silence is mandatory for meditation to be effective.
compulsory
necessary
required
needed
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
The thief outwitted the constable on some pretext and disappeared on the way to the police station.
defeated
be fooled
cheated
outmanoeuvred
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
He is averse to the idea of holding elections now.
convinced
angry
agreeable
opposed
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
That youngin is quite sanguine about the result of his competitive examination.
depressed
pessimistic
anxious
optimistic
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
He has a propensity for getting into debt.
natural tendency
aptitude
characteristic
quality
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
The pioneers left a blazing trial of courage, manliness and chivalry.
inventors
explorers
colonialist
settlers
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
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