Direction (1-20): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with a single blank followed by five options. Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and mark that as your answer.
Q1. The downturn in the economy since 2016 has led to ___________ in Uttar Pradesh.
(a) Cultivation
(b) Irritation
(c) Desperation
(d) Interaction
(e) Admonition
Q2. The firm, now ___________ as Capricorn Energy, expects to get back ₹7,900 crore.
(a) Rechristened
(b) Obtained
(c) Warned
(d) Occasioned
(e) Trained
Q3. While the Government’s reflex position may be to deny the request, it may prove wiser to give the proposal some ___________ consideration.
(a) Intimate
(b) Elaborate
(c) Adequate
(d) Allocate
(e) Deliberate
Q4. With an ever more globalised young generation, connectivity is important as they are effective tools to ___________ people into action.
(a) Patronise
(b) Galvanise
(c) Humanise
(d) Agonise
(e) Caponise
Q5. The healthcare managers in the Tamil Nadu government were not short-sighted while ___________ the policy.
(a) Beseeching
(b) Formulating
(c) Imparting
(d) Dissenting
(e) Fascinating
Q6. With the decision, the Union government has put the rural healthcare delivery system from getting into ___________.
(a) Slew
(b)Usurp
(c)Depose
(d) Peril
(e) Fray
Q7. What lies behind all this, I believe, is a deep sense of the fundamental ___________ between the government and the people it governs.
(a) Criticism
(b) Rationalism
(c) Imperialism
(d) Aphorism
(e) Antagonism
Q8. Using biometric ___________, it would have been possible to make a precise digital map of his face.
(a) Ingesting
(b) Raising
(c) Profiling
(d) Surrounding
(e) Conducting
Q9. Since James wanted his _______________ to be successful, he made it one of his top priorities to teach his son good work ethics.
(a) Progeny
(b) Stock
(c) Property
(d) Instance
(e) Constitute
Q10. The ___________ brand owner benefited from selling its products at full price and cutting down on promotions.
(a) League
(b) Denizen
(c) Confer
(d) Convince
(e) Venture
Q11. The elite wanted to ___________ with the Pakistanis who had accepted Urdu as the national language.
(a) Unionize
(b) Scrutinize
(c) Fraternize
(d)Organize
(e) Recognize
Q12. Neither should life be frittered away because of endless ___________ and continuous introspection.
(a) Distinction
(b) Procrastination
(c) Dereliction
(d) Disapprobation
(e) Composition
Q13. Each day, a member of the kitchen staff is responsible for researching a ___________ of information about food.
(a) Inclement
(b) Spark
(c)Morsel
(d) Confluence
(e) Squalor
Q14. The real situation of the Indian economy is much more ___________ if one considers rising inflation and high joblessness.
(a) Yielding
(b) Tending
(c) Countermanding
(d) Exceeding
(e) Forbidding
Q15. The battle for civilisation is not going to end with an ___________ or some form of negotiated settlement.
(a) Armistice
(b) Justice
(c) Practice
(d) Reticent
(e) Notice
Q16. Given that secrecy is the norm, however, the public does not attach great ___________ to those who engage in the practice.
(a) Triumvirate
(b) Effluvium
(c) Odium
(d) Opprobrium
(e) Podium
Q17. A Pakistan-mediated power-sharing arrangement failed to ___________ the competing parties into a national government.
(a) Dearth
(b) Coalesce
(c) Imposture
(d) Diadem
(e) Hubbub
Q18. Thankfully, not every ___________ journalist is abandoned by management for perceived offenses against powerful newsmakers.
(a) Conscientious
(b) Captious
(c) Factitious
(d) Fractious
(e) Propitious
Q19. Whether Gandhi made her move out of ___________ calculation or simple magnanimity, it was a political master stroke.
(a) Shrewd
(b) Impoverished
(c) Revealed
(d) Intended
(e)Conducted
Q20. The collectivists will always use such a ___________ to con the people into believing that private corporations are evil.
(a) Scarce
(b) Policy
(c) Apparent
(d) Fallacy
(e) Fancy
Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Desperation: a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behaviour.
Cultivation: the action of cultivating land, or the state of being cultivated.
Irritation: the state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry.
Interaction: reciprocal action or influence.
Admonition: a firm warning or reprimand.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Rechristened: give a new name to.
Obtained: get, acquire, or secure (something).
Warned: inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.
Occasioned: caused (something).
Trained: having been taught a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Intimate: closely acquainted; familiar.
Elaborate: involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.
Adequate: satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
Allocate: distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.
Deliberate: done consciously and intentionally.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Patronise: treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.
Galvanise: shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
Humanise: make (something) more humane or civilized.
Agonise: undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something.
Caponise: castrate (a domestic cock).
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. Beseeching: asking (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.
Formulating: creating or preparing methodically.
Imparting: making (information) known.
Dissenting: holding or expressing opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Fascinating: extremely interesting.
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. Slew: turn or slide violently or uncontrollably.
Usurp: take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
Depose: remove from office suddenly and forcefully.
Peril: serious and immediate danger.
Fray: (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing.
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Criticism: the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes.
Rationalism: the practice or principle of basing opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
Imperialism: a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
Aphorism: a pithy observation which contains a general truth.
Antagonism: active hostility or opposition.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Ingesting: take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
Raising: lifting or moving to a higher position or level.
Profiling: the recording and analysis of a person’s psychological and behavioural characteristics, so as to assess or predict their capabilities in a certain sphere or to assist in identifying categories of people.
Surrounding: all round a particular place or thing.
Conducting: organize and carry out.
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. Progeny: a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.
Stock: the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.
Property: a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.
Instance: an example or single occurrence of something.
Constitute: be (a part) of a whole.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Denizen: a foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country.
– a person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place.
League: a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation.
Confer: grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
Convince: cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something.
Venture: a risky or daring journey or undertaking.
S11. Ans. (c)
Sol. Unionize: become or cause to become members of a trade union.
Scrutinize: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
Fraternize: associate or form a friendship with someone, especially when one is not supposed to.
Organize: arrange systematically; order.
Recognize: identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.
S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. Distinction: a difference or contrast between similar things or people.
Procrastination: the action of delaying or postponing something.
Dereliction: the state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.
Disapprobation: strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.
Composition: the nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. Inclement: Severe, of weather
Morsel: a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.
Spark: A tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Confluence: A flowing together
Squalor: Sordid dirtiness
S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. Yielding: (of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid.
Tending: regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic.
Countermanding: revoking or cancelling (an order).
Exceeding: very great.
Forbidding: unfriendly or threatening in appearance.
S15. Ans. (a)
Sol. Armistice: An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting.
Justice: just behaviour or treatment.
Practice: the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.
Reticent: not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
Notice: the fact of observing or paying attention to something.
S16. Ans. (d)
Sol. Triumvirate: a group of three powerful or notable people or things.
Effluvium: an unpleasant or harmful odour or discharge.
Odium: general or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions.
Opprobrium: harsh criticism or censure.
Podium: a platform raised above the surrounding level
S17. Ans. (b)
Sol. Dearth: an insufficient quantity or number
Coalesce: come together to form one mass or whole.
Imposture: an instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others.
Diadem; a jewelled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty.
Hubbub: a chaotic din caused by a crowd of people.
S18. Ans. (b)
Sol. Conscientious: wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly.
Captious: tending to find fault or raise petty objections.
Factitious: relating or inclined to dissension.
Fractious: (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.
Propitious: giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable.
S19. Ans. (a)
Sol. Shrewd: having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.
Impoverished: (of a person or area) made poor.
Revealed: make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.
Intended: planned or meant.
Conducted: led by a guide; managed.
S20. Ans. (d)
Sol. Scarce: (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand.
Policy: a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual.
Apparent: clearly visible or understood; obvious.
Fallacy: a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.
Fancy: elaborate in structure or decoration
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