English Quizzes Quiz For IRDA AM 2023-12th May

Directions (1-5): In each question below, a word is given followed by four pairs. Choose the pair which states either the synonyms or the antonyms or a synonym and an antonym of the given word. If none of the four pairs are correct then choose “None of these” as your answer choice.

Q1. Consensus
(a)Concord, Disagreement
(b) Surrender, Obvious
(c) Ambiguous, Dolefully
(d) Decline, Rush
(e) None of these

Q2. Resumption
(a) Safe, Certain
(b) Perilous, Agonizingly
(c) Naturally, Bitterly
(d) Restart, Reopen
(e) None of these

Q3. Dilemma
(a) Grim, Hard
(b)Risky, Liable
(c) Quandary, Conundrum
(d) Unaccountable, Cheerfully
(e) None of these

Q4. Peculiar
(a) Collapse, Devastating
(b) Normal, Ordinary
(c) Substantial, Convincing
(d) Weak, Soft
(e) None of these

Q5. Feasibility
(a) Attainable, Impractical
(b)Lessening, Light
(c) Grievous, Intensify
(d)Apparently, Mitigation
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions, five words are given out of which four are somehow related to the highlighted word given in the question. Choose the word which is odd-one and mark as your answer.

Q6. Efficacy
(a) Effectiveness
(b) Potency
(c) Inefficacy
(d) Unusual
(e) Usefulness

Q7. Dearth
(a) Shortage
(b) Suspension
(c) Shortfall
(d) Abundance
(e) Surfeit

Q8. Overwhelming
(a) Profuse
(b) Enormous
(c) Conundrum
(d) Immense
(e) Inordinate

Q9. Strewn
(a) Spread
(b) Require
(c) Sprinkle
(d) Scatter
(e) Gather

Q10. Hardship
(a)Adversity
(b) Asperity
(c) Difficulty
(d) Prosperity
(e) Reversal

Solutions:

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Here, “Concord and Disagreement” are synonym and antonym of the given word respectively. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
Consensus- A general agreement.
Agreement, Harmony, Concord, Concurrence

 S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, both the given words “Restart and Reopen” are synonyms of the given word. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
Resumption- The action of beginning something again after a pause or interruption.

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, “Quandary and Conundrum” are synonyms of the given word respectively. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Dilemma- A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Here, both the given words “Normal and Ordinary” are antonyms of the given word. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Peculiar- Different to what is normal or expected;
Strange, Unusual, Odd, Curious

 S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Here, “Attainable and Impractical” are synonym and antonym of the given word respectively. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
Feasibility- Possible to do easily or conveniently.
Practical, Workable, Attainable

 S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, Unusual is the odd one. While Effectiveness, Potency, and Usefulness are synonyms of the given word, Inefficacy is the antonym of the given word. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
Efficacy- The ability to produce a desired or intended result.
Effectiveness, Success

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Here, Suspension is the odd one. shortage and Shortfall are synonyms and abundance and surfeit are antonyms of the given word. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Dearth- A scarcity or lack of something.
Shortage, Shortfall, Want

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, Profuse, Enormous, Immense and Inordinate are synonyms of Overwhelming while conundrum is entirely out of context with respect to the given word. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Here, Spread, Sprinkle, and Scatter are synonyms of the given word while Gather is the antonym. But Require has no relation with the given word. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. Here, all the words are synonyms of the given word except Reversal that has no relation with Hardship. Hence, Option (e) is the right answer choice.