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Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Objective
Explanation: The word objective means unbiased, fact-based, and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions. Among the given options, neutral is the closest in meaning because it suggests fairness and lack of bias. The other options such as subjective, partial, and prejudiced convey personal inclination or unfair judgment, which are opposite in sense.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Obstacle
Explanation: An obstacle is something that blocks progress, creates difficulty, or stands in the way of movement or success. Therefore, hindrance is the correct synonym because it also means an obstruction or impediment. The options aid, assistance, and help all suggest support rather than obstruction, so they are incorrect.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Eliminate
Explanation: The word eliminate means to remove completely, destroy, or get rid of something. Eradicate matches this meaning closely because it also means to wipe out totally. The words retain, keep, and preserve all carry the opposite idea of continuing or saving something, so they cannot be the correct answer.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Demonstrate
Explanation: The word demonstrate means to show, display, prove, or make something clear. Exhibit is the best synonym among the options because it means to show openly or present visibly. The words conceal and hide are opposites, while disprove means to show something is false, which does not match the meaning of demonstrate.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Observant
Explanation: The word observant refers to someone who notices things carefully and pays attention to details. Its opposite is oblivious, which means unaware, unmindful, or not noticing what is happening. The other options such as alert, perceptive, and attentive are similar in meaning to observant, so they are incorrect as opposites.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Resourceful
Explanation: The word resourceful describes a person who is clever, capable, and able to deal successfully with difficulties. Its opposite is inept, which means lacking skill, ability, or effectiveness. The options ingenious, clever, and capable all support the meaning of resourceful rather than oppose it, so they are incorrect.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Energetic
Explanation: The word energetic means active, lively, and full of energy. Its opposite is lethargic, which means sluggish, inactive, and lacking energy. The other options—active, vigorous, and dynamic—are all close in meaning to energetic, which is why they cannot be the correct antonym.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Sympathetic
Explanation: The word sympathetic refers to someone who shows care, compassion, and understanding toward others. Its opposite is callous, which means emotionally hard, unfeeling, or insensitive. The words compassionate, understanding, and caring are all synonyms of sympathetic, so they are incorrect in an antonym question.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Based on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; impartial.
Explanation: The phrase based on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; impartial is best expressed by the word objective. It accurately conveys neutrality, fairness, and factual judgment. The other options do not fit this meaning, since obstacle is unrelated, eliminate means remove, and demonstrate means show.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Completely remove or get rid of something.
Explanation: The expression completely remove or get rid of something is best represented by the word eliminate. This word means to remove, end, or eradicate something fully. The other options do not express this idea, since obstacle means hindrance, demonstrate means show, and observant means attentive.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Full of life, energy, or excitement; lively.
Explanation: The description full of life, energy, or excitement; lively is best matched by animated. This word is commonly used for a person, discussion, or expression that is lively and spirited. Although energetic is related, animated is the more precise one-word substitute for the exact expression given in the question.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Unfairly favoring one side or opinion over another; prejudiced.
Explanation: The phrase unfairly favoring one side or opinion over another; prejudiced is best substituted by biased. This word directly refers to one-sided judgment or lack of fairness. The other options—resourceful, energetic, and sympathetic—have entirely different meanings and do not convey prejudice or partiality.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
Changing lifestyles in India are causing many frustrations, ________ people to lash out at the weakest.
Explanation: The sentence needs a word that naturally connects cause and result. Leading fits correctly because the expression leading people to lash out at the weakest is grammatically and idiomatically proper. The other options do not fit the sense or structure of the sentence as effectively as leading does.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
Meditation is ________ way to calm your nerves
Explanation: The correct sentence is Meditation is the best way to calm your nerves. The definite article the is needed before a superlative adjective like best. Option one of the best would require the plural noun ways, not way, so it is incorrect here. The other options are grammatically wrong.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
In the last few days ________ to help him ?
Explanation: The sentence refers to an action during the last few days, so it requires the present perfect passive interrogative form. Has anything been done is the correct structure because it combines tense, voice, and question form properly. The other options are either grammatically incorrect or do not fit the required tense and sense.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
To put a spoke in one's wheel
Explanation: The idiom to put a spoke in one’s wheel means to obstruct someone, create trouble, or hinder progress. Therefore, the correct meaning is to put a difficulty in the way of progress. The other options describe unrelated ideas such as support, advantage, or blame, so they do not match the idiom.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
Bear the palm
Explanation: The phrase bear the palm is an old idiomatic expression meaning to win, to carry off the prize, or to be victorious. Historically, the palm branch symbolized victory and honour. Therefore, to win is the correct answer, while the remaining options do not match the accepted meaning of the idiom.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
Blood is thicker than water
Explanation: The proverb blood is thicker than water means that family ties are usually stronger than other relationships. It suggests that loyalty toward one’s family often takes priority over outside connections. Therefore, option (a) correctly expresses the meaning, while the other options either distort or narrow the sense of the proverb.
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
In just two months after having(1)/ planted these, most of the plants have (2)/ either dried up and are suffering (3) / due to lack of maintenance (4)/ No error (5)
Explanation: The error lies in part (d) because the construction either...and is incorrect. In English, either must be followed by or, so the sentence should read either dried up or are suffering due to lack of maintenance. The rest of the sentence is acceptable, but this coordination error makes part (d) the correct answer.
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
Investigating officers have found (1) / a lot of gaps between (2) / the information they gather on their own (3)/ and the version of events narrated by the accused (4)/ No error (5)
Explanation: This sentence is grammatically correct as it stands. The phrase a lot of gaps between is properly used, and the structure between the information they gather on their own and the version of events narrated by the accused is balanced and meaningful. Therefore, there is no grammatical error in the sentence, so No error is the correct answer.
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
In twenty wrecks five lives were fortunately lost.
Explanation: The error lies in part (d) because the phrase fortunately lost is illogical in this context. Loss of life cannot normally be described as fortunate in this direct form. A correct version could be Fortunately, only five lives were lost in twenty wrecks or five lives were unfortunately lost, depending on the intended meaning.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> In the second week of August 1998, just a few days after the incidents of bombing the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar-esSalaam, a high-powered, brain-storming session was held near Washington D.C., to discuss various aspects of terrorism. The meeting was attended by ten of America's leading experts in various fields such as germ and chemical warfare, public health, disease control and also by the doctors and the law-enforcing officers. Being asked to describe the horror of possible bio-attack, one of the experts narrated the following gloomy scenario. <br><br> A culprit in a crowded business centre or in a busy shopping mall of a town empties a test tube containing some fluid, which in turn creates an unseen cloud of germ of a dreaded disease like anthrax capable of inflicting a horrible death within 5 days on any one who inhales it. At first 500, or so victims feel that they have mild influenza which may recede after a day or two. Then the symptoms return again and their lungs start filling with fluid. They rush to local hospitals for treatment, but the panic-stricken people may find that the medicare services run quickly out of drugs due to excessive demand. But no one would be able to realise that a terrorist attack has occurred. One cannot deny the possibility that the germ involved would be of contagious variety capable of causing an epidermic. The meeting concluded that such attacks, apart from causing immediate human tragedy, would have dire long-term effects on the political and social fabric of a country by way of ending people's trust on the competence of the government. <br><br> The experts also said that the bombs used in Kenya and Tanzania were of the old-fashion variety and involved quantities of high explosives, but new terrorism will prove to be more deadly and probably more elusive than hijacking an aeroplane or a gelignite of previous decades. According to Bruce Hoffman, an American specialist on political violence, old terrorism generally had a specific manifesto - to overthrow a colonial power or the capitalist system and so on. These terrorists were not shy about planting a bomb or hijacking an aircraft and they set some limit to their brutality. Killing so many innocent people might turn their natural supporters off. Political terrorists want a lot of people watching but not a lot of people dead. Old terrorism sought to change the world while the new sort is often practised by those who believe that the world has gone beyond redemption , he added. <br><br> Hoffman says, New terrorism has no long-term agenda but is ruthless in its short-term intentions. It is often just a cacophonous cry of protest or an outburst of religious intolerance or a protest against the West in general and the US in particular. Its perpetrators may be religious fanatics or diehard opponent of a government and see no reason to show restraint. They are simply intent on inflicting the maximum amount of pain on the victim.
In the context of the passage, the culprit’s act of emptying a test tube containing some fluid can be classified as
Explanation: In the passage, the culprit deliberately releases a harmful germ in a crowded place with the intention of causing mass suffering and death. That act clearly falls under the category of a terrorist attack, not a natural calamity or an ordinary epidemic. The passage itself indicates that people may not immediately realize that a terrorist attack has occurred.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> In the second week of August 1998, just a few days after the incidents of bombing the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar-esSalaam, a high-powered, brain-storming session was held near Washington D.C., to discuss various aspects of terrorism. The meeting was attended by ten of America's leading experts in various fields such as germ and chemical warfare, public health, disease control and also by the doctors and the law-enforcing officers. Being asked to describe the horror of possible bio-attack, one of the experts narrated the following gloomy scenario. <br><br> A culprit in a crowded business centre or in a busy shopping mall of a town empties a test tube containing some fluid, which in turn creates an unseen cloud of germ of a dreaded disease like anthrax capable of inflicting a horrible death within 5 days on any one who inhales it. At first 500, or so victims feel that they have mild influenza which may recede after a day or two. Then the symptoms return again and their lungs start filling with fluid. They rush to local hospitals for treatment, but the panic-stricken people may find that the medicare services run quickly out of drugs due to excessive demand. But no one would be able to realise that a terrorist attack has occurred. One cannot deny the possibility that the germ involved would be of contagious variety capable of causing an epidermic. The meeting concluded that such attacks, apart from causing immediate human tragedy, would have dire long-term effects on the political and social fabric of a country by way of ending people's trust on the competence of the government. <br><br> The experts also said that the bombs used in Kenya and Tanzania were of the old-fashion variety and involved quantities of high explosives, but new terrorism will prove to be more deadly and probably more elusive than hijacking an aeroplane or a gelignite of previous decades. According to Bruce Hoffman, an American specialist on political violence, old terrorism generally had a specific manifesto - to overthrow a colonial power or the capitalist system and so on. These terrorists were not shy about planting a bomb or hijacking an aircraft and they set some limit to their brutality. Killing so many innocent people might turn their natural supporters off. Political terrorists want a lot of people watching but not a lot of people dead. Old terrorism sought to change the world while the new sort is often practised by those who believe that the world has gone beyond redemption , he added. <br><br> Hoffman says, New terrorism has no long-term agenda but is ruthless in its short-term intentions. It is often just a cacophonous cry of protest or an outburst of religious intolerance or a protest against the West in general and the US in particular. Its perpetrators may be religious fanatics or diehard opponent of a government and see no reason to show restraint. They are simply intent on inflicting the maximum amount of pain on the victim.
In what way would the new terrorism be different from that of the earlier years? <br><br> A. More dangerous and less baffling<br> B. More hazardous for victims<br> C. Less complicated for terrorists
Explanation: The given options do not contain the correct answer, because statement A is wrong and statement C is not supported properly by the passage. The passage says new terrorism will be more deadly and more elusive, not less baffling, so A is incorrect. Statement B is correct because it clearly suggests greater danger to victims. Therefore, the correct answer should be B only, which I have added as a new option.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> In the second week of August 1998, just a few days after the incidents of bombing the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar-esSalaam, a high-powered, brain-storming session was held near Washington D.C., to discuss various aspects of terrorism. The meeting was attended by ten of America's leading experts in various fields such as germ and chemical warfare, public health, disease control and also by the doctors and the law-enforcing officers. Being asked to describe the horror of possible bio-attack, one of the experts narrated the following gloomy scenario. <br><br> A culprit in a crowded business centre or in a busy shopping mall of a town empties a test tube containing some fluid, which in turn creates an unseen cloud of germ of a dreaded disease like anthrax capable of inflicting a horrible death within 5 days on any one who inhales it. At first 500, or so victims feel that they have mild influenza which may recede after a day or two. Then the symptoms return again and their lungs start filling with fluid. They rush to local hospitals for treatment, but the panic-stricken people may find that the medicare services run quickly out of drugs due to excessive demand. But no one would be able to realise that a terrorist attack has occurred. One cannot deny the possibility that the germ involved would be of contagious variety capable of causing an epidermic. The meeting concluded that such attacks, apart from causing immediate human tragedy, would have dire long-term effects on the political and social fabric of a country by way of ending people's trust on the competence of the government. <br><br> The experts also said that the bombs used in Kenya and Tanzania were of the old-fashion variety and involved quantities of high explosives, but new terrorism will prove to be more deadly and probably more elusive than hijacking an aeroplane or a gelignite of previous decades. According to Bruce Hoffman, an American specialist on political violence, old terrorism generally had a specific manifesto - to overthrow a colonial power or the capitalist system and so on. These terrorists were not shy about planting a bomb or hijacking an aircraft and they set some limit to their brutality. Killing so many innocent people might turn their natural supporters off. Political terrorists want a lot of people watching but not a lot of people dead. Old terrorism sought to change the world while the new sort is often practised by those who believe that the world has gone beyond redemption , he added. <br><br> Hoffman says, New terrorism has no long-term agenda but is ruthless in its short-term intentions. It is often just a cacophonous cry of protest or an outburst of religious intolerance or a protest against the West in general and the US in particular. Its perpetrators may be religious fanatics or diehard opponent of a government and see no reason to show restraint. They are simply intent on inflicting the maximum amount of pain on the victim.
What was the immediate provocation for the meeting held in August 1998?
Explanation: The immediate provocation for the meeting was the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam, as stated in the opening lines of the passage. Since this exact point is not given in options (b), (c), or (d), the correct choice is None of these. Thus, the selected answer is correct.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> In the second week of August 1998, just a few days after the incidents of bombing the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar-esSalaam, a high-powered, brain-storming session was held near Washington D.C., to discuss various aspects of terrorism. The meeting was attended by ten of America's leading experts in various fields such as germ and chemical warfare, public health, disease control and also by the doctors and the law-enforcing officers. Being asked to describe the horror of possible bio-attack, one of the experts narrated the following gloomy scenario. <br><br> A culprit in a crowded business centre or in a busy shopping mall of a town empties a test tube containing some fluid, which in turn creates an unseen cloud of germ of a dreaded disease like anthrax capable of inflicting a horrible death within 5 days on any one who inhales it. At first 500, or so victims feel that they have mild influenza which may recede after a day or two. Then the symptoms return again and their lungs start filling with fluid. They rush to local hospitals for treatment, but the panic-stricken people may find that the medicare services run quickly out of drugs due to excessive demand. But no one would be able to realise that a terrorist attack has occurred. One cannot deny the possibility that the germ involved would be of contagious variety capable of causing an epidermic. The meeting concluded that such attacks, apart from causing immediate human tragedy, would have dire long-term effects on the political and social fabric of a country by way of ending people's trust on the competence of the government. <br><br> The experts also said that the bombs used in Kenya and Tanzania were of the old-fashion variety and involved quantities of high explosives, but new terrorism will prove to be more deadly and probably more elusive than hijacking an aeroplane or a gelignite of previous decades. According to Bruce Hoffman, an American specialist on political violence, old terrorism generally had a specific manifesto - to overthrow a colonial power or the capitalist system and so on. These terrorists were not shy about planting a bomb or hijacking an aircraft and they set some limit to their brutality. Killing so many innocent people might turn their natural supporters off. Political terrorists want a lot of people watching but not a lot of people dead. Old terrorism sought to change the world while the new sort is often practised by those who believe that the world has gone beyond redemption , he added. <br><br> Hoffman says, New terrorism has no long-term agenda but is ruthless in its short-term intentions. It is often just a cacophonous cry of protest or an outburst of religious intolerance or a protest against the West in general and the US in particular. Its perpetrators may be religious fanatics or diehard opponent of a government and see no reason to show restraint. They are simply intent on inflicting the maximum amount of pain on the victim.
What could be the probable consequences of bio-attacks, as mentioned in the passage? <br><br> A. Several deaths<br> B. Political turmoil <br> C. Social unrest
Explanation: The passage makes it clear that bio-attacks could lead to immediate deaths, and beyond that they could damage the political and social fabric of a country. This includes several deaths, political turmoil, and social unrest. Since all three consequences are supported by the passage, All A, B and C is the correct answer.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> In the second week of August 1998, just a few days after the incidents of bombing the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar-esSalaam, a high-powered, brain-storming session was held near Washington D.C., to discuss various aspects of terrorism. The meeting was attended by ten of America's leading experts in various fields such as germ and chemical warfare, public health, disease control and also by the doctors and the law-enforcing officers. Being asked to describe the horror of possible bio-attack, one of the experts narrated the following gloomy scenario. <br><br> A culprit in a crowded business centre or in a busy shopping mall of a town empties a test tube containing some fluid, which in turn creates an unseen cloud of germ of a dreaded disease like anthrax capable of inflicting a horrible death within 5 days on any one who inhales it. At first 500, or so victims feel that they have mild influenza which may recede after a day or two. Then the symptoms return again and their lungs start filling with fluid. They rush to local hospitals for treatment, but the panic-stricken people may find that the medicare services run quickly out of drugs due to excessive demand. But no one would be able to realise that a terrorist attack has occurred. One cannot deny the possibility that the germ involved would be of contagious variety capable of causing an epidermic. The meeting concluded that such attacks, apart from causing immediate human tragedy, would have dire long-term effects on the political and social fabric of a country by way of ending people's trust on the competence of the government. <br><br> The experts also said that the bombs used in Kenya and Tanzania were of the old-fashion variety and involved quantities of high explosives, but new terrorism will prove to be more deadly and probably more elusive than hijacking an aeroplane or a gelignite of previous decades. According to Bruce Hoffman, an American specialist on political violence, old terrorism generally had a specific manifesto - to overthrow a colonial power or the capitalist system and so on. These terrorists were not shy about planting a bomb or hijacking an aircraft and they set some limit to their brutality. Killing so many innocent people might turn their natural supporters off. Political terrorists want a lot of people watching but not a lot of people dead. Old terrorism sought to change the world while the new sort is often practised by those who believe that the world has gone beyond redemption , he added. <br><br> Hoffman says, New terrorism has no long-term agenda but is ruthless in its short-term intentions. It is often just a cacophonous cry of protest or an outburst of religious intolerance or a protest against the West in general and the US in particular. Its perpetrators may be religious fanatics or diehard opponent of a government and see no reason to show restraint. They are simply intent on inflicting the maximum amount of pain on the victim.
The author’s purpose of writing the above passage seems to explain:
Explanation: The passage mainly focuses on the changing nature of terrorism, especially the shift from older forms of terrorism to newer, more ruthless and deadly methods such as bio-attacks. Its central purpose is to explain how modern terrorists operate with greater brutality and unpredictability. Therefore, option (b) best captures the author’s purpose.
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