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Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
STODGY
Explanation: Stodgy describes something dull, old-fashioned and uninteresting; among the options, conventional most closely conveys that shade of meaning. Innovative and lively are opposites, while rational relates to sound judgement rather than dullness or old-fashioned character.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
SEDUCE
Explanation: To seduce is to tempt, lure or entice someone into an unwise or improper course of action. Repel is an antonym, conduct means to guide or accompany, and protect has no synonymous relation to temptation.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
VICTIMIZE
Explanation: Victimize means to treat someone unfairly or cruelly and deliberately make that person suffer. Persecute precisely matches this meaning, whereas assist and chaperone imply help or protection, and dissuade means to discourage.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
LECTERN
Explanation: A lectern is a tall stand with a sloping top on which notes or books are placed while speaking or reading. A cloister is a covered passage, a turret is a small tower, and a compression band is used to restrict bleeding.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DAFT
Explanation: Daft means foolish, silly or lacking good judgement, so sensible is its most precise opposite. Absurd, foolish and silly are synonyms or near-synonyms of daft rather than antonyms.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
OBESE
Explanation: Obese means extremely overweight; lean denotes a thin or low-fat physical build and is therefore the best opposite. Rotund, corpulent and stout all indicate heaviness or fullness of body and are close in meaning to obese.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ESCORT
Explanation: As a verb, escort means to accompany or guide someone, often for protection or courtesy. Abandon means to leave someone without support and is therefore the strongest opposite; guide, accompany and conduct are synonyms.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
COLONNADE
Explanation: A colonnade is an extended row of columns that creates or supports a covered passage. A solid wall is its clearest structural opposite, whereas gallery, portico and cloister are related architectural forms that may contain columns or covered walkways.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A tall, slender tower attached to or situated near a mosque.
Explanation: A minaret is specifically a tall, slender tower located beside or attached to a mosque. A colonnade is a row of columns, a lectern is a reading stand, and a tourniquet is a medical band used to control bleeding.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A long row of columns supporting a roof or forming a covered passage.
Explanation: Colonnade precisely denotes a long sequence of columns supporting a roof or defining a covered walkway. A lectern and minaret are separate structures, while escort is ordinarily a verb or noun referring to accompaniment.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A tight band placed around an injured limb to stop or reduce severe bleeding.
Explanation: A tourniquet is a constricting or compression band applied to an injured limb to control severe bleeding. The remaining choices refer to architectural or speaking-related objects and cannot substitute the definition.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A tall stand with a sloping top used to hold notes or books while a person speaks or reads.
Explanation: A lectern is designed to hold notes or books at a convenient angle during a speech, lecture or reading. The other options refer respectively to a tower, a columned passage and a medical band.
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.
The committee rejected the proposal because its language was excessively ________, offering no innovative solution to a rapidly changing problem.
Explanation: Stodgy appropriately describes language that is dull, conventional and old-fashioned, which contrasts with the need for innovation in the sentence. Lively is opposite in sense, rational concerns logic, and slender describes physical form rather than style or content.
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.
The fraudulent advertisement attempted to ________ financially anxious consumers into buying an unnecessary product.
Explanation: Seduce can mean to tempt or lure someone into doing something unwise, making it the best fit for deceptive advertising. Deter means to discourage, defend means to protect, and abandon means to leave without support.
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.
The emergency responder used a ________ to reduce the severe bleeding until the patient could receive definitive treatment.
Explanation: A tourniquet is a tight band used to control severe bleeding from an injured limb. A lectern, colonnade and minaret are unrelated objects associated with speaking or architecture and cannot logically complete the medical context.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
In the sentence, The speaker delivered a stodgy presentation, the phrase stodgy presentation means:
Explanation: The phrase describes a presentation that is uninteresting, conventional and unable to hold attention. It does not indicate liveliness, logical precision or physical protection; those readings conflict with the established meaning of stodgy.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
In the phrase escort the minister safely, the verb escort means:
Explanation: To escort someone is to accompany that person, particularly for safety, guidance or courtesy. The other options correspond to abandon, seduce and victimize, which express substantially different actions.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
In the expression victimize vulnerable workers, the verb victimize means:
Explanation: Victimize means to oppress, exploit, bully or deliberately cause suffering to another person. Supporting, guiding and discouraging do not carry the element of unfair or cruel treatment required by the expression.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Explanation: Tourniquet is the correct spelling of the noun referring to a tight band applied around an injured limb to reduce severe bleeding. The other forms omit, replace or transpose essential letters and are not accepted spellings.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Explanation: Colonnade is correctly spelt with one initial c, one l, two consecutive n letters and the ending -ade. Each distractor either removes an n or introduces an unnecessary consonant.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Explanation: Lectern is the standard spelling of the sloping reading stand used by a speaker or lecturer. The alternatives alter the final vowel-consonant sequence or add an unsupported ending.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Explanation: Minaret is correctly spelt with a single r and a single final t. The other options contain doubled consonants or an incorrect internal vowel and therefore do not represent the accepted spelling.
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.
The ancient tower was so prominent that the minaret were seen from every part of the town.
Explanation: The singular subject minaret requires the singular auxiliary was, and the passive construction needs the past participle seen. Were seen disagrees with the singular subject, while the other alternatives are either ungrammatical or unsuitable in the stated past context.
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.
The security officers escorted the minister safe to the conference hall.
Explanation: The verb escorted must be modified by the adverb safely, not the adjective safe. The sentence refers to a completed past action, so escorted is appropriate; the other alternatives either alter the tense incorrectly or create an ungrammatical construction.
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.
The professor placed his notes on the lectern before beginning the lecture.
Explanation: The original sentence is grammatically correct: placed agrees with the completed past action, on is the appropriate preposition for a surface, and before beginning correctly introduces the later action. Each proposed replacement produces a tense, article or preposition error.
DIRECTIONS: 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> The municipal council proposed restoring an old civic complex whose central courtyard was surrounded by a marble <strong> colonnade </strong> and overlooked by a slender <strong> minaret </strong>. Some members dismissed the plan as <strong> stodgy </strong>, arguing that public money should support innovative facilities rather than preserve structures associated with an earlier age. The conservation committee, however, maintained that the complex could be adapted without reducing it to a lifeless monument. It recommended converting one wing into a public lecture hall, installing a modern <strong> lectern </strong>, and using the covered passage for exhibitions on local architecture. <br><br> The debate became sharper when a private developer attempted to <strong> seduce </strong> the council with promises of quick revenue from a commercial complex. Critics warned that such an offer might <strong> victimize </strong> small traders by replacing affordable stalls with expensive retail units. The council therefore asked an independent team to examine whether restoration could generate employment without abandoning public access. During the inspection, an accident injured a worker, and a trained responder applied a <strong>tourniquet</strong> before the worker was <strong> escorted </strong> to hospital. The incident strengthened the committee’s argument that modernization should include strict safety arrangements rather than merely cosmetic alterations. <br><br> Ultimately, the council rejected both uncritical preservation and reckless redevelopment. It approved a phased plan that retained the historic structures, improved safety, and allowed carefully regulated commercial use. The decision suggested that respecting the past need not prevent practical innovation; the real challenge was to prevent either nostalgia or profit from dominating public judgement.
Which inference is most strongly supported by the passage?
Explanation: The final decision retained historic features, improved safety and permitted regulated commercial activity, showing an effort to balance competing concerns. The other options contradict the passage, which neither rejects old structures nor accepts the developer’s promises uncritically, and the committee explicitly supported adaptive modernization.
DIRECTIONS: 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> The municipal council proposed restoring an old civic complex whose central courtyard was surrounded by a marble <strong> colonnade </strong> and overlooked by a slender <strong> minaret </strong>. Some members dismissed the plan as <strong> stodgy </strong>, arguing that public money should support innovative facilities rather than preserve structures associated with an earlier age. The conservation committee, however, maintained that the complex could be adapted without reducing it to a lifeless monument. It recommended converting one wing into a public lecture hall, installing a modern <strong> lectern </strong>, and using the covered passage for exhibitions on local architecture. <br><br> The debate became sharper when a private developer attempted to <strong> seduce </strong> the council with promises of quick revenue from a commercial complex. Critics warned that such an offer might <strong> victimize </strong> small traders by replacing affordable stalls with expensive retail units. The council therefore asked an independent team to examine whether restoration could generate employment without abandoning public access. During the inspection, an accident injured a worker, and a trained responder applied a <strong>tourniquet</strong> before the worker was <strong> escorted </strong> to hospital. The incident strengthened the committee’s argument that modernization should include strict safety arrangements rather than merely cosmetic alterations. <br><br> Ultimately, the council rejected both uncritical preservation and reckless redevelopment. It approved a phased plan that retained the historic structures, improved safety, and allowed carefully regulated commercial use. The decision suggested that respecting the past need not prevent practical innovation; the real challenge was to prevent either nostalgia or profit from dominating public judgement.
The word seduce as used in the passage most nearly means:
Explanation: In context, the developer tried to attract the council through promises of quick revenue, so seduce means to tempt or entice into a potentially unwise decision. Discourage is opposite in meaning, accompany corresponds to escort, and oppress is closer to victimize.
DIRECTIONS: 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> The municipal council proposed restoring an old civic complex whose central courtyard was surrounded by a marble <strong> colonnade </strong> and overlooked by a slender <strong> minaret </strong>. Some members dismissed the plan as <strong> stodgy </strong>, arguing that public money should support innovative facilities rather than preserve structures associated with an earlier age. The conservation committee, however, maintained that the complex could be adapted without reducing it to a lifeless monument. It recommended converting one wing into a public lecture hall, installing a modern <strong> lectern </strong>, and using the covered passage for exhibitions on local architecture. <br><br> The debate became sharper when a private developer attempted to <strong> seduce </strong> the council with promises of quick revenue from a commercial complex. Critics warned that such an offer might <strong> victimize </strong> small traders by replacing affordable stalls with expensive retail units. The council therefore asked an independent team to examine whether restoration could generate employment without abandoning public access. During the inspection, an accident injured a worker, and a trained responder applied a <strong>tourniquet</strong> before the worker was <strong> escorted </strong> to hospital. The incident strengthened the committee’s argument that modernization should include strict safety arrangements rather than merely cosmetic alterations. <br><br> Ultimately, the council rejected both uncritical preservation and reckless redevelopment. It approved a phased plan that retained the historic structures, improved safety, and allowed carefully regulated commercial use. The decision suggested that respecting the past need not prevent practical innovation; the real challenge was to prevent either nostalgia or profit from dominating public judgement.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
Explanation: The passage explicitly states that a trained responder applied a tourniquet and that the worker was then escorted to hospital. The remaining statements misrepresent the sequence and substance of the council’s deliberations.
DIRECTIONS: 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> The municipal council proposed restoring an old civic complex whose central courtyard was surrounded by a marble <strong> colonnade </strong> and overlooked by a slender <strong> minaret </strong>. Some members dismissed the plan as <strong> stodgy </strong>, arguing that public money should support innovative facilities rather than preserve structures associated with an earlier age. The conservation committee, however, maintained that the complex could be adapted without reducing it to a lifeless monument. It recommended converting one wing into a public lecture hall, installing a modern <strong> lectern </strong>, and using the covered passage for exhibitions on local architecture. <br><br> The debate became sharper when a private developer attempted to <strong> seduce </strong> the council with promises of quick revenue from a commercial complex. Critics warned that such an offer might <strong> victimize </strong> small traders by replacing affordable stalls with expensive retail units. The council therefore asked an independent team to examine whether restoration could generate employment without abandoning public access. During the inspection, an accident injured a worker, and a trained responder applied a <strong>tourniquet</strong> before the worker was <strong> escorted </strong> to hospital. The incident strengthened the committee’s argument that modernization should include strict safety arrangements rather than merely cosmetic alterations. <br><br> Ultimately, the council rejected both uncritical preservation and reckless redevelopment. It approved a phased plan that retained the historic structures, improved safety, and allowed carefully regulated commercial use. The decision suggested that respecting the past need not prevent practical innovation; the real challenge was to prevent either nostalgia or profit from dominating public judgement.
Which option is the best antonym of stodgy in the context of the first paragraph?
Explanation: Stodgy in the passage means dull, conventional or old-fashioned, and innovative is the clearest opposite in the debate over adapting the civic complex. Conventional, heavy and uninteresting reproduce or approach the meaning of stodgy rather than oppose it.
DIRECTIONS: 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> The municipal council proposed restoring an old civic complex whose central courtyard was surrounded by a marble <strong> colonnade </strong> and overlooked by a slender <strong> minaret </strong>. Some members dismissed the plan as <strong> stodgy </strong>, arguing that public money should support innovative facilities rather than preserve structures associated with an earlier age. The conservation committee, however, maintained that the complex could be adapted without reducing it to a lifeless monument. It recommended converting one wing into a public lecture hall, installing a modern <strong> lectern </strong>, and using the covered passage for exhibitions on local architecture. <br><br> The debate became sharper when a private developer attempted to <strong> seduce </strong> the council with promises of quick revenue from a commercial complex. Critics warned that such an offer might <strong> victimize </strong> small traders by replacing affordable stalls with expensive retail units. The council therefore asked an independent team to examine whether restoration could generate employment without abandoning public access. During the inspection, an accident injured a worker, and a trained responder applied a <strong>tourniquet</strong> before the worker was <strong> escorted </strong> to hospital. The incident strengthened the committee’s argument that modernization should include strict safety arrangements rather than merely cosmetic alterations. <br><br> Ultimately, the council rejected both uncritical preservation and reckless redevelopment. It approved a phased plan that retained the historic structures, improved safety, and allowed carefully regulated commercial use. The decision suggested that respecting the past need not prevent practical innovation; the real challenge was to prevent either nostalgia or profit from dominating public judgement.
What is the central idea of the passage?
Explanation: The passage rejects both unquestioning preservation and reckless redevelopment, and it endorses a phased plan combining heritage protection, modernization, safety and regulated use. The other options isolate one concern and therefore fail to capture the passage’s balanced conclusion.
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