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Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
RIPOSTE
Explanation: A riposte is a quick and clever reply to criticism or an insult and may also refer to a counterattack. Rejoinder closely conveys the sense of a prompt reply or response. Acquiescence suggests agreement without protest, submission implies yielding and silence indicates the absence of a reply, making them unsuitable.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
SEEP
Explanation: Seep means to pass or flow slowly through small openings or porous material. Percolate most closely expresses this gradual movement through a substance. Gush, flood and rush imply comparatively forceful, abundant or rapid movement, which is contrary to the slow and restrained movement conveyed by seep.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
ECLAT
Explanation: Eclat denotes brilliant success, impressive achievement or enthusiastic public acclaim. Distinction is therefore the closest synonym because it suggests recognised excellence or notable achievement. Ignominy indicates disgrace, obscurity refers to lack of recognition and failure denotes lack of success, all of which oppose rather than reproduce the meaning.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
FAUSTIAN
Explanation: Faustian describes conduct involving the sacrifice of moral principles for power, success, knowledge or material gain. Unprincipled most accurately captures this absence or abandonment of moral standards. Virtuous, upright and ethical all imply adherence to sound moral principles and are therefore antonymous rather than synonymous.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
EXFILTRATE
Explanation: Exfiltrate means to remove people, information or materials secretly from a place or system. Infiltrate expresses the opposite movement because it means entering or being introduced into a place or system. Withdraw, evacuate and extract all retain the basic idea of removal and therefore cannot serve as antonyms.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CHURN
Explanation: Churn may mean to mix vigorously or to undergo frequent replacement or turnover. Stabilize is its best opposite because it suggests becoming steady, settled or less subject to frequent change. Agitate and stir are close to the physical sense of churning, while turnover corresponds to its organisational sense.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
IATROGENIC
Explanation: Iatrogenic refers to a condition unintentionally caused by medical treatment, diagnosis or a healthcare professional. Spontaneous is the appropriate opposite because it describes something arising without such an external medical cause. Therapy-induced, medically-induced and physician-caused all reinforce rather than oppose the meaning of iatrogenic.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PLENIPOTENTIARY
Explanation: A plenipotentiary is a representative, especially a diplomat, possessing full authority to act on behalf of a government. A subordinate occupies a lower position and normally acts under another person's authority, making it the best opposite. Ambassador, envoy and emissary are closely associated with diplomatic representation and therefore do not provide the required contrast.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A market structure in which a large number of sellers must deal with only a few buyers.
Explanation: Oligopsony precisely describes a market situation in which there are only a few buyers but many sellers. Churn refers to vigorous mixing or frequent turnover, eclat denotes brilliant success or public acclaim and riposte means a clever reply or counterattack. Hence only oligopsony fits the definition.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A representative possessing full authority to act and negotiate on behalf of a government.
Explanation: A plenipotentiary is a person, particularly a diplomat, who has full powers to act for a government. Herpetology is a branch of zoology, exfiltrate is a verb referring to secret removal and Faustian describes a morally compromising pursuit of advantage. Therefore plenipotentiary is the exact substitution.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Caused unintentionally as a consequence of medical treatment, diagnosis or intervention.
Explanation: Iatrogenic is the precise adjective for something caused unintentionally by medical treatment, diagnosis or a healthcare professional. Faustian concerns the sacrifice of moral values, herpetological relates to reptiles and amphibians and oligopsonistic relates to a market dominated by a small number of buyers.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Brilliant success accompanied by impressive public recognition or acclaim.
Explanation: Eclat means brilliant success, impressive achievement or enthusiastic public acclaim. Churn denotes vigorous movement or frequent turnover, seep refers to gradual movement through small openings and riposte means a clever reply or counterattack. Thus eclat alone expresses both achievement and conspicuous recognition.
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.
Instead of offering a lengthy defence, the spokesperson delivered a sharp ______ that immediately exposed the weakness in the criticism.
Explanation: The context requires a noun meaning a quick, clever response to criticism. Riposte fits precisely because it can denote a witty reply or counterattack. Eclat refers to success or acclaim, churn denotes vigorous movement or turnover, seepage refers to gradual leakage and oligopsony is an economic market structure.
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.
Before the hostile group could gain access to the compromised system, the security team attempted to ______ the sensitive information.
Explanation: Exfiltrate means to remove information, materials or people secretly from a place or system, making it appropriate in the context of extracting sensitive information from a compromised system. Seep implies gradual passage, churn means vigorous mixing or turnover and riposte denotes a reply or counterattack.
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.
Farmers found themselves negotiating with only three major purchasers, creating an economic structure best described as an ______.
Explanation: A market in which many sellers face only a few buyers is an oligopsony. The reference to farmers dealing with only three major purchasers directly establishes this structure. Eclat concerns success, exfiltration refers to secret removal, iatrogenesis concerns medically caused conditions and riposte denotes a clever reply.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
FAUSTIAN BARGAIN
Explanation: A Faustian bargain refers to gaining power, knowledge, success or material advantage by sacrificing moral values or integrity. The other alternatives describe acquiescence, plenipotentiary authority or oligopsony and therefore relate to entirely different ideas contained in the vocabulary set.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
WITH GREAT ECLAT
Explanation: The phrase with great eclat suggests doing something with conspicuous success, distinction or enthusiastic public recognition. It does not indicate secrecy, instability or moral compromise. The expression therefore carries a strongly positive sense of impressive accomplishment accompanied by admiration or acclaim.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
STAFF CHURN
Explanation: In an organisational context, churn refers to frequent replacement or turnover. Thus staff churn denotes repeated changes in personnel rather than secret removal, workforce stability or public acclaim. The meaning follows from the extended sense of churn beyond its literal meaning of vigorous stirring or mixing.
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 agricultural market increasingly resembled a oligopsony dominated by a small group of large purchasers.
Explanation: Oligopsony begins with a vowel sound and therefore requires the indefinite article an, not a. The construction dominated by a small group is also grammatically appropriate because the market is under the influence of those purchasers. The other alternatives contain faulty prepositions or awkward constructions.
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.
Rainwater have seeped through the damaged section of the roof since early morning.
Explanation: The subject rainwater is grammatically singular and therefore takes the singular auxiliary has. The past participle seeped is required after has, producing the correct present perfect form has seeped through. The other alternatives contain either subject-verb disagreement or an incorrect verb form.
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 inquiry concluded that the infection was iatrogenically in origin rather than naturally occurring.
Explanation: Iatrogenic is an adjective and correctly modifies the understood noun infection in the construction iatrogenic in origin. Iatrogenically is an adverb and is unsuitable before the phrase in origin in this sentence. The other alternatives are awkward or grammatically defective.
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> A research organisation achieved considerable <strong>eclat</strong> after developing a method that attracted national attention. Behind the public celebration, however, its management was struggling with persistent staff <strong>churn</strong>. Experienced employees frequently departed and newly appointed teams often lacked sufficient familiarity with earlier decisions. The instability gradually weakened internal safeguards. <br><br> The problem became serious when confidential information began to <strong>seep</strong> through weaknesses in the organisation's digital system. Rather than publicly acknowledging the vulnerability, a few senior officials proposed secretly trying to <strong>exfiltrate</strong> the remaining sensitive records before outsiders could obtain them. One administrator objected that secrecy without institutional reform would merely conceal the weakness rather than remove it. <br><br> The dispute eventually became ethical. Some managers considered accepting a highly profitable arrangement that would preserve the organisation's prestige but require them to ignore serious concerns about transparency. A member of the review committee described the proposal as a <strong>Faustian bargain</strong>. When supporters argued that success justified the compromise, she responded with a sharp <strong>riposte</strong>, insisting that recognition achieved by abandoning principles could ultimately become a source of disgrace rather than distinction.
In the passage, the word seep most nearly suggests that the confidential information was:
Explanation: The passage states that confidential information began to seep through weaknesses in the digital system. The context therefore suggests slow or gradual passage through vulnerabilities rather than an authorised disclosure or a rapid deliberate transfer. This corresponds to the sense of seep as gradual movement through small openings.
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> A research organisation achieved considerable <strong>eclat</strong> after developing a method that attracted national attention. Behind the public celebration, however, its management was struggling with persistent staff <strong>churn</strong>. Experienced employees frequently departed and newly appointed teams often lacked sufficient familiarity with earlier decisions. The instability gradually weakened internal safeguards. <br><br> The problem became serious when confidential information began to <strong>seep</strong> through weaknesses in the organisation's digital system. Rather than publicly acknowledging the vulnerability, a few senior officials proposed secretly trying to <strong>exfiltrate</strong> the remaining sensitive records before outsiders could obtain them. One administrator objected that secrecy without institutional reform would merely conceal the weakness rather than remove it. <br><br> The dispute eventually became ethical. Some managers considered accepting a highly profitable arrangement that would preserve the organisation's prestige but require them to ignore serious concerns about transparency. A member of the review committee described the proposal as a <strong>Faustian bargain</strong>. When supporters argued that success justified the compromise, she responded with a sharp <strong>riposte</strong>, insisting that recognition achieved by abandoning principles could ultimately become a source of disgrace rather than distinction.
Which of the following can most reasonably be inferred from the passage?
Explanation: The passage explicitly connects persistent staff churn with the departure of experienced employees and the weakening of internal safeguards. It therefore supports the inference that organisational instability may contribute to institutional vulnerabilities. The passage rejects rather than supports secrecy as a complete solution and treats ethical compromise critically.
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> A research organisation achieved considerable <strong>eclat</strong> after developing a method that attracted national attention. Behind the public celebration, however, its management was struggling with persistent staff <strong>churn</strong>. Experienced employees frequently departed and newly appointed teams often lacked sufficient familiarity with earlier decisions. The instability gradually weakened internal safeguards. <br><br> The problem became serious when confidential information began to <strong>seep</strong> through weaknesses in the organisation's digital system. Rather than publicly acknowledging the vulnerability, a few senior officials proposed secretly trying to <strong>exfiltrate</strong> the remaining sensitive records before outsiders could obtain them. One administrator objected that secrecy without institutional reform would merely conceal the weakness rather than remove it. <br><br> The dispute eventually became ethical. Some managers considered accepting a highly profitable arrangement that would preserve the organisation's prestige but require them to ignore serious concerns about transparency. A member of the review committee described the proposal as a <strong>Faustian bargain</strong>. When supporters argued that success justified the compromise, she responded with a sharp <strong>riposte</strong>, insisting that recognition achieved by abandoning principles could ultimately become a source of disgrace rather than distinction.
Consider the following statements based on the passage: <br><br> 1. The organisation initially received considerable public recognition for its achievement. <br><br> 2. The review committee unanimously supported the profitable arrangement. <br><br> 3. One administrator believed that concealing the vulnerability would not amount to genuine reform. <br><br> Which of the statements given above are correct?
Explanation: Statement 1 is correct because the organisation achieved considerable eclat and national attention. Statement 2 is incorrect because the passage describes disagreement over the proposed arrangement and does not state that the committee supported it unanimously. Statement 3 is correct because one administrator explicitly distinguished concealment from genuine institutional reform.
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> A research organisation achieved considerable <strong>eclat</strong> after developing a method that attracted national attention. Behind the public celebration, however, its management was struggling with persistent staff <strong>churn</strong>. Experienced employees frequently departed and newly appointed teams often lacked sufficient familiarity with earlier decisions. The instability gradually weakened internal safeguards. <br><br> The problem became serious when confidential information began to <strong>seep</strong> through weaknesses in the organisation's digital system. Rather than publicly acknowledging the vulnerability, a few senior officials proposed secretly trying to <strong>exfiltrate</strong> the remaining sensitive records before outsiders could obtain them. One administrator objected that secrecy without institutional reform would merely conceal the weakness rather than remove it. <br><br> The dispute eventually became ethical. Some managers considered accepting a highly profitable arrangement that would preserve the organisation's prestige but require them to ignore serious concerns about transparency. A member of the review committee described the proposal as a <strong>Faustian bargain</strong>. When supporters argued that success justified the compromise, she responded with a sharp <strong>riposte</strong>, insisting that recognition achieved by abandoning principles could ultimately become a source of disgrace rather than distinction.
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to eclat as used in the passage?
Explanation: In the opening sentence, eclat refers to the impressive recognition received after the organisation's achievement attracted national attention. Acclaim therefore best matches the contextual meaning. Obscurity indicates lack of recognition, failure denotes unsuccessful performance, ignominy means disgrace and submission means yielding to another's authority or pressure.
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> A research organisation achieved considerable <strong>eclat</strong> after developing a method that attracted national attention. Behind the public celebration, however, its management was struggling with persistent staff <strong>churn</strong>. Experienced employees frequently departed and newly appointed teams often lacked sufficient familiarity with earlier decisions. The instability gradually weakened internal safeguards. <br><br> The problem became serious when confidential information began to <strong>seep</strong> through weaknesses in the organisation's digital system. Rather than publicly acknowledging the vulnerability, a few senior officials proposed secretly trying to <strong>exfiltrate</strong> the remaining sensitive records before outsiders could obtain them. One administrator objected that secrecy without institutional reform would merely conceal the weakness rather than remove it. <br><br> The dispute eventually became ethical. Some managers considered accepting a highly profitable arrangement that would preserve the organisation's prestige but require them to ignore serious concerns about transparency. A member of the review committee described the proposal as a <strong>Faustian bargain</strong>. When supporters argued that success justified the compromise, she responded with a sharp <strong>riposte</strong>, insisting that recognition achieved by abandoning principles could ultimately become a source of disgrace rather than distinction.
Which of the following is the most appropriate opposite of the attitude described as Faustian in the passage?
Explanation: The proposed arrangement is described as Faustian because it would preserve success or prestige by sacrificing ethical concerns. A principled attitude represents the opposite approach because it involves maintaining moral standards despite possible material or reputational advantage. Corrupt, unscrupulous, unprincipled and immoral all remain close to the Faustian sense rather than opposing it.
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