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John Shepherd-Barron was the inventor of ATM (automated teller machine), which was opened on 27th June, 1967 by Barclays bank.

2016 Australian Open –Men's Singles. Novak Djokovic was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Andy Murray, 6–1, 7–5, 7–6 in arematch of the previous year's final, and the fourth Australian Open final between the pair.

compiler is used to translate the high-level language program into machine code at a time. It doesn't require special instruction to store in a memory, it stores automatically. the execution time is less compared interpreter.

A compiler is a program that translates a source program written in some high-level programming langualge (such as Java) into machine code for some computer architecture (such as the Inter Pentium archiecture).

The idiom “blow off steam” means to express one’s anger, usually noisily and harmlessly, thereby relieving one’s tension. The above sentence states that one should not waste one’s time and utilise it in releasing negative energies to get charged up. Only option 1 goes with this meaning, hence option 1 is correct.

The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Tremulous: shaking or quivering slightly 

Stringent: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting

Garrulous: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Quivery: shaking or trembling slightly
Steady: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving
Conjunctive: relating to or forming a connection or combination of things
Desist: stop doing something; cease or abstain

Abstain: restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
Defer: put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone
Terse: sparing in the use of words; abrupt
Abrupt: sudden and unexpected
Therefore, it can be observed that option B i.e. ‘quivery, steady’ forms a synonym-antonym pair of ‘tremulous’.

Group 1 metals are also called as alkali metals with reactive in nature and low melting points. They are soft and produce hydrogen and alkaline metal hydroxide solution when they react with water.