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Select the antonym of

 

endeavour

 

A) passive B) buck
C) assay D) intend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) passive

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

The Centre’s bid to dispel the pall of gloom over the economy (have been helped) in recent weeks by a rating.

 

A) had been help B) has been helped
C) have been helping D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) has been helped

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part

He was courted arrest(a) in order to protest against(b) corruption among the government servants(c). No error.(d)

A) a B) b
C) c D) d
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a

Explanation:

The phrase ‘was courted’ needs to be replaced with ‘courted’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Thus, the correct sentence would be, ‘He courted arrest in order to protest against corruption among the government servants’.

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Q:

Select the antonym of

to pilfer

 

A) appropriate B) to bestow
C) to filch D) to purloin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to bestow

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Q:

Select the synonym of

proximity

A) futile B) preposterous
C) absurd D) imminent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) imminent

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Q:

Select the synonym of

 

murmur

 

A) fuzzy B) muffled
C) buzz D)  taciturn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) buzz

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Select the antonym of

bland

A) blah B) insipid
C) tame D) lively
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) lively

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

By the end of this decade, doctors surely (must have discover) a cure for cancer.

 

A) would have discovered B) could discover
C) have discovered D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) would have discovered

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