Vocabulary Questions

I was brought up in a village. Those days there (1) ______ no televisions, music systems or VCDs at (2) ______. Our only luxury was books. I was fortunate (3) ______ grandparents. My grandfather was a retired school (4) ______ and an avid reader. He knew a large (5) ______ of Sanskrit texts by heart and every night, under the dark sky with the twinkling stars, he would tell me many stories.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 5.

Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
I know you're blaming me for all that has happened but wasn't at fault alone.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
We have been at fours and fives in the office due to network issues.

Select the correct spelling of the underlined word in the following sentence.
The divide between the upper class and the lower class is jixtaposed in this play.

Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
Sharon doing the work all by herself? Seems like it is possible, but is very unlikely to happen.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Great tiredness

What is the exact synonym/meaning of the word 'अभिज्ञ' (Abhijna)?

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the following sentence with its ANTONYM.
The moment our English Instructor said the final paper is going to be tough, it was music to my ears!

In the following sentence, four words have been underlined, out of which one word is MISSPELT. Select the option with the MISSPELT word.
The maintainance staff of the heritage hotel have decided to go on a strike from next Wednesday.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The science of teaching

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A system of government by one person with absolute power

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1)______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2)______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3)______ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4)______ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5)______ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1)______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2)______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3)______ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4)______ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5)______ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1)______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2)______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3)______ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4)______ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5)______ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1)______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2)______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3)______ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4)______ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5)______ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

What is the correct proverb (Lokokti) for the meaning 'An unfortunate person remains deprived of happiness' ('अभागा सुख से वंचित रह जाता है')?

In the line "खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी", the word "मर्दानी" (Mardani) means:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Smoking is the leading cause of death from bronchogenic carcinoma of the lungs, as well as a cause of death from larynx, oral cavity, oesophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, uterine cervix and coronary heart disease. Nicotine is the (1)______ addictive component of tobacco smoke. The additives, too, cause (2)______ to the body; for example, ammonia can result in a 100-fold increase in nicotine's (3)______ to enter the nose. Nicotine's 'kick' can be amplified by levulinic acid, an additive used to conceal the nicotine's harsh taste, by (4)______ the binding of nicotine to brain receptors. More than four thousand compounds and more than forty known carcinogens are found in cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke has been well (5)______ as a proven carcinogen and cancer cause for many years.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Superstitions are a universal phenomenon having their own peculiar place in the cultural ethos and milieu of a people. They epitomise man's fear of the unknown, fear of evil, blind faith in omens and portents. Superstitions are interwoven with myth, legend, unnatural phenomena and disaster, customs and traditions, and are mainly the outcome of ignorance. They are unreasonable and irrational beliefs that gradually become matters of faith. When certain things and happenings are rationally inexplicable, people tend to assign mysterious and supernatural reasons for their operation. Thus, a natural disaster is explained in terms of God's wrath and the failure of one's project is assigned to the black cat which crossed the path just as one set out on the errand.

The primitive human beings were mainly governed by superstitions. Superstitions were widespread before the dawn of civilisation when science had not advanced. Thus, ignorance of the primitive people and the resultant growth of superstitions were the direct outcomes of the lack of scientific advancement. Unenlightened people always tend to be superstitious. The belief in the sanctity of time and old traditions of the ancestors bind the people into knots of superstitious thought. Besides, the unscrupulous priests and religious officials exercise a dominating, unhealthy effect upon the people believing in religious orthodoxy. They encourage superstitions for their own ulterior motives. Superstitions are not only universally prevalent but even have strikingly common features whether believed in India or in as far off a place as Canada. There are some common superstitions which are shared by people all over the world. Beliefs in spirits, ghosts and witches and reincarnation are quite common among all the peoples of the world. Belief in witches still prevails in India, France, Scotland, England, and many other countries. In countries of the East, especially in India, belief in ghosts and spirits still exists. The cries of certain birds like owls and ravens and the howl of cats are regarded with superstition as portents of evil throughout the world. Then there is a very common belief that the sighting of comets portends the death of kings or great men or some unforeseen catastrophe. Shakespeare refers to such a superstition in his play/tragedy, Julius Caesar. Halley's Comet in the twentieth century evoked a similar response in many a mind.

What does the phrase 'religious orthodoxy' mean?

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
[The same passage as above is provided here]

What does 'unenlightened' mean in the context of the given passage?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
By and large

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A group of vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Melodramatic

Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
To have a strong feeling of sympathy with a desire to help.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Impatient

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Just

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Pious

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Once for all

Select the masculine word (Pullinga) from the options below:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
When the news of the Covid vaccine came, everybody in the house was _______.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Boycott

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Not allowed to do or be something

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Fragile

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Indians _______ plants like Peepal and Tulsi sacred and worship them.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Full of beans

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The fruit of a tree are either dry or fleshy and there are many different ways in which the seeds ________.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
20 years ago, due to a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York, the US started a war with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Recently, the US soldiers (1) __________ to leave Afghanistan, and the Taliban quickly took (2) __________ of nearly all the country. The Afghan president ran (3) __________ from the country, and only a few hours later, the Taliban took control of (4) __________ presidential palace.
Thousands of Afghans wanted to leave the country, (5) __________ caused chaos at the international airport in Kabul. Foreign diplomats left the country because it was not safe for them anymore.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 2.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The furniture displayed a wonderful combination of elegance and practicality.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The farmers in this village _______ their fields with water from the river.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
That which cannot be satisfied

What is the correct synonym or meaning-equivalent ('Sambhinnarthak') of the word 'अभिज्ञ' (Abhijna)?

Which is a common single word that means both 'चन्द्रमा' (Moon) and 'ब्राह्मण' (Brahmin)?

Choose the correct alternative indicating the true meanings of the word-pair 'कांति – क्लांति' (Kanti – Klanti):

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
Within the walled palace, rows of attractive food stalls, souvenir bouteques and entertainment platforms have been erected by the prominent delegations.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Rejoice

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The Russia-Ukraine war has caused chaos.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
Dinisha visits her mother once in a blue moon.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
No love lost

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Retreat

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Last month tomatoes were quite cheap.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Accept

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Hard but liable to be easily broken

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
They were sure of their victory.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place where pigs are kept

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
Nicholas Copernicus is famous for showing the world that the sun is the_________ of the universe in 1543 AD in Poland. He also noticed that some planets appeared to change directions when moving __________ the sky. Earlier astronomers believed in the phenomenon of retrograde motion but Copernicus saw it as _____________ that earth orbited the sun like other planets did.

In poetry, what is the meaning of the word 'धर्म' (Dharma) when referred to as the decorative attributes of a verse (अलंकार)?

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the options given below.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Dalai Lama was born in Tibet (1) _______ the 6th of July 1935. He is the leader of Tibet's Buddhists (2) _______ he lives in India, where thousands of his followers (3) _______ him. He is the world's (4) _______ Buddhist monk. He (5) _______ for freedom in Tibet and peace in the world.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Sunny

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Pride

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Delighted

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The belief that people cannot change or avoid what happens

Identify the correct pair of words that sound similar but have different meanings (Shrutisam Bhinnarthak Shabda).

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Lullaby

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
The people affected with ____________ are vulnerable to other infections as well.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The cacophony in the theatre was too much for us.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A given space, time or position

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Ramya is an ardent follower of secularism.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The wind blew so _____ at night that many trees fell in the park.

Identify the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Summary

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Fasten

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
"A deal of agreement done in a company or firm."

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
"Only those having blue blood can dethrone the evil autocrat and restore equilibrium."

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.
There is a fantastic body of evidence which indicates that (1) ________ brings down the stress chemical and it enhances (2) ________ happiness chemical. The videos of medicos (3) ________ in hospital corridors have helped us (4) ________ in these gloomy times. Indeed optimism and (5) ________ are the need of the hour.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
"Rahul has done a study of statistics that contributed to the research."

Select the phrase/idiom that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
"After two hours of wandering in the desert, we realised we were on a wild horse race."

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Recapitulate

'स्वर्ग' (Swarg), 'पृथ्वी' (Prithvi), and 'हरिण' (Harin) are homonyms/polysemous words (Anekarthi) for which of the following terms?

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Enthusiastic

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An extremely abnormal fear of confined space

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A series of 1 of shell or ivory or thin metal clothed her left upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace 2 three pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 3 on the right hands display an almost modern art. She speaks of the 4, ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to experience the 5 that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us alone.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Humble

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A series of 1 of shell or ivory or thin metal clothed her left upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace 2 three pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 3 on the right hands display an almost modern art. She speaks of the 4, ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to experience the 5 that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us alone.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Approximately 7 billion of the 9.2 billion metric tonnes of plastic produced from 1950-2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or being dumped. Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
UNEP’s body of work demonstrates that the problem of plastic pollution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The environmental, social, economic and health risks of plastics need to be assessed alongside other environmental stressors, like climate change, ecosystem degradation and resource use.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Alter

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The young one of a sheep

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'dense' in the given sentence.
"The African continent has thick forests but the Sahara desert area has sparse distribution of population."

Select the correct meaning pair for the given word couple 'शुचि - सूची' (Shuchi - Suchi).

Choose the correct option indicating the meanings of the word-pair 'इति - ईति' (Iti - Eeti):

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
No one even thought that Sheila's success would burst the bubble.

Select the option with the correct spelling to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
It was a priviledge to meet the finance minister of the country last week.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to replace the italicised word.
"We wish them a lifetime of wedded bliss together."

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Jostle

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
"Hit the sack"

Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
To steal and pass off ideas and words of another as one's own

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
To frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do

Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He wanted to be a professional basketball player but given his height, luck was against him.

Match List - I with List - II.
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Curd contains several microorganisms. Of these, the bacterium, Lactobacillus (1) the formation of curd. It multiplies in milk and (2) it into curd. Bacteria are also involved in the (3)__ of cheese, pickles and many other food items. Bacteria and yeast are also helpful for the fermentation of rice idlis and dosa batter. Yeast _(4) rapidly and produces carbon dioxide during respiration. Bubbles of the gas fill the dough and increase its _____(5)____. This is the basis of the use of yeast in the baking industry for making bread, pastries and cakes.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Curd contains several microorganisms. Of these, the bacterium, Lactobacillus (1) the formation of curd. It multiplies in milk and (2) it into curd. Bacteria are also involved in the (3)__ of cheese, pickles and many other food items. Bacteria and yeast are also helpful for the fermentation of rice idlis and dosa batter. Yeast _(4) rapidly and produces carbon dioxide during respiration. Bubbles of the gas fill the dough and increase its _____(5)____. This is the basis of the use of yeast in the baking industry for making bread, pastries and cakes.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.