Vocabulary Questions

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

Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
I went out and bought all sorts of small gifts and then headed to the more expensive outlets (1)______ the mall. I picked up little things, things I knew my mother would (2)______ I took them home and wrapped each one (3)______ using all kinds of packing material. Then I made a card for each one. After doing that, I (4)______ the gift off outside my mother’s doorway and called her, pretending to (5)______ about her health. She was bubbling over. She told me someone had left a gift for her and signed it ‘Secret Santa’.

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

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. 4.

What is the one-word substitution for the phrase 'जिसके हृदय में ममता नहीं है' (One who has no affection/love in their heart)?

[The same passage from Q.41 applies here] Select the most appropriate synonym of the word perceived stated in para 5 of the given passage.

What is the meaning of the word 'अघ'?

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
It is best to steer the middle course in life. The key to happiness is to keep (1) ______ bounds and discipline one's life. Eating well is (2) ______ for nourishment but overeating can do more (3) ______ than good. All parents love their children but those who (4) ______ in excessive pampering end up spoiling their kids. (5) ______ riches can bring many evils, enemies, cares and worries.

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

Which of the following is a synonym of the word 'मीन'?

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
"Fashion is something that lasts only for a short time."

Select the correct combination of meanings for the homophonic pair (श्रुतिसम भिन्नार्थक शब्द-युग्म) 'आदि - आदी':

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. 2.

What is the homophonic alternative meaning (समभिन्नार्थक/अनेकार्थी संदर्भ) of the word 'हस्ती'?

[The same passage from Q.41 applies here] Select the most appropriate synonym of the word precise stated in para 6 of the given passage.

What is the original Sanskrit Tatsam (तत्सम) form of the Tadbhav word 'साखी'?

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.(The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word) Amateur : Beginner :: Dangerous : ?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hard cash

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 Publications Division (PD), one of the leading publishing houses in the country and the largest in the public sector, functions (1)________ the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It attempts to promote National Integration by (2)________ information and creating awareness about the various activities, regions, people and the (3)________ cultures and beliefs of the Nation. The Division publishes and sells books at affordable prices through its outlets in important cities and also (4)________ agents. It also participates in exhibitions and books fairs to promote the sale of books and journals. Till date, 7,600 titles (5)________ published, of which 1,500 are live today. Besides books, the Publication Division has also brought out 21 journals about various issues of national and social significance.

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Conditions such as stress, depression and anxiety can all affect mental health and _________ a person’s routine.

Which of the following is a synonym of the word 'कानन' (Kanan)?

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

What is the synonym of the word 'कपाल' ('Kapal')?

Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word.
The hapless incident was a result of sheer negligence by the authorities.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fall out with someone

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
There can be maximum twelve light fittings on a _______.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Prudent

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On cloud nine

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Out of spirits

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 Publications Division (PD), one of the leading publishing houses in the country and the largest in the public sector, functions (1)________ the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It attempts to promote National Integration by (2)________ information and creating awareness about the various activities, regions, people and the (3)________ cultures and beliefs of the Nation. The Division publishes and sells books at affordable prices through its outlets in important cities and also (4)________ agents. It also participates in exhibitions and books fairs to promote the sale of books and journals. Till date, 7,600 titles (5)________ published, of which 1,500 are live today. Besides books, the Publication Division has also brought out 21 journals about various issues of national and social significance.

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Starve

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words in the given sentence.
The war resulted in ruthless killing of many people.

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
The ________ of a place is the total number of citizens of the place having voting rights.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hasten

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The inner soft part of a seed, fruit or nut

Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
When the dance had finished, Odysseus stood, his voice raised for all to hear. “We are truly honoured by your performance; not everyone can say that they have seen the dancers of Scyros. As tokens of our admiration we have brought gifts for you and your king.” A murmur of excitement. Luxuries did not come often to Scyros; no one here had the money to buy them.
You are too kind.” Lycomedes’ face was flushed with genuine pleasure; he had not expected this generosity. The servants brought trunks forth at Odysseus’ signal and began unloading them on the long tables. I saw the glitter of silver, the shine of glass and gems. All of us, men and women both, leaned towards them, eager to see.
‘Please, take what you like,’ Odysseus said. The girls moved swiftly to the tables, and I watched them fingering the bright trinkets: perfumes in delicate glass bottles stoppered with a bit of wax; mirrors with carved ivory for handles; bracelets of twisted gold; ribbons, dyed deep in purples and reds. Among these were a few things I assumed were meant for Lycomedes and his counsellors: leather-bound shields, carved spear hafts, and silvered swords with supple kidskin sheathes. Lycomedes’ eyes had caught on one of these, like a fish snagged by a line. Odysseus stood near, presiding benevolently.
Achilles kept to the back, drifting slowly along the table. He paused to dab some perfume on his slender wrists, stroke the smooth handle of a mirror. He lingered a moment over a pair of earrings, blue stones set in silver wire.
A movement at the far end of the hall caught my eye. Diomedes had crossed the chamber and was speaking with one of his servants, who nodded and left through the large double doors. Whatever it was could not be important; Diomedes seemed half-asleep, his eyes heavy-lidded and bored.
I looked back to Achilles. He was holding the earrings up to his ears now, turning them this way and that, pursing his lips, playing at girlishness. It amused him, and the corner of his mouth curved up. His eyes flicked around the hall, catching for a moment on my face. I could not help myself. I smiled.

Which word in the passage is OPPOSITE in meaning to ‘advanced’?

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word) Waive : Impose :: Spurious : ?

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Disaster

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The criminal offered his testimony before the jury.

Direction : Read the following poem and answer the questions given below it.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to Keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep,

What does the word ‘flake’ mean?

Point out the correctly spelt word :

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The professor was very happy to see that John was a _______ student.

Point out the word which can be substituted for the given sentence :
The act of killing one’s wife.

Feminine of ‘Hart’ is

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
They are facing a _______ competition in business.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An official inspection of a company's, or individual's, accounts

Give one-word substitution for the following:
A hater of women

Directions : Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow by Selecting the most appropriate option.
Scientists are extremely concerned about the changes taking place in our climate. The changes are said to be alarmingly rapid and the result of human activity whereas in the past it had been natural and much slower . The major problem is that the planet appears to be warming up (global warming) This is occurring at a rate unprecedented in the last 10,000 years. The implications are very serious, Rising temperatures could give rise to extremely high increase in the incidence of floods and droughts, having effect on agriculture.
It is thought that this unusual warming of the Earth has been caused by greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, being emitted into the atmosphere by car engines and modern industrial processes. Such gases not only add to the pollution of the atmosphere, but trap the heat of the sun leading to the warming up of the planet.
It has been suggested that industrialized countries would try to reduce the volume of greenhouse gas emissions and plant more trees to create ‘ sinks ’ to absorb greenhouse gases.

The ‘antonym’ of the underlined word ‘increase’ is

Coral reefs are vital to both human societies and the ocean's ecosystem—they protect shorelines from storm surges and erosion and serve as nurseries for marine life. They're also frighteningly imperiled by warming waters, which produce conditions that turn them a ghostly white and expose them to a blanket of algae. That's what Kim Cobb saw one day in 2016 when she swam up to the reef in the central Pacific's Line Island chain that she'd been studying for 18 years. A heat wave had killed or bleached 95 per cent of the corals.
"It was carnage," the Georgia Tech climate scientist recalls. Disturbances like pollution and fishing are relatively limited in the vicinity of the research site, so Cobb felt rising ocean temperatures were the likely culprit. The impact has already been devastating, she says, adding, "I can't even imagine what it would look like at 2 degrees Celsius."

If warming can be limited, however, there might be hope for the corals that remain. Scientists like Hollie Putnam are engineering so-called super corals with the ability to withstand higher ocean temperatures and acidity levels. Putnam, a marine biologist at the University of Rhode Island, places coral species under climate change stressors and breeds those that survive best, creating hyper-resilient organisms. "They're really exciting and really hopeful," Putnam says, noting that super corals could help maintain the biodiversity and genetic diversity of already struggling reefs, like the ones in the Line Island Chain.

But super corals are more likely to survive if warming doesn't get much worse. "If we push the climate system to 2 degrees Celsius, we're talking about 1 per cent of reefs surviving," Cobb says. "That makes it less likely that coral-resilience engineering efforts will succeed." She says it's essential to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, a scenario in which up to 30 per cent of reefs could survive on their own. If that happens, one of the world's wildest reefs could be strengthened. If it doesn't, even the savviest engineering intervention won't be enough.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word vicinity stated in para2 of the given passage.

What is the meaning of the word 'एषणा' ('Eshna')?

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Jack said he is unfortunate to win the jackpot.

‘चिरंतन’ शब्द का विलोम निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा होगा?

Coral reefs are vital to both human societies and the ocean's ecosystem—they protect shorelines from storm surges and erosion and serve as nurseries for marine life. They're also frighteningly imperiled by warming waters, which produce conditions that turn them a ghostly white and expose them to a blanket of algae. That's what Kim Cobb saw one day in 2016 when she swam up to the reef in the central Pacific's Line Island chain that she'd been studying for 18 years. A heat wave had killed or bleached 95 per cent of the corals.
"It was carnage," the Georgia Tech climate scientist recalls. Disturbances like pollution and fishing are relatively limited in the vicinity of the research site, so Cobb felt rising ocean temperatures were the likely culprit. The impact has already been devastating, she says, adding, "I can't even imagine what it would look like at 2 degrees Celsius."

If warming can be limited, however, there might be hope for the corals that remain. Scientists like Hollie Putnam are engineering so-called super corals with the ability to withstand higher ocean temperatures and acidity levels. Putnam, a marine biologist at the University of Rhode Island, places coral species under climate change stressors and breeds those that survive best, creating hyper-resilient organisms. "They're really exciting and really hopeful," Putnam says, noting that super corals could help maintain the biodiversity and genetic diversity of already struggling reefs, like the ones in the Line Island Chain.

But super corals are more likely to survive if warming doesn't get much worse. "If we push the climate system to 2 degrees Celsius, we're talking about 1 per cent of reefs surviving," Cobb says. "That makes it less likely that coral-resilience engineering efforts will succeed." She says it's essential to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, a scenario in which up to 30 per cent of reefs could survive on their own. If that happens, one of the world's wildest reefs could be strengthened. If it doesn't, even the savviest engineering intervention won't be enough.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word imperiled stated in para1 of the given passage.

‘लक्ष्य’ का अनेकार्थ शब्द ज्ञात करें।

Identify the word that is misspelt.

Identify the masculine word (पुल्लिंग शब्द) from the given alternatives:

Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of 'त्र्यंबक' (Tryambak)?

‘सुधा’ का अनेकार्थक शब्द क्या है?

Coral reefs are vital to both human societies and the ocean's ecosystem—they protect shorelines from storm surges and erosion and serve as nurseries for marine life. They're also frighteningly imperiled by warming waters, which produce conditions that turn them a ghostly white and expose them to a blanket of algae. That's what Kim Cobb saw one day in 2016 when she swam up to the reef in the central Pacific's Line Island chain that she'd been studying for 18 years. A heat wave had killed or bleached 95 per cent of the corals.
"It was carnage," the Georgia Tech climate scientist recalls. Disturbances like pollution and fishing are relatively limited in the vicinity of the research site, so Cobb felt rising ocean temperatures were the likely culprit. The impact has already been devastating, she says, adding, "I can't even imagine what it would look like at 2 degrees Celsius."

If warming can be limited, however, there might be hope for the corals that remain. Scientists like Hollie Putnam are engineering so-called super corals with the ability to withstand higher ocean temperatures and acidity levels. Putnam, a marine biologist at the University of Rhode Island, places coral species under climate change stressors and breeds those that survive best, creating hyper-resilient organisms. "They're really exciting and really hopeful," Putnam says, noting that super corals could help maintain the biodiversity and genetic diversity of already struggling reefs, like the ones in the Line Island Chain.

But super corals are more likely to survive if warming doesn't get much worse. "If we push the climate system to 2 degrees Celsius, we're talking about 1 per cent of reefs surviving," Cobb says. "That makes it less likely that coral-resilience engineering efforts will succeed." She says it's essential to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, a scenario in which up to 30 per cent of reefs could survive on their own. If that happens, one of the world's wildest reefs could be strengthened. If it doesn't, even the savviest engineering intervention won't be enough.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word bleached stated in para 1 of the given passage.

Coral reefs are vital to both human societies and the ocean's ecosystem—they protect shorelines from storm surges and erosion and serve as nurseries for marine life. They're also frighteningly imperiled by warming waters, which produce conditions that turn them a ghostly white and expose them to a blanket of algae. That's what Kim Cobb saw one day in 2016 when she swam up to the reef in the central Pacific's Line Island chain that she'd been studying for 18 years. A heat wave had killed or bleached 95 per cent of the corals.
"It was carnage," the Georgia Tech climate scientist recalls. Disturbances like pollution and fishing are relatively limited in the vicinity of the research site, so Cobb felt rising ocean temperatures were the likely culprit. The impact has already been devastating, she says, adding, "I can't even imagine what it would look like at 2 degrees Celsius."

If warming can be limited, however, there might be hope for the corals that remain. Scientists like Hollie Putnam are engineering so-called super corals with the ability to withstand higher ocean temperatures and acidity levels. Putnam, a marine biologist at the University of Rhode Island, places coral species under climate change stressors and breeds those that survive best, creating hyper-resilient organisms. "They're really exciting and really hopeful," Putnam says, noting that super corals could help maintain the biodiversity and genetic diversity of already struggling reefs, like the ones in the Line Island Chain.

But super corals are more likely to survive if warming doesn't get much worse. "If we push the climate system to 2 degrees Celsius, we're talking about 1 per cent of reefs surviving," Cobb says. "That makes it less likely that coral-resilience engineering efforts will succeed." She says it's essential to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, a scenario in which up to 30 per cent of reefs could survive on their own. If that happens, one of the world's wildest reefs could be strengthened. If it doesn't, even the savviest engineering intervention won't be enough.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word surges stated in para1 of the given passage.

Which of the following is not a homophonic pair?

Select the MISSPELT word.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Vigilant

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
We have four seasons because the earth doesn't sit up straight; it's ______ on its axis. As it orbits the sun, the planet's slight slouch ______ more or less of the northern and southern hemisphere to the sun depending on the time of the year.

शब्द और विलोम की दृष्टि से निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा विकल्प सही नहीं है?

Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.)
Cease: Desist :: Eradicate : ________

Which of the following sentences has the antonym of 'narrow'?

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
He benevolently offered to drop me all the way home after the office party got over in the wee hours of the morning.

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the question that follows.
"Among these adventures, in the year 1887, was a youth called Jacob who was then twenty-one years old. Although so young he had already lived a risky and dangerous life. He had been a seaman and crossed the Pacific, and been a pirate and a river patrol-man, a coal shoveller at a power plant, a landless man, and a 'hobo'. He had tramped the United States and Canada, switch rides on freight trains, and dodging and fighting railwaymen and police and knew all about cold and hunger, and poverty and danger, and he had served a prison sentence of thirty days.
Though he did little else, he had a great love for books and words, and though he had found no gold in the Klondike, these things were soon to earn him a fortune. He came back from Alaska after a year, suffering from scurvy and without a penny in his pocket. He had, however, a great wealth of experience and he began to write stories about places he had seen and the people he had met. After months of hard work and hunger, he found success. Magazines began to accept his Alaskan stories. Soon, he was famous. In the next sixteen years, he published fifty books and made and spent a million dollars. He died in 1916."

In the given passage, what do you understand by the word 'hobo'?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the question that follows.
"Among these adventures, in the year 1887, was a youth called Jacob who was then twenty-one years old. Although so young he had already lived a risky and dangerous life. He had been a seaman and crossed the Pacific, and been a pirate and a river patrol-man, a coal shoveller at a power plant, a landless man, and a 'hobo'. He had tramped the United States and Canada, switch rides on freight trains, and dodging and fighting railwaymen and police and knew all about cold and hunger, and poverty and danger, and he had served a prison sentence of thirty days.
Though he did little else, he had a great love for books and words, and though he had found no gold in the Klondike, these things were soon to earn him a fortune. He came back from Alaska after a year, suffering from scurvy and without a penny in his pocket. He had, however, a great wealth of experience and he began to write stories about places he had seen and the people he had met. After months of hard work and hunger, he found success. Magazines began to accept his Alaskan stories. Soon, he was famous. In the next sixteen years, he published fifty books and made and spent a million dollars. He died in 1916."

'Scurvy' means

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Control

निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा विकल्प विलोम की दृष्टी से सही नहीं है?

Read the following stanza carefully and answer the question that follows it:
Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea !
And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.

What is the meaning of the word 'utter'?

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
The new software offers a plethora of features to enhance productivity.

Directions: Which part of speech is the word 'ingenious'?

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Let's discuss what happened. Don't beat about the bush.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I felt hungry around midnight but there was _______ anything in the fridge.

Directions: The antonym of 'Justice' is

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what is expected out of me.

Directions: The synonym of 'Adroit' is

Select the idiom that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence.
Chanda always annoys everyone by praising herself all the time.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Impediment

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Despair

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Tropical forests have ________ greenery.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Inscription on a person's grave

From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
Women’s vulnarability due to the denial of ownership of productive resources has been focused on in the analysis of how progressive laws shaped gender relations.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to replace the italicized word.
"Can I borrow your cell?" She asked.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Eccentricity

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Get out of hand

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Time management is essential for a ________ life and career.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Shah called Saeed a hard nut to crack, and described him as cool, but intelligent.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
All desire wealth and some will ________ it.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Throw caution to the wind

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Addiction is a ______ process that requires the addict's friends and family's assistance at various addiction levels such as mentally, physically, psychologically, and emotionally.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Jokes and funny remarks amongst friends.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Through the grapevine

Read the given passage and answer the question that follow.
[Same Passage as above]

Identify the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'ambitious'.

Choose the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt underlined word.
The Swiss entrepreneure has pulled the plug on any further investment in the firm.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Identical

Select the MISSPELT word.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Shy

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Submission