Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 10 - AFCAT MCQ

The one word substitution is Spinster.

Artist : a person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.
Bachelor : a man who is not and has never been married.
Misanthrope : a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
Spinster : an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage.

incomprehensible (Adj.) : impossible to understand

inconclusive (Adj.) : not leading to a definite decision/result

inconceivable (Adj.) : impossible to imagine/believe

The sequence is like that
3. That day, Mintu wanted to take a day off from school
5. Therefore he pretended to be sick and remained in bed.
2. Thinking that he was really sick, his father summoned the family doctor.
1. After Examining him, the doctor smiled at him mischievously and took out a syringe.
4. Immediately, Mintu jumped up from his bed and swore the he was fine.

The missing sentence introduces a contrasting point to the general optimism surrounding the Internet's role in modern society. It presents a problem that arises despite the significant investments by governments mentioned in the preceding sentence. Thus, it fits best after the mention of these investments and before the final sentence, which underscores the importance of the Internet, making Option 3 the most logical placement.

Zany is - a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal.

Expand : Become larger or more extensive.
Convert : Change the form,character,or function of something.
Condense : Make denser or more concentrated.
Congest : To concentrate in a small or narrow space.
Conclude : Bring or come to an end.
Antonym of Expand is Congest.
 

Fraudulent is dishonest or an act done by deception.
So the opposite word is Genuine.
 

Hindrance word is correctly spelt.

Correct Spellings are 'illicit'.

The passage explicitly states that the digital age, particularly the internet, has accelerated the evolution of language and democratized its use, allowing new words and phrases to spread quickly (C). It does not suggest that the digital age has slowed down language change (A), led to global standardization (B), or reduced the influence of slang and regional dialects (D).

The original sentence is not correct since the highlighted words are not making sense as a coherent sentence.

Option A: All the words are incorrect. Adduce refers to cite something as evidence and does not fit in meaningfully.
Option B: Imply and Attrition (reducing something's strength) are not correct in the present context
Option C: All the words are correct. Averse refers to being against something.
Option D: Accustom and antiquity are not correct.
 
Correct: He was not at all ready to accept that his father was no more although he was all averse to his advice regarding any matter during his lifetime.
So, Option C is the correct choice.

The correct answer should be 'a' because in the question it is given that finding a/an.... that means the word should start with a vowel.

So, the correct answer is Appropriate.

• Meaning of Quarantine: To separate someone into isolation.
• Meaning of Rescue: save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation
• Meaning of Detention: the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody
• Meaning of Defence: the action of defending from or resisting an attack
• Meaning of Safety: the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury

The correct option is B.
Leadership can motivate a person to do what he is willing to do.
Thus motivate is the most suitable word here.

put a spoke in my wheel:  To disrupt, foil, or cause problems to one's plan, activity, or project.

Hence, the correct answer is option c i.e. thwarted in execution of the plan.

► Correctly spelt: Excessive

► Meaning: Excessive means more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.

Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets along with him.

Cool as a cucumber: Calm and composed, self-possessed.

Permanent damage can be caused by prolonged exposure to the sun. 
Long-term, unprotected exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun can damage the retina. The retina is the back of the eye, where the rods and cones make visual images, which are then sent to the visual centers in the brain. Damage from exposure to sunlight can also cause the development of cloudy bumps along the edge of the cornea, which can then grow over the cornea and prevent clear vision. UV light is also a factor in the development of cataracts.
 

Epitome: a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
Epistle: a letter.
Epilogue: a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
Epitaph: a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
 

Only ‘summit’ makes proper sense in the 1st blank. Similarly, only ‘dismantled’ makes proper sense in the 2nd blank.

The other words are preposterous.

Hence, option A is the correct answer. 

To smell a rat: to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation.

The correct usage in (d) is 'suite' which means group of connected rooms used as a unit.

The article "an" is used before a vowel sound, so it is correct to say "an eagle."

After a careful reading of the sentences, it can be observed that the author is discussing two different thought processes of time, i.e. going from past to future and going from future to past. All the statements are about the same topic except (d), which mentions about 'birthday and time', which finds no linkage to any other sentence. So, the odd one out is (d).

Farmers played a role in the loss of the NDA government in 2004, and the first UPA regime sought to meet some of their concerns __________ an increase in public spending in rural areas, __________ through agricultural plans in each state, a focus on agricultural credit and enhanced

extension activities, and the rural employment guarantee scheme.

The sentence talks about agrarian crisis and the government initiatives to tackle this crisis. It talks about a process through which the problems will be addressed.

Evidently, the preposition that best suits for the blank 1 is ‘through’.

This eliminates options C, D and E.

After the first blank, the sentence talks of different government schemes.

Evidently, ‘excluding’ cannot fill the 2nd blank.

‘Including’ perfectly fits the 2nd blank.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.

In all other options except option B, the word given in the options are 2. synonyms of those bold ones, only 'consummated' (to complete something) is the one that is opposite of 'initiated', which means "to start something".

New Sentence - The government revealed that it had consummated a move to amend the RTI Act two years ago.

Hence option B is the correct answer. 

Thwart means to prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
On her way she meets a cast of New York characters who try to thwart her dreams
This country started by printing worthless currency to thwart the gold standard

Suffrage means "the right to vote in political elections"

She also was involved in the national temperance and women's suffrage movements
The system of universal suffrage did not exist in the United Kingdom until 1928