Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 8 - AFCAT MCQ

• Specially vs Especially (specially means exclusively for, especially means for a particular purpose); ‘especially’ suits the context better because ‘infertility treatments’ are mentioned as the class of treatments the tourists go for. Options c and d are eliminated.
• ‘The number of foreigners’ is the subject of the sentence. “the number” is always singular, hence ‘has’ is the correct verb.

Hence the correct answer is Option B.

• Behemoth refers to something enormous, especially a big and powerful organization.
• Collusion is a secret agreement for deceitful purposes, Trivial means of little value or importance, and Piety is the quality of being religious or reverent.

• Lump sum: a single payment made at a particular time, as opposed to a number of smaller payments or installments.
• Strong: having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.
• Little: small in size, amount, or degree.
• Huge: extremely large; enormous.
• Massive: exceptionally large.

So, the synonym of Massive is Huge.

• Meaning of Hesitated: Pause in indecision before saying or doing something.
• Meaning of Stopped: (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
• Meaning of Paused: interrupt action or speech briefly
• Meaning of Slowed: reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process
• Meaning of Postponed: cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled

• Jeopardy means danger of loss, harm, or failure.
• Safe means free from danger; not able to be hurt
• Hunting means the act of following and killing wild animals or birds as a sport or for food
• Endangered means (used about animals, plants, etc.) in danger of disappearing from the world (becoming extinct)
• Extinct means (used about a type of animal, plant, etc.) no longer existing

Hence Correct Answer is Option C

The sentence is in the past tense, indicated by the verb "to be." The correct form of "to be" in the past tense for "he" is "was." Additionally, the continuous form of the verb ("being") is needed to describe an ongoing action in the past. Therefore, the correct phrase is "was being." The sentence should read, "He was being positively rude."

One word substitution is Pedantic.

Pedantic: Excessively concerned with minor details or rules.

Verbose: Using or expressed in more words than are needed.

Pompous: Self-important, arrogant.

Ornate: Elaborately or highly decorated.

The correct option is C.
As the managers are required to achieve the objectives, the leaders help them in attaining the objectives.
Attain means to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one's goals.

Voiced meaning is  to express in words.
This is the best suitable word.

plough a lonely furrow: To do something in isolation; to act without the help of others.

Hence, the correct answer is option b i.e. do without the help of others.

► Correctly spelt: Ominous

► Meaning: Suggesting that something bad is going to happen.

So, ominous is the right answer.

► Correctly spelt: Humorous
► Meaning: Humorous means causing laughter and amusement, comic.
Others don't have any meaning as spellings are wrong.

Smile on: to lend support or favor

The correct order will be:
People → of all professions (R)→ went to him (Q)→ for medicine and treatment (S)→ at his dispensary.(P)

Polygyny: polygamy in which a man has more than one wife.
Polyphony: the style of simultaneously combining a number of parts, each forming an individual melody and harmonizing with each other.
Polyandry: polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband.
Polychromy: the art of painting in several colours, especially as applied to ancient pottery, sculpture, and architecture.

After means succeeding(take over) something and before means preceding(previous or prior) something. Similarly, successor is the one that comes after something while predecessor comes before something. Hence the closest relation is successor:predecessor.

Bliss : perfect happiness; great joy.
Depression : feelings of severe despondency and dejection.
Indecency : an indecent act or expression.
Recession : a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.
Salacity : the expression of undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.

Synonym of Salacity is Indecency
 

Soothe : gently calm (a person or their feelings).
Merge : combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.
Purchase : acquire (something) by paying for it; buy.
Glisten : (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light.
Meld : blend; combine.

Synonym of Meld is Merge
 

Old paintings are usually mishandled and damaged over the years. 
So, they need to be returned back to their former condition. So, the appropriate word is Restoration.

The correct sequence is 2431.
Statement 2 is the opening statement as it introduces the topic of eggs. '2-4' make a link as 'they' in 4 with respect to perfect packaging refers to 'eggs' in 2. This is followed by statement 3 which talks about the nutritional benefits of eggs and 1 extends further support to it.

The function of the spark plug. (The function of a component makes the machine work).

This idea is also the explanation of his government’s policy ________ Jammu and Kashmir, as reflected _________ his own pronouncements.The noun 'policy' in general is followed by the preposition 'on'. 
 Ex. The government is to introduce new liquor policy on October 1 in Vijayawada.
 This confirms 'on' as the preposition for the blank 1. 
 For the blank 2 the only choice that seems most appropriate among all is 'in'.
 This confirms option D as the correct answer.

Sentence 5 is the opening assertion - arguments in the report. The 'array of people cited' in 5 relates with 'best and ... country' in 3. Next comes 4 as 'they' refers to the 'best ... brightest'. Sentence 1 follows as it too is about the report and 'battles' in 1 relates with 'criticise' and 'anti-national' in 4. Sentence 2 does not fit with the rest of the sentences as it is about 'foreign groups'.

Blank (1): 

• The paragraph starts with the writer mentioning a decision that would worsen the job crisis situation in MP.
• 'B' gives cautions against the negative results of this decision; 'other states following it leading to serious social problems'. The blank is followed by another related consequence of the decision; i.e. 'MP workers in other states would be feeling unsafe'.
• It's clear 'B' fits in the blank perfectly.

Blank (2):

• The sentences preceding the blank warns the MP government against the ramifications of the decision.
• In 'A', he suggests what course of action the government should follow. He suggests that total number of jobs should be increased.
• It's clear that 'A' fits in the blank perfectly.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1).

The word 'doff' means 'to remove an item of clothing.'
Whereas 'don' means 'to put on an item of clothing.'
So, option B is the antonym of the given word.

The word 'bemused' means 'puzzled' or 'confused'.
The word 'clear headed' means 'alert and logical thinking'.
So, the word 'bemused' is the antonym of 'clear headed'.

Use of the word in option 2 is incorrect. It shall be replaced with 'warnings' instead. 

All statements except C talk of life in general, not specifically of spiritual life. Statements D, A, E and B can be arranged in a sequence to form a paragraph. Statement C is out of context.

In this sentence, the noun is "year," which is a singular countable noun. Since we are not referring to a specific year, we need to use the indefinite article "a" before the noun. Therefore, the correct sentence is "I first met him a year ago."