Directions: Read the passage having some numbered blanks.
Ram Singh was a _____(i)____ appointed in the army. He was known for the tremendous _____(ii)____ that he had shown on the battle grounds. Crime in any form was detested by him. A person accused of a minor ____(iii)____ or involved in a small _____(iv)______ was punished by him severely. This sternness was even depicted in his _____(v)_____ with his ____(vi)_____. He did not want to _____(vii)_____ in hurting anybody, but at times his talks like his deeds were very _____(viii)_____.
Select the most suitable word from the given options and fill blank (ii).
Directions: Select the word most opposite in meaning to the given word.
PRUDENCE
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Directions: Select the word most opposite in meaning to the given word.
WAYWARD
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
INGENUOUS
Directions: Select the option most similar in meaning to the word in bold letters.
NINCOMPOOP
Directions: Read the sentence with the usage of the word in bold. Pick the meaning which is synonymous to the word in bold.
Abjure : In some countries people were forced to abjure their belief in God.
Directions: The passage given below has certain blanks here and there you have to study it carefully and fill in the blank.
The entire __(i)__ of the party gave a very __(ii)__ look. A very light music was being played at the back and people were dancing with their partners with their masks on their faces to __(iii)__ their identity. There were some at the bar corner who were __(iv)__ away to glory. Sumptuous meal was well laid at one corner of the hall. We actually had __(v)__ food with us. But when it comes to food, I am a big __(vi)__ type. By the time it was 11:30, everybody felt something of an __(vii)__ but it was __(viii)__ towards the end. Everybody’s mood was __(ix)__ by a young man, who narrated a canto from Browning’s ‘My Last Dutches’.
Select the most suitable word from the given options and fill blank (ix).
Directions: Select the option closest in meaning to the italicized word.
A taciturn host:
Directions: Choose from the given alternatives the one that will be a substitute for the underlined part in the following sentence and mark the answer accordingly.
The study of the cause of diseases should be the first step in our effort to find a cure for any disease.
Directions: Choose from the given alternatives the one that will be a substitute for the underlined part in the following sentence and mark the answer accordingly.
Scant respect for literature and arts is a tendency noticeable in contemporary industrialized societies.