Q.1-5. Choose the correct ANTONYM -
Q.1. mite
(A) weakness
(B) tend
(C) bulk
(D) drive
Q.2. wastrel
(A) sober
(B) spendthrift
(C) mute
(D) miser
Q.3. reprobate
(A) sage
(B) elevated
(C) possess
(D) dismiss
Q.4. nebulous
(A) cloudy
(B) dim
(C) distinct
(D) desirable
Q.5. parvenu
(A) wallflower
(B) highway
(C) melody
(D) plan
Q.6-10. Use the most suitable option to fill in the blanks –
Q.6. Rohit feels the Indian team will focus on their _______ strength, which is
batting rather than think about Pakistan’s four-pronged pace attack.
(A) core (B) center (C) effect (D) gist
Q.7. Despite two hard electoral ________ in 2015 and a set of challenging
assembly polls looming, the Rail Budget did not succumb to political expediency.
(A) bangs (B) bashes (C) belts (D) knocks
Q.8. The CMO of the University of Hyderabad has _________ HRD minister
Smriti Irani's statement in Parliament that no doctor was allowed to examine
Rohith's body until the morning.
(A) confirmed (B) refuted (C) accepted (D) refute
Q. 9. _________ with a black cloth and wearing cotton-pads to ensure that no
light enters her eyes, Panchhi can do things that other children can't do with their
eyes covered.
(A) blindfold (B) blindfolded (C) curtained (D) cloaked
Q. 10. A groom allegedly ran away with his aunt a few hours before he was to tie
the ________ knot.
(A) divorced (B) unattached (C) nuptial (D) divorce
Answers –
Q.1. (C)
Q.2. (D)
Q.3. (B)
Q.4. (C)
Q.5. (A)
Q.6. (A)
Q.7. (D)
Q.8. (B)
Q.9. (B)
Q.10. (C)
