Edumantra Navbar Demo

Exercise-28

Directions: Each of the following questions consists of a word or phrase within a bracket. It is followed by certain words or phrases as options. Select the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning of the word or phrase within a bracket.

1. I thought about her a lot during the (following) (Railways, 1994)

(a) recedingย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (b) precedingย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย (c) proceedingย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (d) succeeding

2. This is the (cardinal) point of the issue.

ย (a) minorย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (b) vitalย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) debatableย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) insignificantย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย 

3. She is indeed (human).

ย (a) universalย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (b) devilishย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย ย  (c) terrestrialย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (d) divine

4. It was universally characterised as a (progressive) (C.D.S. 1994)

ย (a) abhorrentย  ย  ย  ย  (b) retrogradeย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย ย  (c) obstructiveย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) regressive

5. Geetanjali is loved by all for her (meekness).

ย (a) harshnessย  ย  ย  ย  (b) prideย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) angerย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) passion

6. It was a (voluntary)

ย (a) compulsoryย  ย  (b) violentย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) deliberateย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) valuable

7. There has always been a feeling of (rancour) between the two families. (I. Tax & Central Excise, 1988)

ย (a) rivalryย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (b) competitionย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) friendlinessย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) suspicion

8. The government is taking measures to (augment) the country’s food supply.

ย (a) prohibitย  ย  ย  ย  (b) decreaseย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) surpassย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (d) compensate

9. people know him for his (vanity).

ย (a) humanityย  ย  ย (b) honestyย  ย  ย  ย ย ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) courtesyย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) modesty

10. Let us not (aggravate) the sufferings of the poor. (N.D.A. 1993)

ย (a) abbreviateย  ย (b) alleviateย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) advocateย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (d) appreciate

11. It was a mystery as to where the young girl had acquired such a (cynical)

ย (a) matureย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (b) naiveย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) eccentricย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (d) crazy

12. Avogadro’s (hypothesis) has proved significant until the present day

ย (a) factย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (b) theoryย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) conclusionย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) experiment

13. He stood gazing at the (serene) expanse of the sea. (N.D.A. 1996)

ย (a) scenicย  ย  ย  ย  ย (b) clearย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) tranquilย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (d) ruffled

14. The authorities inflicted a harsh (penalty) on him for indulging in forgery.

ย (a) commendationย  ย (b) defaultย  ย  ย  ย  ย (c) concessionย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) reward

15. He is always (hungry) for wealth.

ย (a) ravenousย  ย (b) famishedย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย  ย  ย (c) satiatedย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (d) greedy

16. Machine-civilisation has made human life (artificial). (N.D.A. 1992)

ย (a) genuineย  ย  ย (b) naturalย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย (c) trueย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) authentic

17. This shop keeps only (genuine)

ย (a) importedย  (b) spuriousย  ย  ย  ย ย ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (c) antiqueย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (d) duplicate

18. He has been (commended) for all that he did.

ย (a) dismissedย  (b) condemnedย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (c) censuredย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (d) rejected

19. The drug will have a (pernicious) effect on your health. (C.D.S. 1994)

ย (a) beneficialย  (b) prolongedย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (c) ruinousย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) pornographic

20. It was a (unanimous)

ย (a) uncertainย  ย (b) partialย  ย  ย ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  (c) discordantย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย (d) divergent

Answers:-

1. (b) ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  2. (d) ย ย  ย ย 

3. (d) ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  4. (d) ย ย  ย ย 

5. (b) ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  6. (a) ย ย  ย ย 

7. (c) ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  8. (b) ย ย  ย 

9. (d)ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 10. (b)

11. (b)ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 12. (a)

13. (c)ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 14. (d)

15. (d)ย  ย  ย  ย  16. (b)

17. (b)ย  ย  ย  ย  18. (c)

19. (a)ย  ย  ย  ย  20. (c)

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