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601.

Old people are usually more conservative than young people.

A. eproachful
B. iberal
C. ynamic
D. odern
Answer» C. ynamic
602.

Of all the companions of our joyous ascent, there were only the two of us left.

A. ecent
B. escent
C. escant
D. escendant
Answer» C. escant
603.

Nothin has been organised properly and confuision seems inevitable.

A. ncertain
B. neligible
C. nevident
D. nefficient
Answer» D. nefficient
604.

Never consider your opponent to be weaker than you.

A. riend
B. ival
C. ntagonist
D. lly
Answer» E.
605.

Never be impulsive in taking decisions.

A. onsiderable
B. unning
C. lever
D. autious
Answer» E.
606.

Mr. Lal was a reserved man.

A. alkative
B. efamed
C. opular
D. ompanionable
Answer» B. efamed
607.

Mr. Khanna is held in high esteem by the residents of the colony.

A. evere
B. atred
C. isdain
D. otoriety
Answer» D. otoriety
608.

Mr. Arun Lal is a noted personality in the town.

A. ondemned
B. stracised
C. otorious
D. bscure
Answer» E.
609.

Mother Teresa devoted her life to the service of the poor and the destitute.

A. reedy
B. oble
C. ich
D. xtraordinary
Answer» D. xtraordinary
610.

Most surfaces are made glossy by polishing.

A. ough
B. rude
C. ull
D. gly
Answer» D. gly
611.

Never adopt a callous attitude towards your duties.

A. ooperative
B. autious
C. onsiderate
D. ourteous
Answer» D. ourteous
612.

My uncle is very wealthy, but rather parsimonious in his habits.

A. xtravagant
B. enerous
C. areless
D. trict
Answer» B. enerous
613.

My parents were confident of my success in the examination.

A. orried
B. essimistic
C. iffident
D. epressed
Answer» D. epressed
614.

Much to the chagrin of his parents, Ajit married a very poor girl.

A. atisfaction
B. elief
C. leasure
D. xcitement
Answer» D. xcitement
615.

Mrs. Higgins is a humble lady.

A. himsical
B. outhful
C. ain
D. nassuming
Answer» D. nassuming
616.

Moments of solitude and silence helped the poet to concentrate on his poetic combination.

A. onfound
B. isturb
C. ontradict
D. istract
Answer» E.
617.

Mohini was often teased as corpulent by her friends.

A. elligerent
B. aunt
C. arrulous
D. at
Answer» C. arrulous
618.

Merit need not be swamped while filling vacancies through a quota system.

A. onsidered
B. aised
C. emembered
D. eeded
Answer» C. emembered
619.

Matter expands on heating.

A. hrinks
B. educes
C. iminishes
D. ontracts
Answer» E.
620.

Many snakes are innocuous.

A. oisonous
B. armful
C. eadly
D. erocious
Answer» C. eadly
621.

Many reactions take place in the blast furnace simultaneously.

A. nvariably
B. ontemporarily
C. eparately
D. omentarily
Answer» D. omentarily
622.

Many of the propositions he put up at the conference were ludicrous.

A. bnoxious
B. umorous
C. raiseworthy
D. mpractical
Answer» D. mpractical
623.

Mahatma Gandhi said that compassion is more important than truth.

A. iolence
B. ncivility
C. allousness
D. ardihood
Answer» D. ardihood
624.

Machine-civilisation has made human life artificial.

A. enuine
B. atural
C. rue
D. uthentic
Answer» C. rue
625.

Lucy is a smart girl.

A. asual
B. ndecent
C. ctive
D. cruffy
Answer» E.
626.

Life in the villages is very dull.

A. erious
B. asteful
C. luffing
D. leasant
Answer» E.
627.

Let us not aggravate the sufferings of the poor.

A. bbreviate
B. lleviate
C. dvocate
D. ppreciate
Answer» C. dvocate
628.

Last month tomatoes were quite cheap.

A. nexpensive
B. ostly
C. nsufficient
D. ess
Answer» C. nsufficient
629.

Joys and tensions are ephemeral aspects of life.

A. table
B. ermanent
C. piritual
D. thical
Answer» C. piritual
630.

James had the habit of exhausting his colleagues.

A. eriding
B. ushing
C. raising
D. upporting
Answer» D. upporting
631.

It's not fair to leave dogs loose.

A. losed
B. hained
C. ight
D. ocked
Answer» C. ight
632.

It's a rule of the company to endow the Manager with all essential perks.

A. ob
B. nvest
C. ivest
D. natch
Answer» D. natch
633.

It was universally characterised as a progressive measure.

A. bhorrent
B. etrograde
C. bstructive
D. egressive
Answer» E.
634.

Religion teaches us not to run after the transient pleasures of the world.

A. ermanent
B. inful
C. nnatural
D. oyful
Answer» B. inful
635.

Ratan never drive to work.

A. eldom
B. ften
C. lways
D. ometimes
Answer» D. ometimes
636.

Ranjeet is suffering from benign tumor.

A. ontagious
B. nfectious
C. preading
D. alignant
Answer» E.
637.

Ranjeet drove to the place by a circuitous route.

A. hort
B. oundabout
C. irect
D. bvious
Answer» D. bvious
638.

Raju often walks to school.

A. arely
B. ever
C. lways
D. ometimes
Answer» B. ever
639.

It was really a sinister move on his part.

A. alevolent
B. inful
C. uspicious
D. ight
Answer» D. ight
640.

It was really a gracious occasion for me.

A. enign
B. nfructuous
C. hurlish
D. asteful
Answer» D. asteful
641.

It was an arduous task for me.

A. asy
B. onsuming
C. uick
D. ifficult
Answer» B. onsuming
642.

It was a very dreary day.

A. rab
B. angerous
C. eautiful
D. right
Answer» E.
643.

It was a mystery as to where the young girl had acquired such a cynical attitude.

A. ature
B. aive
C. ccentric
D. razy
Answer» C. ccentric
644.

Rajesh's rustic behaviour astonished the teacher.

A. mpolite
B. enuine
C. ophisticated
D. wkward
Answer» D. wkward
645.

Rajesh is a shrewd person.

A. oisterous
B. ggressive
C. oolish
D. ntelligent
Answer» D. ntelligent
646.

Professors are generally serious about what they say.

A. olly
B. houghtful
C. mug
D. nsincere
Answer» E.
647.

Pradeep is always jeered at by his companions.

A. raised
B. corned
C. ocked
D. ourned
Answer» B. corned
648.

Politicians toady are robbing the nation of its wealth.

A. trengthening
B. rotecting
C. elping
D. nriching
Answer» E.
649.

Overeating can often be detrimental.

A. eneficial
B. njurious
C. seful
D. estructive
Answer» B. njurious
650.

Ours is undoubtedly a morbid society.

A. ealthy
B. irtuous
C. iberal
D. rogressive
Answer» B. irtuous