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651.

Our knowledge of the past is still largely a matter of informed conjecture.

A. uess
B. osition
C. ertainty
D. orm
Answer» D. orm
652.

Only an inquisitive person can gain proper knowledge.

A. areless
B. ndolent
C. ull
D. ninterested
Answer» E.
653.

Only an agile person can be a successful sportsman.

A. risk
B. maciated
C. eeble
D. luggish
Answer» E.
654.

Political differences introduced a note of discord into their relationship.

A. ranquility
B. amiliarity
C. oncord
D. enevolence
Answer» D. enevolence
655.

Phoolan Devi had to surrender under the most pressing circumstances.

A. elease
B. laim
C. lunder
D. ttack
Answer» C. lunder
656.

People who are actually running the system often take a myopic view of the situation.

A. lind
B. isionary
C. lassy
D. arsighted
Answer» E.
657.

People understand speech in the context of their accumulated experience.

A. cattered
B. ssemble
C. artial
D. ias
Answer» B. ssemble
658.

People know him for his vanity.

A. umanity
B. onesty
C. ourtesy
D. odesty
Answer» E.
659.

It was a voluntary gesture.

A. ompulsory
B. iolent
C. eliberate
D. aluable
Answer» B. iolent
660.

It was a unanimous decision.

A. ncertain
B. artial
C. iscordant
D. ivergent
Answer» D. ivergent
661.

It was a sagacious decision on his part.

A. asual
B. unning
C. oolish
D. alse
Answer» D. alse
662.

It was a horrible sight.

A. leasing
B. eracious
C. epulsive
D. ttractive
Answer» B. eracious
663.

It was evident that he was happy.

A. oubtful
B. lear
C. nimportant
D. nderstood
Answer» B. lear
664.

I worship him as my ideal.

A. eify
B. espise
C. buse
D. eglect
Answer» C. buse
665.

I accept your plan.

A. eny
B. ismiss
C. eject
D. ecline
Answer» D. ecline
666.

Hydra is biologically believed to be immortal.

A. ndying
B. erishable
C. ncient
D. ternal
Answer» C. ncient
667.

How can you cut an apple with this blunt knife?

A. ointed
B. harpened
C. olished
D. iled
Answer» C. olished
668.

History abounds in instance of courge.

A. ails
B. uffices
C. acks
D. hines
Answer» D. hines
669.

Only egalitarianism can lay the foundations of a strong nation.

A. ictatorship
B. omination
C. mperialism
D. litism
Answer» E.
670.

One should never be reckless in his dealings with others.

A. ndifferent
B. areful
C. mprudent
D. enient
Answer» C. mprudent
671.

One can acquire fame only by being truthful, honest and faithful.

A. ose
B. eprive
C. orsake
D. urrender
Answer» B. eprive
672.

On the face of it Poirot's glance conveyed humorous impatience.

A. isappointed
B. ejected
C. athetic
D. ismayed
Answer» D. ismayed
673.

On hearing the news he was in a state of ecstasy.

A. epression
B. ain
C. isappointment
D. rance
Answer» B. ain
674.

His plans may sound nebulous.

A. lear
B. oncrete
C. rominent
D. onspicuous
Answer» B. oncrete
675.

His partners felt that it was a viable business proposition.

A. mpracticable
B. nviolable
C. navailable
D. nviable
Answer» B. nviolable
676.

His move was a calculated one.

A. diotic
B. imple
C. houghtless
D. rtless
Answer» D. rtless
677.

His logic seemed absurd.

A. ictional
B. ational
C. roportional
D. seless
Answer» C. roportional
678.

His living style and his conduct showed him opulent.

A. umptuous
B. rooping
C. ealthy
D. oor
Answer» E.
679.

His writings have been much eulogised by Indian scholars.

A. ondemned
B. louted
C. isapproved
D. isparaged
Answer» B. louted
680.

His was a sulky disposition.

A. ild
B. heerful
C. oving
D. ind
Answer» C. oving
681.

His style of writing is quite verbose.

A. ucid
B. uccinct
C. nusual
D. omical
Answer» C. nusual
682.

His short put pointed speech was applauded by all sections of the audience.

A. elcomed
B. raised
C. isunderstood
D. isapproved
Answer» E.
683.

His punctuality and regularity propitiates everyone with whom he deals.

A. epresses
B. xcites
C. nrages
D. ppeases
Answer» D. ppeases
684.

His knowledge of the subject is quite extensive.

A. rdinary
B. ittle
C. imited
D. mmense
Answer» D. mmense
685.

His friends liked everything about him except his frugality.

A. hort temper
B. xtravagance
C. habbiness
D. unctuality
Answer» C. habbiness
686.

His family has accumulated wealth over the years.

A. rained
B. quandered
C. massed
D. ispersed
Answer» E.
687.

His conduct on the stage was applauded unanimously.

A. ooed
B. ilenced
C. ated
D. isturbed
Answer» B. ilenced
688.

His books are well known for their progressive ideas.

A. seless
B. ld-fashioned
C. omplex
D. eactionary
Answer» E.
689.

His book has a short but useful introduction.

A. eduction
B. nd
C. ermination
D. onclusion
Answer» E.
690.

His attitude is very hostile.

A. riendly
B. ind
C. umane
D. elpful
Answer» B. ind
691.

His urbane attitude won him many friends.

A. ude
B. ustic
C. iolent
D. ndifferent
Answer» C. iolent
692.

His unscrupulous pursuit of wealth finally landed him in prison.

A. uperfluous
B. ingle-minded
C. edicated
D. onscientious
Answer» E.
693.

His timidity proved to be costly.

A. oldness
B. rrogance
C. elf-assertion
D. elf-confidence
Answer» B. rrogance
694.

His tardy manners were a great impediment in the path of his success.

A. uick
B. nthusiastic
C. luggish
D. rogressive
Answer» B. nthusiastic
695.

His smooth manners endeared him to everyone.

A. ard
B. ough
C. ruff
D. ough
Answer» C. ruff
696.

His servility makes him detestable.

A. ravery
B. rudence
C. nsolence
D. lavery
Answer» D. lavery
697.

His meanness is proverbial.

A. enerosity
B. ragmatism
C. imidity
D. indness
Answer» B. ragmatism
698.

His interpretation of the poem is superficial.

A. ystical
B. bfuscation
C. ifficult
D. ysterious
Answer» C. ifficult
699.

His frivolous remarks provoked no comments.

A. erious
B. omentous
C. rantic
D. anciful
Answer» B. omentous
700.

His disposition towards labour made him endearing to the Manager.

A. nclination
B. nwillingness
C. emperament
D. atchfulness
Answer» C. emperament