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651. |
His views on children and their upbringing are indeed outlandish. |
A. | ealistic |
B. | unny |
C. | trange |
D. | ffensive |
Answer» D. ffensive | |
652. |
Some people are extremely fastidious in their choice of dress. |
A. | ompous |
B. | ussy |
C. | iscriminating |
D. | areless |
Answer» C. iscriminating | |
653. |
Feeling drowsy may be a side effect of too many antibiotics. |
A. | izzy |
B. | nergetic |
C. | rritable |
D. | luggish |
Answer» E. | |
654. |
He is deluding himself with false hopes. |
A. | atisfying |
B. | ntertaining |
C. | isleading |
D. | ssuring |
Answer» D. ssuring | |
655. |
His lascivious habits brought him nothing but bad name. |
A. | reacherous |
B. | rotic |
C. | ustful |
D. | icious |
Answer» D. icious | |
656. |
The thieves left her tied up with rope but she wriggled herself free. |
A. | hook |
B. | scaped |
C. | ade |
D. | llowed |
Answer» B. scaped | |
657. |
The meeting was called to ruminate on recent events in the subcontinent. |
A. | onder |
B. | xamine |
C. | rgue |
D. | iscuss |
Answer» B. xamine | |
658. |
I had a terrible dream last night and I was very much scared. |
A. | rightened |
B. | xcited |
C. | njured |
D. | nhappy |
Answer» B. xcited | |
659. |
The artists worked with tremendous felicity in expressive poetic language. |
A. | eal |
B. | xcitement |
C. | appiness |
D. | xpertise |
Answer» D. xpertise | |
660. |
Whenever I go by that shop, the diamond necklace in the window tantalises me. |
A. | umiliates |
B. | xcites |
C. | eases |
D. | mplifies |
Answer» D. mplifies | |
661. |
He had to curtail his leave as a lot of work was pending in his office. |
A. | ancel |
B. | xtend |
C. | horten |
D. | ostpone |
Answer» D. ostpone | |
662. |
The slump in business made Ratanlal bankrupt. |
A. | oss |
B. | xtortion |
C. | all |
D. | ailure |
Answer» D. ailure | |
663. |
The workers struck work asking for interim relief. |
A. | mmediate |
B. | xtra |
C. | rgent |
D. | rovisional |
Answer» E. | |
664. |
The collection of poems, in a slim volume, is gleaned from several anthologies of ancient Indian poetry. |
A. | athered |
B. | xtracted |
C. | ompiled |
D. | opied |
Answer» B. xtracted | |
665. |
Tax evasion amounts to larcenous accumulation of public money by some unscrupulous individuals. |
A. | iserly |
B. | xtravagant |
C. | heft |
D. | hrewd |
Answer» D. hrewd | |
666. |
In order to tarnish the public image of his opponent, he has got a mendacious story planted in the local newspaper. |
A. | alse |
B. | abricated |
C. | maginary |
D. | orrible |
Answer» B. abricated | |
667. |
Man has to encounter many hardships in life |
A. | olve |
B. | ace |
C. | ear |
D. | vercome |
Answer» C. ear | |
668. |
Methods of spreading the family planning message have been as fecund as they have been abortive. |
A. | ruitful |
B. | ailing |
C. | eculiar |
D. | alse |
Answer» B. ailing | |
669. |
The people attending the carnival looked gay and happy. |
A. | ccasion |
B. | air |
C. | unction |
D. | evelry |
Answer» E. | |
670. |
You cannot befool your mother by these pretences. |
A. | ccusations |
B. | xcuses |
C. | tatements |
D. | romises |
Answer» C. tatements | |
671. |
The weavers have to do monotonous work. |
A. | epetitive |
B. | xhausting |
C. | rksome |
D. | utonomous |
Answer» B. xhausting | |
672. |
For want of adequate funds, non-plan expenditure has been further pruned on this year's budget. |
A. | rolonged |
B. | xpanded |
C. | educed |
D. | ncluded |
Answer» D. ncluded | |
673. |
The purpose of his speech was to lampoon the leading politicians of the day. |
A. | raise |
B. | xpose |
C. | idicule |
D. | efame |
Answer» D. efame | |
674. |
The patient began to rave incoherently in a fit of high fever. |
A. | abble |
B. | nger |
C. | eekly |
D. | orcefully |
Answer» B. nger | |
675. |
Her hazel eyes are really attractive. |
A. | lue |
B. | reenish-blue |
C. | reen |
D. | eddish-brown |
Answer» E. | |
676. |
Since he promised to do so, I presume he will come. |
A. | hink |
B. | uess |
C. | uppose |
D. | elieve |
Answer» D. elieve | |
677. |
It was his practice to go for a walk every morning. |
A. | onvention |
B. | abit |
C. | ashion |
D. | ule |
Answer» C. ashion | |
678. |
His trite remarks failed to cut any ice with the audience. |
A. | llogical |
B. | ackneyed |
C. | itter |
D. | harp |
Answer» C. itter | |
679. |
I am quite content to stay here. |
A. | ager |
B. | appy |
C. | rightened |
D. | etermined |
Answer» C. rightened | |
680. |
My philosophy lecturer is unfailingly bombastic. |
A. | ompous |
B. | mpressive |
C. | mpressionistic |
D. | ensitive |
Answer» B. mpressive | |
681. |
His grand parents had grown feeble and helpless. |
A. | eak |
B. | ncapacitated |
C. | imid |
D. | umiliated |
Answer» B. ncapacitated | |
682. |
There was nothing casual about my father's interests. |
A. | rdinary |
B. | ncidental |
C. | unny |
D. | ccidental |
Answer» B. ncidental | |
683. |
For quick promotion, he hit on a plan to propitiate the Manager. |
A. | vict |
B. | ncite |
C. | raise |
D. | onciliate |
Answer» E. | |
684. |
We heard him asseverate his good intentions but his actions belied his words. |
A. | ffirm |
B. | ncite |
C. | efy |
D. | ancel |
Answer» B. ncite | |
685. |
When youngsters do not have good role-models to emulate they start searching for them among sportsmen or filmstars. |
A. | nhabit |
B. | mitate |
C. | ollify |
D. | odify |
Answer» C. ollify | |
686. |
War was not the only inevitable means to decide that dispute. |
A. | ndefinite |
B. | mminent |
C. | navoidable |
D. | mprobable |
Answer» D. mprobable | |
687. |
There was always an imminent danger of the falling of that damaged roof. |
A. | onstant |
B. | mpending |
C. | emote |
D. | avourable |
Answer» C. emote | |
688. |
He took a momentous decision in this case. |
A. | ransient |
B. | mportant |
C. | rong |
D. | opeless |
Answer» C. rong | |
689. |
Ritu asked Rashmi not to meddle in her affairs. |
A. | ntercede |
B. | mpose |
C. | ross |
D. | nterfere |
Answer» E. | |
690. |
I realised they wanted to be alone together, so I felt very awkward. |
A. | umbersome |
B. | nwieldy |
C. | mbarrassed |
D. | lumsy |
Answer» D. lumsy | |
691. |
Peace keeping for the United Nations is, at best of times and arduous task. |
A. | aborious |
B. | nconvenient |
C. | ifficult |
D. | elicate |
Answer» D. elicate | |
692. |
The quiz game comprises three rounds. |
A. | ontinue |
B. | ncorporates |
C. | etains |
D. | aintain |
Answer» C. etains | |
693. |
The value of some shares has appreciated considerably after the last budget. |
A. | hanged |
B. | ncreased |
C. | ecreased |
D. | rashed |
Answer» C. ecreased | |
694. |
His impertinence and his salacious remarks spoke voliably of his degradation. |
A. | ude |
B. | ndecent |
C. | istraught |
D. | oor |
Answer» C. istraught | |
695. |
The demand for an autonomous state is responsible for insurgence of terrorism in Punjab. |
A. | eparate |
B. | ndependent |
C. | ecluded |
D. | elf-governed |
Answer» E. | |
696. |
These recent developments seem to be quite adverse to our interests. |
A. | avourable |
B. | ndifferent |
C. | nfortunate |
D. | pposed |
Answer» E. | |
697. |
AIDS is a chronic disease. |
A. | ncurable |
B. | nfectious |
C. | ontagious |
D. | ersistent |
Answer» E. | |
698. |
He kept his eyes peeled and his ears pricked for some important clue. |
A. | int |
B. | otable |
C. | emarkable |
D. | ensational |
Answer» B. otable | |
699. |
In the company of smart and crafty fellows, a gaby finds himself out of place. |
A. | alkative |
B. | nnocent |
C. | onest |
D. | unning |
Answer» B. nnocent | |
700. |
Dr.S.Radhakrishnan has written an erudite commentary on the Bhagwad Gita. |
A. | cholarly |
B. | nspiring |
C. | ffective |
D. | erfect |
Answer» B. nspiring | |