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This section includes 40 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your VOCABULARY knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
But (1) inclusive we have gender-responsive (2) plans for urban transport in (3) place; our cities will be far from (4) unless. |
| A. | 1-4 |
| B. | 2-3 |
| C. | 1-2 and 3-4 |
| D. | 1-3 and 2-4 |
| E. | No correction required |
| Answer» B. 2-3 | |
| 2. |
While the Bill does point out (1) recall of road safety, much-needed (2) heftier fines for errant drivers, vehicle (3) issues norms, there’s no mention of better roads or infrastructure (4) development. |
| A. | 1-2 and 3-4 |
| B. | 1-3 and 2-4 |
| C. | 2-3 |
| D. | 1-3 |
| E. | No correction required |
| Answer» E. No correction required | |
| 3. |
He continued to (1) away a scene even as I moved (2) create and got into my (3) arrived that had thankfully (4) auto by then. |
| A. | 1-3 and 2-4 |
| B. | 1-2 and 3-4 |
| C. | 1-4 |
| D. | 2-3 |
| E. | No correction required |
| Answer» C. 1-4 | |
| 4. |
The money would be used for (1) developing cutting-edge technologies for high-power, high (2) repetition rate lasers, high quality optical (3) components and state-of-the-art electronics and (4) software. |
| A. | 2-3 |
| B. | 1-3 and 2-4 |
| C. | 1-2 and 3-4 |
| D. | 1-2 |
| E. | No correction required |
| Answer» F. | |
| 5. |
If you had a short-term goal, then you (1) provide a fixed-income (2) product, not a market- (3) linked product; to (4) need return predictability. |
| A. | 1-3 and 2-4 |
| B. | 1-2 and 3-4 |
| C. | 1-4 |
| D. | 2-3 |
| E. | No correction required |
| Answer» D. 2-3 | |
| 6. |
The cyclecomeseach passing year, with the lagamongprice and productionenrichinga huge mismatch between supply and demand. |
| A. | follows, from, leading |
| B. | stop, of, generating |
| C. | runs, in, reasoning |
| D. | repeats, between, causing |
| E. | No improvement required |
| Answer» E. No improvement required | |
| 7. |
Civil society groups areafraidthat the measure isobjectiveto grant immunity to the police and the military, as well as tofinecritics. |
| A. | apprehensive, intended, penalize |
| B. | concerned, objection, punish |
| C. | thinking, aimed, support |
| D. | happy, made, impoverish |
| E. | No improvement required |
| Answer» B. concerned, objection, punish | |
| 8. |
Followingpublic protests and politicalpressure, and on the strength of hurriedlydraftedlegislation, jallikattu is now back on the Pongal calendar. |
| A. | Coming, gains, prepared |
| B. | Succeeding, movement, ordered |
| C. | After, push, designed |
| D. | Violent, conflicts, made |
| E. | No improvement required |
| Answer» F. | |
| 9. |
The actual reason that led to thebreakthroughof the current conflict could be thecontroversialPrasad Education Trust case, in which the petitioners alleged that some individuals wereenvisagingto influence the Supreme Court. |
| A. | emission, disputed, conspiring |
| B. | outbreak, contentious, plotting |
| C. | eruption, combative, conceiving |
| D. | breakout, contradictory, castigating |
| E. | No improvement required |
| Answer» C. eruption, combative, conceiving | |
| 10. |
Any kind of accountingintriguethat makes the books look rosy will come at the cost ofinaccuracywith which banks reflect their financialcondition. |
| A. | techniques, precision, state |
| B. | subterfuge, consistency, position |
| C. | chicanery, accuracy, health |
| D. | shenanigan, correction, sound |
| E. | No improvement required |
| Answer» D. shenanigan, correction, sound | |
| 11. |
The Election Commission has announced (A) second installment of 1,100 more VVPATs ensuing (B) the State for the to (C) elections in the first week (D) of December. |
| A. | Both B-D and A-C |
| B. | Both A-B and C-D |
| C. | Both B-C and A-D |
| D. | Only B-C |
| E. | The sentence is correct |
| Answer» E. The sentence is correct | |
| 12. |
Union minister M.J. Akbar newspapers (A) to take legal action against several women journalists (B) who had accused (C) him of sexual harassment at two threatened (D) where he had been editor. |
| A. | Both A-B and C-D |
| B. | Only C-D |
| C. | Only A-B |
| D. | Only A-D |
| E. | The sentence is correct |
| Answer» E. The sentence is correct | |
| 13. |
The razzmatazz for toilet construction/ODF certification has overshadowed (A) the fact that the essence (B) of universal water and sanitation coverage is derived (C) from the right to life, guaranteed (D) by Article 21 of the Constitution. |
| A. | Both A-D and B-C |
| B. | Only A-B |
| C. | Only B-C |
| D. | Both A-B and C-D |
| E. | The sentence is correct |
| Answer» F. | |
| 14. |
Since the stable (A) of capital flows in 1991, India has always faced a current account deficit (B) but inflows of capital have allowed (C) the country to have a liberalisation (D) balance of payments (BoP). |
| A. | Both B-D and A-C |
| B. | Only A-B |
| C. | Only A-D |
| D. | Both B-C and A-D |
| E. | The sentence is correct |
| Answer» D. Both B-C and A-D | |
| 15. |
There is a view that the across (A) of the rupee has been the appreciation (B) of a general result (C) of the dollar depreciation (D) all currencies. |
| A. | Only A-D |
| B. | Both B-C and A-D |
| C. | Only B-D |
| D. | Both A-B and C-D |
| E. | The sentence is correct |
| Answer» C. Only B-D | |
| 16. |
The (A) central government rejected the idea floated by the (B) state government due to the fact that a lot of (C) arrangements had to be done to turn it into (D) reality. |
| A. | B-D |
| B. | B-C |
| C. | A-C |
| D. | A-B |
| E. | No interchange possible |
| Answer» E. No interchange possible | |
| 17. |
The realisation of these aspirations (A) hinges on the conduct of (B) free and (C) fair elections and the (D) restoration of the rule of law. |
| A. | C-D |
| B. | B-C |
| C. | A-C |
| D. | A-D |
| E. | No interchange possible |
| Answer» F. | |
| 18. |
Nutritionists have long (A) observed that no one weight-loss (B) strategy works for everyone, and that individuals show (C) striking differences in their responses to different (D) diets. |
| A. | B-C |
| B. | A-B |
| C. | B-D |
| D. | A-D |
| E. | No interchange possible |
| Answer» F. | |
| 19. |
While steps to (A) enhance investments in manufacturing would be high on (B) agenda, the Modi 2.0 government would also look at steps to (C) address agriculture distress and (D) improve farm income in the upcoming Budget. |
| A. | A-B |
| B. | B-D |
| C. | A-D |
| D. | C-D |
| E. | No interchange possible |
| Answer» D. C-D | |
| 20. |
Ahead of the (A) maiden budget of his second term in office, Prime Minister (B) brainstormed with top bureaucrats of Finance and other Ministries for (C) ideas to reverse a (D) sagging economy and create jobs. |
| A. | A-D |
| B. | B-C |
| C. | A-B |
| D. | A-C |
| E. | No interchange possible |
| Answer» F. | |
| 21. |
The global start-up scenery is still controlled by the West, though a discernible phase is underway. |
| A. | setting, influenced, chapter. |
| B. | picture, determined, period |
| C. | terrain, managed, change |
| D. | landscape, dominated, shift |
| E. | No improvement required. |
| Answer» E. No improvement required. | |
| 22. |
The imposition of policies must begin from block level, with incentives and tax brakes that could aid manufacturers in their slow shift to alternatives for plastic. |
| A. | registration, breaks, fast |
| B. | execution, cuts, leisurely |
| C. | application, subsidy, monumental |
| D. | implementation, benefits, gradual |
| E. | No improvement required. |
| Answer» E. No improvement required. | |
| 23. |
Economic reforms need to break the grip of defamed capitalism through more competitive markets, a reinstated fundamental right to property, greater reliance by rules rather than discretion, and a change in the way government contracts are given. |
| A. | extolled, through, allotted |
| B. | denounced, of, traded |
| C. | stigmatized, on, awarded |
| D. | vilified, upon, scored |
| E. | No improvements required. |
| Answer» D. vilified, upon, scored | |
| 24. |
He was not at all ready to except that his father was no more although he was all adverse to his advise regarding any matter during his lifetime. |
| A. | Expect, adduce, respect |
| B. | Imply, attrition, recommendations |
| C. | Accept, averse, advice |
| D. | Accustom, antiquity, suggestions |
| E. | No improvement required |
| Answer» D. Accustom, antiquity, suggestions | |
| 25. |
Insomnia is becoming a very stern disease these days because of the improving levels of stress among the young generation due to like of employment opportunities. |
| A. | Static, impending, loss |
| B. | Serious, increasing, lack |
| C. | Simultaneous, imploding, leave |
| D. | Strict, improvising, lease |
| E. | No improvement required |
| Answer» C. Simultaneous, imploding, leave | |
| 26. |
The blasts in emerging markets is hardly surprising as the tightening of monetary policy in the U.S. Federal Reserve has conventional caused the turning of the global credit cycle. |
| A. | complacency, for, typically |
| B. | chaos, of, newly |
| C. | turbulence, by, traditionally |
| D. | roil, with, always |
| E. | No improvement required |
| Answer» D. roil, with, always | |
| 27. |
While it is acknowledged that Electric Vehicles contribute to improving urban air quality, the government policy should take into account the life-cycle impact of the product and be agnostic to the underlying technology. |
| A. | Ascertained, indifferent, overtures |
| B. | Debated, enchanted, built |
| C. | Developed, believer, patented |
| D. | Supported, atheist, seeming |
| E. | No replacement required |
| Answer» F. | |
| 28. |
Public expenditure that produces public assets has a higher and more continuous growth multiplier set to the public consumption expenditure multiplier because it maintains demand and also reduces costs. |
| A. | building, laidback, comparison |
| B. | creates, persistent, compared |
| C. | furnishing, broken, correlation |
| D. | Consume, eternal, distinguished |
| E. | No replacement required |
| Answer» C. furnishing, broken, correlation | |
| 29. |
The concept of financial inclusion, special in developing markets, has always met with challenges relating to accessibility and affordability. |
| A. | Inspired, commonly, connect |
| B. | Thought, peculiar, belonging |
| C. | Idea, particularly, pertaining |
| D. | Notion, heed, relevant |
| E. | No replacement required |
| Answer» D. Notion, heed, relevant | |
| 30. |
While stressing the role of investment in restored the economy the Economic Survey also states that the twin balance sheet issue has to be undertake on an urgent basis. |
| A. | Highlighting, slowing, tackled |
| B. | emphasizing, stimulating, addressed |
| C. | shouting, excited, focused |
| D. | Assuaging, invigorating, overlookedNo replacement required |
| E. | No replacement required |
| Answer» C. shouting, excited, focused | |
| 31. |
Soft power can be other (A) not just by states but also by all actors (B) in international politics, such as NGOs and wielded (C) international institutions. |
| A. | BAC |
| B. | BCA |
| C. | CAB |
| D. | CBA |
| E. | No rearrangement required |
| Answer» E. No rearrangement required | |
| 32. |
Historically, Mexicans with light (A) skin tones had absolute control (B) over dark skinned Amerindians due to the structure (C) of the Spanish colonial caste system. |
| A. | BAC |
| B. | BCA |
| C. | CAB |
| D. | CBA |
| E. | No rearrangement required. |
| Answer» F. | |
| 33. |
Populations (A) over Japanese ethnic and immigrant groups during the Second World War Concern (B) the Canadian and U.S. governments to intern most of their ethnically Japanese prompted (C) in the western portions of North America. |
| A. | BAC |
| B. | BCA |
| C. | CAB |
| D. | CBA |
| E. | No rearrangement required |
| Answer» C. CAB | |
| 34. |
Hedonism, as Socrates minimize (A) it, is the motivation wherein a person will described (B) in a manner that will maximize pleasure and behave (C) pain. |
| A. | BAC |
| B. | BCA |
| C. | CAB |
| D. | CBA |
| E. | No rearrangement required |
| Answer» C. CAB | |
| 35. |
The capacity to form desires (A) and to reason allows humans can go beyond (B) this minimum state, with a much greater possible range of concepts (C) and aversions. |
| A. | BAC |
| B. | BCA |
| C. | CAB |
| D. | CBA |
| E. | No rearrangement required |
| Answer» E. No rearrangement required | |
| 36. |
Three years since voting 52 per cent-48 per cent to live the European Union, the United Kingdom is halting towards a possible crisis over Brexit as most of the candidates ratifying to succeed May are prepared to leave on October 31 without a deal. Column A Column B (A) Live (E) Leave (B) Halting (F) Heading (C) Crisis (G) Critical (D) Ratifying (H) Vying |
| A. | A-E and B-F |
| B. | A-E, C-G and D-H |
| C. | A-E, B-F and D-H |
| D. | D-H |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. D-H | |
| 37. |
Desh Vishal, an oil super tanker owned by the state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has become the first Indian-flagged crude carrier to allow Indian Navy personnel to board the ship while it sailed through the Strait of Hormuz — the world’s busiest transit lane for seaborne oil shipments — where two separate attacks on oil tankers recently have put crude movement from the Persian and Arabian Gulf in danger. Column A Column B (A) Board (E) Broad (B) Sailed (F) Stated (C) Busiest (G) Business (D) Movement (H) Miracle |
| A. | D-H |
| B. | A-E and C-G |
| C. | B-F and D-H |
| D. | C-G |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 38. |
The world can only breathe a sigh of relief Trump refused to proceed with a military strike despite being reportedly edged on by hard-line advisors like National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to attack in rehabilitation for Iran’s US drone downing. Column A Column B (A) Breathe (E) Breadth (B) Proceed (F) Process (C) Edged (G) Egged (D) Rehabilitation (H) Retaliation |
| A. | A-E and B-F |
| B. | D-H |
| C. | C-G |
| D. | C-G and D-H |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 39. |
While input prices are a better paradise than taxation rates to determine ‘profiteering’, the great rule to be applied here is to allow free and fair play of market forces, and prevent oligopolistic practices so that the consumer benefits. Column A Column B (A) Paradise (E) Parameter (B) Great (F) Ground (C) Prevent (G) Promote (D) Benefits (H) Beneficial |
| A. | B-F and D-H |
| B. | B-F and C-G |
| C. | A-E and B-F |
| D. | C-G and D-H |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. C-G and D-H | |
| 40. |
A surge in India's oil imports from the United States outlied growth in shipments from its traditional suppliers in West Asia, after Washington imposed sanctions on Tehran in November, according to tanker arrival data obtained from sources. US President Donald Trump's administration renewed sanctions against Iran last year over its nuclear programme. Column A Column B (A) Outlied (E) Outpaced (B) Sanctions (F) Sanctioned (C) Obtained (G) Observed (D) Renewed (H) Relived |
| A. | A-E and B-F |
| B. | A-E, B-F and C-G |
| C. | A-E |
| D. | D-H |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. D-H | |