Directions (1-5): Choose the word out of five which is not the synonym of the given word in bold.
Q1. DOUR
(a) stern
(b) unsmiling
(c) friendly
(d) grim
(e) solemn
Q2. FLAGRANT
(a) unobtrusive
(b) conspicuous
(c) glaring
(d) obvious
(e) overt
Q3. ADUMBRATE
(a) obscure
(b) augur
(c) darken
(d) obfuscate
(e) illuminate
Q4. BILK
(a) circumvent
(b) frustrate
(c) gyp
(d) encourage
(e) bamboozle
Q5. CAROUSE
(a) quaff
(b) grieve
(c) booze
(d) roister
(e) play
Directions (6-10): Choose the option out of five in each question which reflects the meaning of idiom/phrase given in bold.
Q6. It's Raining Cats and Dogs
(a) A bad argument
(b) A very heavy rain
(c) Lots of chaos at a single time
(d) A war between animals
(e) A bad phase for someone
Q7. Head Over Heels
(a) Very nervous
(b) Injured
(c) Insomniac
(d) Very excited
(e) Confused
Q8. Kick the Bucket
(a) To die
(b) To fail
(c) To succeed
(d) To win a game
(e) To be active
Q9. Tongue in Cheek
(a) To speak ill words
(b) To be serious
(c) Not serious
(d) To stand straight
(e) To cheat
Q10. Cold Turkey
(a) To abstain from bad habits
(b) To overlook someone or something
(c) To be mad over trivial issues
(d) To engage in a war
(e) To show resentment
Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following sentences and the answer questions given below.
(A) There are many factors at play for Turkey’s currency crisis, including its standoff with the U.S. The Trump administration has just sanctioned Turkey’s Justice and Interior Ministers and plans to double punitive tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the NATO member-country.
(B) Relations between the U.S. and Turkey are tense, with Washington refusing to hand over an Islamic cleric charged by the Recep Tayyip Erdogan government of masterminding the failed military coup in 2016.
(C) The currency, which was valued at 63.84 to the dollar at the end of 2017, briefly crossed the 70-mark in early trading on Tuesday, on account of the fall in the Turkish lira.
(D) For the Indian rupee, already grappling with high crude oil prices and the growing heft of the U.S. dollar, the latest shock has come from a most unexpected quarter.
(E) The lira has slipped 40% against the U.S. dollar this year, but a bulk of that decline took place over just two days (16% last Friday and another 6.7% on Monday).
Q11. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q12. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q13. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q14. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q15. Which of the following will be the FIFTH(Last) sentence after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. DOUR: showing a brooding ill humor
Antonym: friendly; cheerful
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. FLAGRANT: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Antonym: unobtrusive
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. ADUMBRATE: describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
Antonym: illuminate
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. BILK: cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
Antonym: encourage
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. CAROUSE: engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
Antonym: grieve
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Meaning: A very heavy rain
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Meaning: Upside down; cartwheeling; very excited; in love
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Meaning: To die.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Meaning: Not serious; making a joke
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Meaning: The abruptly cease from a habit, especially drugs, alcohol, and smoking
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct sequence is DCEAB; D
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. C
S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. E
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. A
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. B
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