Category: Miscellaneous

Directions (Q. 1-3) : Choose the word/group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. 1. Ubiquitous           (2) (1) rare (2) everywhere (3) scarce (4) nonexistent (5) difficult 2. Unwary               (1) (1)…

1. Indian women’s Hockey team has Qualified for Rio – Olympics (Brazil – 2016). who is the captain of Indian Hockey (W)?     (2) (1) Mithali Raj (2) Ritu Rani (3) Aparna Seth (4) Lalita Kumari (5) None of these 2. ARPAN 3.0 is a new software to digitalize the records of personnel services is…

1. Adroit: clever or skillful. Synonym: Adept, dexterous Example Sentence: ”he was adroit at tax avoidance” 2.chauvinist: a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism. Synonym: jingoistic,excessively patriotic Example Sentence: “a chauvinist rejection of foreign interference” 3.abiter: a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter. Synonym: judge, authority, determiner Example Sentence:…

Directions (Q. 1-5): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. 1.Having played the piano since the age of eight, he was sure he was _______ to pursue a career in the music industry. (2) (1) assured              (2) meant                                (3) dreamt              (4)…

1.Panoply (noun) : An impressive collection or exhibition Synonyms: Array, Range, Collection Example Sentence: The school’s art panoply will showcase student projects from the current school year. 2.Quandary (noun) : A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation. Synonyms: Dilemma, Plight, Predicament Example Sentence: The decline of the housing…

Directions (Q. 1-5): Following questions are based on the five three lettered words given below: # O P 5 Q 6 * S E 9 % X Z 1 Y 8 L H 3 T @ A U 4 7 8 W 1.If all the symbols are dropped from the given arrangement which element will…

1.How long will an 80-m-long train travelling at 30 kmph take to cross abridge whose length is 100m? (5) (1)  17.8 seconds    (2) 18.4 seconds     (3) 19.2 seconds     (4) 20.5 seconds     (5) 21.6 seconds 2.A car completes a journey in 24.5 hours. It travelled the first half at 15 kmph and the second half at…

1. Who among the following won the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2014-15?  (4) (1) Arunima Sinha (2) Satyendra Verma (3) Satish Chander Sharma (4) All of these (5) None of these 2. Who has been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2015?    (5) (1) Dipa Karmakar (2) Babita Kumari (3) Abhilasha shashikant…

Directions (1 –5): In each of the following questions, a sentence / passage is given with two blank spaces. Three phrases / sentences are given below, two of which can be placed in blank spaces to make a meaningful sentence / passage. If none of the phrases / sentences is appropriate, mark (5) as the…

1. In order to pass in an exam a student is required to get 780 marks out of the aggregate marks. Sonu got 728 marks and was declared failed by 5 percent what are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get in the examination?   (1) (1) 1040 (2) 1100 (3) 1000 (4) Cannot be…

1. The positions of first and the fourth letters of the word PRICED are interchanged; similarly, the positions of second and fifth letters and third and sixth letters are interchanged. In the new arrangement thus formed, how many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the alphabets which are at the extreme ends? …

1.Boorish: rough and bad-mannered; coarse. Synonym: rude, discourteous, impolite, Example Sentence: “boorish behaviour” 2.Bogus: not genuine or true (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted). Synonym: false, fraudulent, sham, deceptive, Example Sentence: “a bogus insurance claim” 3.Parsimonious: very unwilling to spend money or use resources. Synonym: “even the parsimonious Joe paid for…