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  • Question 1
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    Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word / words.
    I do not want you to lead a life of sycophancy as you did during the foreign rule. 
    Solution
    'Sycophancy' means obsequious behaviour towards someone important in order to gain an advantage. Option D, 'flattery', which means excessive and insincere praise, is the correct word is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
    Options A, B and C are incorrect because 'admiration' means respect and warm approval, 'love' means a strong liking and 'appreciation' means a sense of gratitude or enjoyment.
  • Question 2
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    Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
    Direction for questions 76 and 77: Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given below.
    ATROCITY 
    Solution
    Atrocity means tyranny (difficult situation).
  • Question 3
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    Identify the figure of speech employed in the sentence:

    The teacher fails the test.
    Solution
    Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. It's a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. "The irony is that I thought he could help me."
    Alliteration     is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "Slowly, Silently, now the moon, walks the night in her silver shoon."
    Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. 'bitter endearment'
    Personification is the attribution of human characteristics on inanimate objects. "The flowers are dancing in the breeze."
    In this case, it's obviously ironical because the teachers are the ones giving tests and not taking them, so most people assume that they would be expert at passing tests. So, it's an irony. Hence, option A is correct and the other options cancel out.
  • Question 4
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    Identify the figure of speech employed in the sentence:

    The President gets wounded when a bullet ricochets off his bulletproof car and into his arm.
    Solution
    Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. It's a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. "The irony is that I thought he could help me."
    Alliteration     is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "Slowly, Silently, now the moon, walks the night in her silver shoon."
    Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. 'bitter endearment'
    Personification is the attribution of human characteristics on inanimate objects. "The flowers are dancing in the breeze."
    This outcome was definitely not what the Secret Service had in mind when they ordered a secure vehicle. So, this is an irony. Hence, option B is correct and the other options cancel out.
  • Question 5
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    Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words.
    He is extremely meticulous in his approach.
    Solution
    Option B is the correct answer because 'meticulous' means 'careful'.
    Options A, C and D are incorrect because 'simple' means uncomplicated, 'fair' means just or light complexion and 'reasonable' means rational.  
  • Question 6
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    Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word/words.
    He gave me a counterfeit coin.
    Solution
    'Counterfeit' means a fraudulent imitation of something else. Hence option B, 'fake' which means imitation is the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
    Options A, C and D are incorrect because 'rare' means infrequent, 'unmatured' means not fully grown and 'inferior' means lower in rank or quality.
  • Question 7
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    Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the given options.
    Devil's advocate
    Solution
    An idiom is a phrase or group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning which is different from the meaning of the words on their own.
    'Devil's advocate' is an idiom which refers to one who puts forward arguments against a proposition, even if they may actually agree with it, simply to test the validity of the proposition. Hence option B is the correct answer. Origin of the idiom can be traced back to old times. During the canonization (declaring that a person, who has died, was a saint) process of the Roman Catholic Church, an official was appointed to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate. This is done to properly justify the merits of the candidate. This official was known as the devil’s advocate.
    Options A and D are incorrect because they are not the correct meanings of the idiom in question.
    Option C is incorrect because the idiom does just refer to an argumentative person, but to someone who consciously counter-argues to validate something. 


  • Question 8
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    Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word / words.
    The confusion on the interlocutor's face was gratifying.
    Solution
    Option D is the correct answer because an 'interlocutor' is a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
    Options A, B and D are incorrect simply because they are not the correct meanings of the underlined word.
  • Question 9
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    Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
    Direction for questions 76 and 77: Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given below.
    COMMISERATE
    Solution
    Commiserate (Verb) means listen to woes of another.
  • Question 10
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    Identify the figure of speech employed in the sentence:

    The cobbler's children have no shoes.
    Solution
    Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. It's a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. "The irony is that I thought he could help me."
    Alliteration     is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "Slowly, Silently, now the moon, walks the night in her silver shoon."
    Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. 'bitter endearment'
    Personification is the attribution of human characteristics on inanimate objects. "The flowers are dancing in the breeze."
     In this case, it is ironical that a person who mends other's shoes can't provide shoes for his children, probable because of his poor financial condition. So, this is an irony. Hence, option A is correct and the other options cancel out.
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