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  • Question 1
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following: 
    A poem of mourning
    Solution
    Option A - 'Sonnet' is a poem that has fourteen lines and has a particular pattern of rhyme. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Lyric' is a short poem that expresses the personal thoughts and feelings of a person who wrote it. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Epic' is a long narrative poem about the heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Elegy' is a sad poem or a song. Thus option B is the correct answer.
    NOTE: 'Mourning' means - sadness
    'A poem of mourning - Elegy'
  • Question 2
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following: 
    One who believes in God.
    Solution
    'Theist' refers to a person who believes in the existence of a God or Gods. Hence option B is the correct answer.
    Options A, C and D are incorrect because an 'agnostic' is a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God; 'blasphemous' means profane or disrespectful towards God or anything sacred; a 'secularist' is a person who advocates separation of the state from religious institutions. As none of these words means what is asked in the question, they are incorrect.
  • Question 3
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following: 
    An even score at the conclusion of a game or a match.
  • Question 4
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    Choose the word that best completes the given sentence correctly and meaningfully.

    I left the book on the table. _______, someone else has borrowed it. 
    Solution
    The blank has to be filled with a word that links the sentence with the first sentence. The word should mean 'maybe' or should have the sense of being unsure.
    Option A - 'Perfectly' means excellently. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Personally' is used to give your opinion. For example, 'I personally think blue suits you'. It can't be used here because 'personally' is used to give a confident opinion and not an unsure one. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Properly' means correctly. 'Correctly' explains surety. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Presumably' is used to convey that what you think is likely, but not confirmed. It can be used here as it means unsure or partially sure. Thus option C is the correct answer.
    'I left the book on the table. Presumably, someone else has borrowed it.'
  • Question 5
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following: 
    The art of beautiful handwriting
    Solution
    Option A - 'Paleography' is the study of ancient writing systems. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Draftsman' is someone who writes legal documents. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Painter' is someone who paints pictures. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Calligraphy' is the art of beautiful handwriting. Thus option B is the correct answer.
    'The art of beautiful handwriting - Calligraphy'
  • Question 6
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following: 
    One whose wife is dead.
    Solution
    Widower means a man who has lost his spouse by death and has not married again. Hence, the correct option is A) Widower.
  • Question 7
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    Choose the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to the given key word:

    Docile
    Solution
    'Docile' means easy to control or do.
    Option A - 'Vague' means not clearly expressed. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Stupid' means silly or unwise. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Stubborn' means a person who is determined to do that he is or she wants and refuses to do anything else. Thus option D is incorrect. 
    Option B - 'Manageable' means easy or possible to do or deal with. Thus option B is the correct answer. 
    'Docile - Manageable'
  • Question 8
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    An artificial pond or tank for keeping fish or aquatic plants.
    Solution
    Option B - 'Reservoir' is a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or other area. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Squad' is a small group of people trained to work together as a unit. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Pool' is a small area of usually still water. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option A - 'Aquarium' is a glass container where fish and other water animals or plants can be kept. Thus option A is the correct answer. 
    'An artificial pond or tank for keeping fish or aquatic plants - Aquarium'
  • Question 9
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    Choose the appropriate synonym for the given word: 
    Baleful
    Solution
    'Baleful' means having a harmful or destructive effect. E.g. He gave me a baleful look. 'Deadly' means fatal or lethal. thus, option C is the correct answer. Rest of the options are not correct. 
    'Doubtful' means to be uncertain about something. 'Virtual' means not physically existing. 'Headless' means something lacking a tip, end or top part. 
  • Question 10
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    A person carrying a message from one place to another
    Solution
    Option A: A 'postman' is a person who carries letters from one place to another. He does not deliver messages.
    Option C: A 'peon' is 'a worker who does work that does not require much skill' in an office or a similar setting.
    These words do not agree with the given description. Hence A and C are incorrect.

    Options B and D: A 'messenger' is a person whose job is to carry a message from one place to another.
    A 'bearer' means a person whose job is to carry something, or bring some message.
    When considering the question, the word 'messenger' is closer in meaning to the description provided, as it refers to specifically delivering messages.
    (When one speaks of a bearer who delivers messages, then he is specified as a message-bearer.)
    Hence option B is correct and D is incorrect.
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