English Quiz : Vocabulary

Question 1 Which of the following means ‘’use (something) to maximum advantage.’’?

A  Impotence  B Leverage C Rollback  D  Permeate  E None of these

Impotence - inability to take effective action; helplessness.
Leverage - use (something) to maximum advantage.
Rollback - restore (a database) to a previously defined state. ,a reduction or decrease. 
Permeate - spread throughout (something); pervade.

Question 2 Which of the following is Most Similar to ‘Bleak’ ?
A  Dismal  B  Jolly  C  Sunny  D  Mirthful  E  None of these

Dismal - causing a mood of gloom or depression.
Jolly- happy and cheerful.
Sunny - (of a person or their temperament) cheery and bright.
Mirthful - full of mirth; merry or amusing.

Question 3  Which of the following word is most similar to ‘Disruptive’ ?
A   Emollient  B    Commutation    C  Rollback   D  Obstreperous  E   None of these

Emollient - having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.
Commutation- reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to another less severe one.
Rollback - restore (a database) to a previously defined state.
Obstreperous -noisy and difficult to control.

Question 4  Which of the following means ‘spread throughout (something’ ?
A  Pervade  B  Permeate  C  Penetrate  D  Suffuse  E  All of these  
Pervade - (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.
Permeate - spread throughout (something); pervade.
Penetrate - go into or through (something), especially with force or effort.
Suffuse -gradually spread through or over.

Question 5 Which of the following means overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with” 
A  Indigent  B  Meager   C  Drained  D  Swamped  E   None of these
Indigent - poor; needy.
Meager - (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.
Drained -  cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.
Swamped - overwhelm or flood with water.

Question 6 Which of the following is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘rumbustious’?
A  Rollicking  B  Phlegmatic  C  Boisterous  D  Ebullient  E  Clamorous

Rumbustious means boisterous or unruly. While rollicking, boisterous, ebullient and clamorous all mean the same as rumbustious, phlegmatic means calm. Hence B is the correct answer.

Question 7 Which of the following is the MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘saccharine’?
A Obstinate B  Ingratiating  C Convalescent  D Effusive E Duteous 
Saccharine means sweet, respectful, complaisant or sentimental. Ingratiating means the same as saccharine. Obstinate is the opposite of complaisant, hence keep it on hold. Convalescent means improving. Effusive means the same as sentimental. Duteous means courteous, mannerly.
Hence, obstinate is the most suitable response.

Question 8 Which of the following is the MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘perfidious’?
A   Mendacious  B  Duplicitous  C  Treasonous  D  Treacherous
E  Steadfast
Perfidious means untrustworthy. While mendacious, duplicitous, treasonous and treacherous mean the same as perfidious, steadfast means loyal. Hence E is the correct answer.


Question 9 Which of the following is the MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word ‘saturnine’?
A   Jaunty  B   Celestial  C  Lugubrious  D  Ethereal  E   Halo

Saturnine means gloomy. While lugubrious means gloomy, jaunty means cheerful, and celestial and ethereal mean heavenly. Similarly, halo means a circle of light placed above the head of an angel or God. Hence, lugubrious has a similar meaning to saturnine. The correct answer is C.


Question 10 Which of the following represents "a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check"?

A Selvage  B  Hinder C Stalemate D Buoy E None of these 
Stalemate (noun) (गतिरोध)–a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check

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High Level Reasoning For IBPS Clerk Pre /PO Mains and others exam

Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow: A customer has to stay in city “X”, so he/she has to book online a room in a hotel.

Q1.If customer want to book deluxe room but the rent/fee of room is not affordable by customer then which of the following steps taken by customer? 

(a) Customer may have to request to manger of that hotel regarding fees. 
(b) Customer can pay half fees immediately while rest fees will pay in future. (c) Customer can submit affidavit that he/she can pay the deluxe room fee in future.
 (d) If deluxe room fee is not affordable by customer then he/she cannot booked that room. (e) Does not mention in DFD.

 Q2. If customer is not satisfied with the service provided by the hotel, then which of the following steps taken by customer? 

(a) Customer can drop a letter in complaint box. 
(b) Customer can send a mail to the hotel manager directly. 
(c) Customer can directly complaint to the receptionist and get back his/her money. 
(d) Either (a) or (c) 
(e) Does not mention in DFD.

Q3.If customer wants to stay one more day in hotel then which of the following step taken by customer?

 (a) Customer has to again book online or ask to receptionist regarding booking once again. 
(b) Customer can directly pay fees online and now stay on more days. 
(c) Customer is eligible to stay in hotel up to his/her choice after once he/she checked in hotel. 
(d) None of these.
 (e) Does not mention in DFD. 

Q4. If customer has not enough identity proof then what will happen? 

(a) Customer has to made request to the receptionist. 
(b) Customer has to contact hotel manager regarding this and then he/she can book a room in hotel. (c) Customer has to pay additional fee then he/she can book room in a hotel. 
(d) Room cannot be booked as he/she has not enough identity proof. 
(e) Does not mention in DFD. 

Q5. While customer searches online on websites and he/she does not find any hotel in the city in which he/she wants to stay for one day then which of the following step taken by customer?

 (a) He/she can directly walk-in to the hotel in that city in which he/she wants to stay. 
(b) He/she can request online to travel agent regarding this. And then travel agent arranges the room for the customer in that city. 
(c) Customer has to cancel his/her travel plan as he/she did not find any room in that city. 
(d) Does not mention in DFD. 
(e) None of these. 

IBPS PO/SO/ RRB PO /SO CLERK SBI SSC CGL Machine Input-OutPut difficultt level

Direction (01-05) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement.
Input: mandate awareness 8 4 2 possibility 9 on 6 venn 11 strike 7 European
Step I: awareness 9 mandate 8 4 2 possibility on 6 venn 11 strike 7 European
Step II: awareness 9 European 8 mandate 4 2 possibility on 6 venn 11 strike 7
Step III: awareness 9 European 8 mandate 7 4 2 possibility on 6 venn 11 strike
Step IV: awareness 9 European 8 mandate 7 on 2 4 possibility 6 venn 11 strike
Step V: awareness 9 European 8 mandate 7 on 2 possibility 11 4 6 venn strike
Step VI: awareness 9 European 8 mandate 7 on 2 possibility 11 strike 6 4 venn
Step VII: awareness 9 European 8 mandate 7 on 2 possibility 11 strike 6 venn 4
Step VII is the last step. As per rules followed in above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the input given below.
Input:investment on 7 6 foreign direct 5 8 10 allow projects 2 9 important
1). Which of the following will be the step IV of the rearrangement?
a)   allow 5 direct 6 foreign 7 investment on 8 10 projects 2 9 important
b)   allow 5 direct 6 foreign 7 important 9 investment on 8 10 projects 2
c)   allow 5 direct 6 foreign 7 important 9 investment 10 on 8 projects 2
d)   allow 5 direct 6 investment on 7 foreign 8 10 projects 2 9 important
e)   None of these

Answer: b)

2). Which of the following will be the last step of the rearrangement?
a)   IV
b)   VI
c)   VII
d)   V
e)   None of these

Answer: c)

3). In step IV, if, in a certain way, ‘important’ is related to ‘foreign’ and ‘9’ is related to ‘7’, which of the following would ‘8’ be related to, following the same pattern?
a)   investment
b)   9
c)   on
d)   6
e)   None of these

Answer: a)

4). Which of the following is second to the right of the one that is 7th from the right end in step IV?
a)   investment
b)   8
c)   9
d)   on
e)   None of these



Answer: d)

5). What will be the position of ‘foreign’ in step V?
a)   Fifth from the right end
b)   Ninth from the right end
c)   Sixth from the left end
d)   Sixth from the right end
e)   None of these

IBPS PO/SO/ RRB PO /SO CLERK SBI SSC CGL Machine Input-OutPut difficultt level

Direction(06-10):Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of the Input and its rearrangement.
Input: tree 96 23 under 48 busy 37 own 62 axe
Step I: 23 tree 96 under 48 busy 37 own 62 axe
Step II: 23 37 tree 96 under 48 busy own 62 axe
Step III: 23 37 96 tree under 48 busy own 62 axe
Step IV: 23 37 96 62 tree under 48 busy own axe
Step V: 23 37 96 62 48 tree under busy own axe
Step VI: 23 37 96 62 48 under tree busy own axe
Step VII: 23 37 96 62 48 under own tree busy axe
Step VIII: 23 37 96 62 48 under own axe tree busy
Step IX: 23 37 96 62 48 under own axe busy tree
Step IX: is the last step of the rearrangement.


As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the input given below.
Input: bank 24 interest 17 51 42 summer hot 68 33 earn
6). Which of the following would be the last step of the arrangement?
a)   VII
b)   VIII
c)   IX
d)   X
e)   None of these
Answer: c)
7). In step IV, which of the following numbers/words would be at 7th position from the left?
a)   24
b)   bank
c)   42
d)   interest
e)   None of these
8). Which step number would be the following output?
17 33 51 68 42 24 interest bank summer hot earn
a)   VI
b)   VII
c)   V
d)   VIII
e)   There will be no such step
9). In step VI of the rearrangement, if ‘68’ is related to ‘summer’ in a certain way, which of the following would ‘42’ be related to, following the same pattern?
a)   interest
b)   51
c)   summer
d)   hot
e)   None of these
10). Which of the following would be the second-last step of the rearrangement?
a)   17 33 51 42 68 24 earn interest hot summer bank
b)   17 33 51 24 42 68 interest earn bank hot summer
c)   17 33 51 68 42 24 interest earn bank summer hot
d)   17 33 51 68 42 24 earn interest bank summer hot
e)   None of these
Answers:                       
1). b)  2). c)  3). a)  4). d)  5). e)  6). c)  7). d)  8). b)  9). d)  10). c)