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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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)