Q .61 Our nation’s _______________ into another country’s war could pull us into the crisis.
Options:
1) intervention
2) intention
3) perfection
4) invention
Correct Answer: intervention
Explanation :- intervention – हस्तक्षेप , intention – इरादा , perfection – पूर्णता , invention – आविष्कार
Option (1) intervention is the correct answer.
Q .62 As a fitness ___________, Deepti is always preaching to her friends about the importance of working out.
Options:
1) enthusiasm
2) enthusiast
3) enthusiastic
4) enthusiastically
Correct Answer: enthusiast
Example :- enthusiasm (noun)– उत्साह, enthusiastic (adjective)- उत्साही , enthusiastically (adverb) – उत्साह से
enthusiast (noun)- उत्साहशील मनुष्य
As Deepti is a human being ,the correct option should be 2) enthusiast
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Q .63 Because she had a ______________ demeanour, she was a desirable friend.
Options :-
1) Pleasant
2) Severe
3) Mean
4) nasty
Correct Answer: pleasant
Explanation :- Pleasant – मधुर , Severe – कठोर , Mean – नीच , nasty – बुरा , demeanour – व्यवहार
As the given sentence is positive ,the correct answer should be option (1) pleasant
Q .64 If your child has not met the ______________ vaccination requirements, he or she will not be allowed to attend public school.
Options:
1) Optional
2) Referral
3) Compulsory
4) Guideline
Correct answer – Compulsory
Explanation :- Optional – वैकल्पिक , Referral – परामर्श , Compulsory – अनिवार्य, Guideline – दिशानिर्देश
For vaccination requirements , the correct word should be option (3) Compulsory
Q .65 Common adverse __________ of this medication include, bleeding, nausea and vomiting.
Options :
1) Affects
2) Effect
3) Effects
4) Affect
Correct Answer: Effects
Explanation :- Affect (v.) – प्रभावित करना , Effect (n.) – प्रभाव , adverse (adj.) – हानिकर
For adjective “adverse” we need a noun in plural form as the effects are more than one (bleeding, nausea and vomiting)
The correct answer should be option 3) Effects
Q .66 ______________ to my political rival’s statement, the data reveals crime has not increased in this country.
Options :
1) Accepting
2) Contrary
3) Reference
4) Assisting
Correct Answer: Contrary
Explanation :- Accepting – स्वीकार करना , Contrary – विरोधी , Reference – संदर्भ , Assisting – सहायता करना
Contrary to something – In opposition to something / regardless of something else.
Ex – Contrary to public opinion , I am in support of you.
Q .67The big stone monument was the only __________ the lost traveller remembered.
Options:
1) specimen
2) souvenir
3) piece
4) landmark
Correct Answer: landmark
Explanation :- specimen – नमूना , souvenir – यादगार , piece – टुकड़ा , landmark – निशान
As the word remembered indicates the best option is landmark to make the sentence meaningful.
Q .68 The airline was unable to give us a reason for the ______________ departure delay.
Options:
1) indivisible
2) invincible
3) invisible
4) inexplicable
Correct Answer: inexplicable
Explanation :- indivisible – अभाज्य , invincible – न जीते जाते योग्य , invisible – अदृश्य , inexplicable – अकथनीय , वर्णन या समझाने के लिए असंभव
Ex – An inexplicable feeling of fear made me tremble.
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Q .69 After being given _________ warnings for disrupting class, Thomas was finally sent to the principal’s office.
Options:
1) singular
2) lone
3) numerous
4) unique
Correct Answer: numerous
Explanation :-singular – एक , lone – अकेला , numerous – बहुत , unique – अनोखा
Correct option should be 3) numerous
Q .70 The __________ “pretty ugly” implies that a person can be both attractive and unattractive at the same time.
Options:
1) simile
2) metaphor
3) alliteration
4) oxymoron
Correct Answer: oxymoron
Explanation :- simile – जैसा , metaphor – लक्षण , alliteration – अनुप्रास , oxymoron – विरोधाभास
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Q .71 Finding the comedy routine extremely funny, the family laughed _____________ along with the rest of the crowd.
Options:
1) lot
2) hysterically
3) crazy
4) guffaw
Correct Answer: hysterically
Explanation : – lot – बहुत , hysterically – पागलों स हंसना, crazy – पागल , guffaw – खिलखिलाकर हंसना , with wildly uncontrolled emotion.
To modify the verb laughed we need adverb here , Ex – I started laughing hysterically.
the correct answer is option (3) hysterically
Q .72 The detective’s ability to ________ makes it easy for him to scare suspects into confessing.
Options:
1) bluff
2) stuff
3) enough
4) cough
Correct Answer: bluff
Explanation: – bluff – धोखा देना / झांसा देना , stuff – भरना , enough- काफी , cough – खांसना.
Ex – He is a good magician because he knows how to bluff.
The correct answer is option (1) bluff
Q .73Moving to the city was eye-__________ for the straitlaced country girl.
Options:
1) clearing
2) freeing
3) saving
4) opening
Correct Answer: opening
Explanation :- clearing – सफाई करना , freeing – मुक्त , saving – बचत , opening – खोलना
Ex – This was the eye-opening incident for me.
Q .74 With a blood test, a physician was able to ___________ the woman’s pregnancy.
Options:
1) term
2) confirm
3) firm
4) confer
Correct Answer: confirm
Explanation :- term – परिभाषा देना , confirm – पक्का करना , firm – स्थायी , confer – प्रदान करना
The correct option is verb confirm.
Ex – The only way to confirm your success in exam is to study hard.
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Q .75 At the meeting, the school counsellor will _________ me on some of my career options.
Options:
1) advise
2) speak
3) say
4) listen
Correct Answer: advise
Explanation :- advise someone on something – to give your opinion to someone on a particular topic or situation.
Ex – My boss advised me on how to handle the case.
The correct option is (1) advise
Q .76 Boys and girls ________ enjoy playing with the building blocks.
Options:
1) dislike
2) like
3) even
4) alike
Correct Answer: alike
Explanation :- dislike – नापसंद करना , like – पसंद करना , even – बराबर करना , alike – समान रूप से/उसी प्रकार से
To modify the verb enjoy the correct answer should be adverb alike (in the same way or in a similar way)
Ex – My teacher tried to treat all his students alike.
Q .77 It took several men to ________ the fallen tree out of our yard.
Options:
1) erect
2) establish
3) haul
4) rivet
Correct Answer: haul
Explanation :- erect – खड़ा करना , establish – स्थापित करना, haul- खींचते से लाना , rivet – कील से जोड़ना
Verb haul should be the correct answer.
Ex – I had to haul furniture back to my office.
Q .78 If you write a forty-page essay in one night, you’ll accomplish a huge _______.
Options:
1) treat
2) feat
3) fleet
4) beat
Correct Answer: feat
Explanation :- treat (n.) – भोजन , feat (n.) – साहसिक कार्य / कमाल , fleet (n.) – जहाज़ों का बेड़ा , beat (n.)- धड़कन
The correct option is (2) feat
Ex – To get a government job in first attempt is quite a feat.
Q.79 To ensure a _________ reply, please include all pertinent details in your email.
Options:
1) prompt
2) efficient
3) tardy
4) strange
Correct Answer: prompt
Explanation :- prompt – शीघ्र / तेज़ , efficient – कुशल , Tardy – सुस्त , strange – अनोखा
The correct option is (1) prompt ( Carried out or performed without delay: ex – a prompt reply / answer / action )
Q .80 The survey provided the company with a wide __________ of feedback on its products.
Options:
1) spectrum
2) option
3) choices
4) colours
Correct Answer: spectrum
Explanation :- a wide spectrum of something means a vast / broad range of something.
Ex – Branch manager has to cover a wide spectrum of responsibilities.
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Q .81 The psychopath gets a ______________ sense of enjoyment from torturing animals.
Options:
1) perverse
2) agreeable
3) happy
4) reasonable
Correct Answer: perverse
Explanation :- perverse – दोषी / विकृत , agreeable – सहमत , reasonable – सहमत
Ex – He found perverse pleasure in every murder he committed.
Q .82 When Jaspal got angry, he started to ____________ his feelings with his hands.
Options:
1) participate
2) immolate
3) intoxicate
4) gesticulate
Correct Answer: gesticulate
Explanation :- participate – भाग लेना , immolate – दान करना , intoxicate – मतवाला बनाना , gesticulate – इशारा करना / हाव-भाव दिखलाना / भाव बताना
The correct answer is option (4) gesticulate
Ex – She gesticulated her excitement by clapping .
Q .83We feared the enemies attack because they ______________ everything in their path.
Options:
1) satiate
2) quench
3) remedy
4) incinerate
Correct Answer: incinerate
Explanation :-satiate – पूरा करना , quench – बुझाना , remedy – उपचार करना , incinerate – जला देना
Correct answer –(4) incinerate
Q .84 The president’s coterie of advisers was unable to offer him a ____________ to the national problem.
Options:
1) solvent
2) solute
3) solution
4) mixture
Correct Answer: solution
Explanation :- solvent – विलयन , solute – घुला हुआ पदार्थ , solution – समाधान , mixture – मिश्रण
Correct answer – (3) solution
Q .85 Since my father was an _____________ from India, he brought his Indian culture and traditions to the United States with him.
Options:
1) emigrant
2) immigrant
3) native
4) citizen
Correct Answer: immigrant
Explanation :- emigrant – प्रवासी , immigrant – आप्रवासी , native – देशी , citizen – नागरिक
The correct answer is option (2) immigrant (a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently.
Ex – She married an British immigrant who later changed his name.
Q .86 At night, the winding roads can make driving up the mountain a ______________ journey.
Options:
1) carefree
2) beastly
3) obnoxious
4) treacherous
Correct Answer: treacherous
Explanation :- carefree – लापरवाह , beastly – क्रूरतापूर्ण , obnoxious – आपत्तिजनक , treacherous – अतुल्य / अविश्वसनीय / Incredible
The correct option is (4) treacherous
Ex – We enjoyed a treacherous journey in summer vacation.
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