Directions (1-5): Find the meaning of the underlined/BOLD word in the following sentence.
Q1. His arrogant statement needlessly vitiated the atmosphere and effectively sabotaged the peace parleys.
(a) devastated
(b) energized
(c) spoilt
(d) engrossed
Q2. In our system of education, homework is imperative.
(a) impalpable
(b) unnecessary
(c) a handicap
(d) authorized
(e) compulsory
Q3. Confidence in government hospitals has eroded considerably in the past decade.
(a) worn away
(b) been lost
(c) corroded
(d) withered
(e) reduced
Q4. Ram works as a laundry boy and hates the drudgery of his routine.
(a) routineness
(b) upheavals
(c) tiresomeness
(d) values
(e) tension
Q5. Apart from its regular array of activities there is an exhibition-cum-sale of different kinds of sarees at the exhibition.
(a) order
(b) stream
(c) varieties
(d) range
(e) horde
Directions (6-15): In each of the following questions, a capitalized pair of words is given followed by five numbered pairs of words. Select from choices the pair which exhibits the same relationship as the capitalized pair of words and mark its number as your answer.
Q6. MODESTY : BRAGGART
(a) humility : orator
(b) innocence : puritan
(c) kindness : butcher
(d) showiness : actor
(e) simplicity : ascetic
Q7. BREAD : OVEN
(a) ceramics : kiln
(b) silo : corn
(c) pottery : wheel
(d) iron : furnace
(e) kettle : stove
Q8. NUMERATOR : DENOMINATOR
(a) fraction : decimal
(b) divisor : quotient
(c) top : bottom
(d) dividend : divisor
(e) circle : point
Q9. WATER : CONDUIT
(a) electricity : magnet
(b) elevator : shaft
(c) shell : rifle
(d) noise : cannon
(e) sword : holster
Q10. ORNITHOLOGIST : BIRDS
(a) aquarium : fish
(b) anthropologist : insects
(c) spectator : game
(d) architect : buildings
(e) archaeologist : artefacts
Q11. DOCTOR : DISEASE
(a) psychiatrist : maladjustment
(b) teacher : pupils
(c) scholar : knowledge
(d) judge : justice
(e) author : book
Q12. PLAINTIFF : DEFENDANT
(a) court : law
(b) injured : accused
(c) judge : jury
(d) attorney : lawyer
(e) criminal : crime
Q13. MORPHINE : SEDATES
(a) drug : addicts
(b) liquor : intoxicates
(c) medicine : soothes
(d) oil : smears
(e) water : vapor
Q14. OFTEN : RARELY
(a) same : similar
(b) constantly : frequently
(c) always : never
(d) intermittently : casually
(e) frequently : occasionally
Q15. TRICK : FRAUD
(a) plan : deceive
(b) associate : segregate
(c) money : fraud
(d) true : loyal
(e) magic : fun
SOLUTIONS
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. vitiate- spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. imperative- an essential or urgent thing.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. eroded-gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. drudgery- hard menial or dull work.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. drudgery-an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. You cannot expect kindness from a butcher just as you cannot expect modesty form a braggart.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ceramics are hardened in a kiln just as bread is baked in an oven.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Numerator and denominator refer to what is above and below the line in a fraction. Dividend and divisor are also above and below the line in a mathematical problem.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. An elevator goes through and is in a shaft just as water flows through and is in a conduit. (the shell goes through only a part of the rifle and is not always there in a rifle).
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. An archaeologist studies artifacts just as an ornithologist studies birds.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. A psychiatrist deals with maladjustments just as a doctor deals with diseases.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The lawyer and the district attorney are on opposite sides of a litigation just like the plaintiff and defendant.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Liquor intoxicates just as morphine sedates.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Frequently and occasionally are opposites like often and rarely.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. A plan may be used to deceive just as a trick may be used for a fraud.
