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Which of the following words is closest in meaning to 'Double Entendre'?

  • Wager
  • Boring repetition
  • Phrase with two meanings (correct)
  • Double standard

What is the meaning of 'Circumlocution'?

  • Grammatical error
  • Caution
  • Wordiness (correct)
  • Diversity

Which of the following describes 'Contretemps'?

  • Restlessness
  • Embarrassing mishap (correct)
  • Revolt
  • Illegal goods

Which word is closest in meaning to 'Catharsis'?

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Which of the following best describes 'Relinquish'?

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Which of the following is most nearly the opposite of 'Fortitude'?

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Which word is most nearly the opposite of 'Laconic'?

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Which word is the antonym of 'Renegade'?

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Which of the following is the closest antonym of 'Putrid'?

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Which of the following words is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Plenary'?

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What does the idiom 'to read between the lines' mean?

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What does the idiom 'Between the devil and the deep sea' mean?

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What is the meaning of the idiom: 'To be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth'?

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What is the meaning of the idiom 'To beat about the bush'?

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Which of the following options best describes the idiom 'On the spur of the moment'?

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Choose the segment of the sentence that has an error: He ordered (a) / as if he (b) / was my master (c) / No error (d)

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Identify the error in the sentence: The merit (a) / of these books (b) / are known to everyone (c) / No error (d)

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Identify the part of the sentence with an error: The condition of (a)/ people living in (b)/rural area are very bad (c)/ No error (d).

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Choose the words that best fill the blanks in the following sentence: The ______ tactics of the party drove the community ______ and all hell broke loose.

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Choose the words that best complete the sentence: The chief _______ him of his administrative powers and _______ him to the Bahamas.

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Flashcards

Double Entendre

A phrase or statement with multiple interpretations; often used deliberately to create ambiguity or humor.

Circumlocution

Using many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

Placidity

Lack of excitement

Laconic

Brief and to the point; using few words.

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Putrid

Having offensive odor.

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Plenary

Complete in all respects

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Read between the lines

To understand the hidden meaning of something.

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Between the devil and the deep sea

To be in a difficult situation with unpleasant alternatives

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Born with a silver spoon

To be born in a wealthy family or with good fortune.

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Beat about the bush

Avoiding the main topic; not speaking directly about the issue.

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On the spur of the moment

Done suddenly and impulsively without premeditation.

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Origin of mineral oil

Mineral oil originates from the remains of tiny animals and plants that lived in the sea millions of years ago.

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Petroleum Process

The main purification/separation procedure used in petroleum industry is fractional distillation.

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Family relation Q

The number of male members in the family is not specified in the question and it depends on knowing parentage for all the six members.

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What is a Motherboard?

Motherboard is the main system board of a computer.

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What is Booting?

Process refers to the starting of a computer and the loading of the required parts of the operating system into the RAM is booting.

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What are modifier keys?

Shift, Ctrl, Alt are Modifier keys.

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CAD

CAD stands for Computer Aided Design.

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Temporary Storage

The term used for temporarily stored data is Cache data

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Study Notes

  • In questions 1-5, the task is to select the word nearest in meaning to the given word.
  • In questions 6-10, the task is to choose the alternative most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.
  • In questions 11-15, the task is to choose the alternative that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/proverb.
  • In questions 16-18, the task is to identify the part of the sentence that has an error and select the appropriate option.

Vocabulary and Grammar

  • Double Entendre: A phrase with two meanings.
  • Circumlocution: Wordiness.
  • Contretemps: An embarrassing mishap.
  • Catharsis: Emotional release.
  • Relinquish: To give up.
  • Fortitude: The opposite of timidity.
  • Laconic: The opposite of loquacious.
  • Renegade: The opposite of loyalist.
  • Putrid: Rancid is the correct answer.
  • Plenary: The opposite of restricted.
  • Read between the lines: To understand the hidden meaning of the word.
  • Between the devil and the deep sea: In a dilemma.
  • To be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth: To be born in a rich home.
  • To beat about the bush: Not to come to the point.
  • On the spur of the moment: At once or without any kind of deliberation.

Sentence Completion

  • Tactics drove the community loose.
  • The chief divested him of his administrative powers.

General Knowledge & Reading Comprehension

  • "Autobiography" is the life history of a man written by himself.
  • Crude mineral oil is a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell and is a complex mixture of many substances with individual qualities.
  • Mineral oil originates from the carcasses of tiny animals and plants that live in the sea.
  • Marine deposits don't decompose because they are covered by sand/silt which become rock causing lack of oxygen.
  • Sedimentary rock leads to oil deposit formation because its pressure produces heat transforming carcasses and plants into oil.
  • In mineral oil, hydrogen and carbon are combined in varying proportions.
  • Marine deposits transform into crude oil over thousands of years.
  • Achyut Patwardhan was not a member of the Interim government established in 1946.
  • Shishir Kumar Ghosh started Amrit Bazar Patrika.
  • On the surface of the moon, both mass and weight of an object become less compared to earth.
  • The longest day in Australia would normally be on December 22.
  • The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from the Equator to the poles.
  • Baghdad is likely to have time ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
  • The boundary between North and South Korea is marked by the 17th parallel.
  • Lord Hardinge canceled the partition of Bengal in 1911.
  • Kunwar Singh led revolutionaries during the revolt of 1857 in Jagdishpur.
  • The Comptroller and Auditor General of India secures the accountability of the the executive to Parliament.
  • Puducherry has representation in the Rajya Sabha.
  • It is not a fundamental duty to pay tax.
  • Judiciary can strike down its own judgment if it goes against the spirit of the Constitution.

Economics, Politics & Current Affairs

  • Economic growth is usually coupled with inflation.
  • Article 324 in the Indian Constitution is related to the Election Commission of India.
  • Rekha Sharma is the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women at present.
  • Mohammad Hidayatullah and Shankar Dayal Sharma have held the office of the Vice-President of India.
  • China is currently India's largest trading partner.
  • B. V. R. Subrahmanyam is currently CEO of the NITI Aayog.

Science & General Knowledge

  • A major portion of the body's weight is made up of water.
  • In countries where polished rice is the main cereal people suffer from Beriberi.
  • Einstein got his Nobel Prize for theory of relativity.
  • One Horse-power = 746 W.
  • Fractional distillation is the purification/separation procedure used in the petroleum industry.

Mathematics

  • 6
  • Three friends can meet again at the starting point in 12 minutes.
  • The length of the longer piece is 12.5 meters is 150 rs.
  • If journey is set for certain number of of days, it will take 20 days.
  • The largest number is 30

General Knowledge & Computer Science

  • Seymour Cray is called the father of supercomputing.
  • The CPU is responsible for processing.
  • The Shift, Ctrl, and Alt are modifier keys.
  • Second generation computers can be characterized largely by their use of transistors.
  • Desktop computers, tablets and smartphones are different types of microcomputers. CAD stands for Computer Aided Design.
  • Cache data is the term used for temporarily stored data.
  • Microsofft office is not an open source

Hindi Vocabulary

  • Bander is markat
  • Lghima is opposite of garima
  • Jivan ki icha is jijivisha
  • Shekhi bagharna = ding hakna
  • Prati+utar =pratittt=utar
  • It is an appropriate expression for nirwasit
  • Purnh is a purhoit
  • Bahubahiri is the term used for lambodar
  • Utkusht is term used for utkarsh
  • Vidhut is paryavachi for damni

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