English Quiz For IRDA AM 2023-22nd June

Directions (1-5): Choose the word out of five from each question which is not the synonym of the given word.

Q1. MAUDLIN

(a) mawkish
(b) weepy
(c) drippy
(d) bathetic
(e) pragmatic

Q2. NOXIOUS

(a) corrupting
(b) sterile
(c) noisome
(d) insalubrious
(e) putrid

Q3. ONEROUS

(a) arduous
(b) cumbersome
(c) rigorous
(d) facile
(e) grueling

Q4. PAUCITY

(a) affluence
(b) paltriness
(c) sparseness
(d) meagerness
(e) fewness

Q5. PRESAGE

(a) apprehension
(b) forecast
(c) harbinger
(d) intimation
(e) hindsight

Directions (6-10): Choose the word out of five from each question which is not the antonym of the given word.

Q6. ZEPHYR

(a) whirlwind
(b) pastoral
(c) soothing
(d) calm
(e) placid

Q7. VOCIFEROUS

(a) clamorous
(b) low
(c) quiet
(d) silent
(e) soft

Q8. UPBRAID

(a) approve
(b) compliment
(c) censure
(d) laud
(e) commend

Q9. TORPID

(a) active
(b) inert
(c) energetic
(d) lively
(e) quick

Q10. STOLID

(a) aware
(b) intelligent
(c) interested
(d) alert
(e) impassive

Solutions:

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Meaning: effusively or insincerely emotional
Antonym: pragmatic; practical

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Meaning: injurious to physical or mental health
Antonym: sterile

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Meaning: not easily borne; wearing
Antonym: facile

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Meaning: an insufficient quantity or number
Antonym: affluence

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Meaning: a foreboding about what is about to happen
Antonym: hindsight

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Meaning: a slight wind; whirlwind

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Meaning: conspicuously and offensively loud; clamorous

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Meaning: express criticism towards; censure

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Meaning: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; inert

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Meaning: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive