English Quizzes For ESIC- UDC, Steno, MTS Prelims 2022: 14th February

Directions (1-15): In each of the following questions, choose a single word for the given phrase and mark that as your answer.

Q1. An armoured glove
(a) Prudent
(b) Imperative
(c) Confer
(d) Frenetic
(e) Gauntlet

Q2. Investigate and solve or explain
(a) Flout
(b) Unravel
(c) Fester
(d)Clamour
(e) Propel

Q3. A small swirling mass of something
(a) Envisage
(b) Insurgent
(c) Influx
(d) Flurry
(e) Fervent

Q4. Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
(a) Capacious
(b) Aesthetic
(c) Abrogation
(d) Radical
(e) Annihilate

Q5. Side by side and facing the same way
(a) Abreast
(b) Restitution
(c) Wither
(d) Antipathy
(e) Liberal

Q6. The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
(a) Viable
(b) Explicable
(c)Accede
(d) Empathy
(e) Inception

Q7. Still in existence
(a) Misbelief
(b) Scarcely
(c) Extant
(d) Oppressive
(e) Augment

Q8. Fair and impartial
(a) Equitable
(b) Forthwith
(c) Incline
(d) Abrasive
(e) Turbulence

Q9. Agreement or harmony
(a) Dispense
(b) Intrusive
(c) Congruence
(d) Inhibit
(e) Flicker

Q10. A complete failure
(a) Expeditious
(b) Trenchant
(c) Wary
(d) Fiasco
(e) Magnitude

Q11. Able to exist or occur together without conflict
(a) Constraint
(b) Deter
(c) Suppress
(d) Turmoil
(e) Compatible

Q12. An act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction
(a) Boast
(b) Captivate
(c) Presumptuous
(d) Deliberate
(e) Repressive

Q13. Showing excessive confidence or pride
(a) Detriment
(b) Capitulate
(c) Proscribe
(d) Underlie
(e) Overweening

Q14. Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death
(a) Provocative
(b) Tangible
(c) Implication
(d) Marginal
(e) Macabre

Q15. Open and responsive to suggestion
(a) Impair
(b) Intrinsic
(c) Amenable
(d) Renege
(e) Tenacity

Solutions

S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. Prudent: acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Imperative: of vital importance; crucial.
Confer: grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
Frenetic: fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Flout: openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).
Fester: (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.
Clamour: a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.
Propel: drive or push something forwards.

S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. Envisage: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
Insurgent: a person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.
Influx: an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things.
Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity.

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Capacious: having a lot of space inside; roomy.
Abrogation: the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement.
Radical: (especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
Annihilate: destroy utterly; obliterate.

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Restitution: the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.
Wither: (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.
Antipathy: a deep-seated feeling of aversion.
Liberal: willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; open to new ideas.

S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. Viable: capable of working successfully; feasible.
Explicable: able to be accounted for or understood.
Accede: agree to a demand, request, or treaty.
Inception: the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Misbelief: a wrong or false belief or opinion.
Scarcely: only just; almost not.
Oppressive: inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment.
Augment: make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. Forthwith: (especially in official use) immediately; without delay.
Incline: be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something.
Abrasive: (of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.
Turbulence: violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Dispense: distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people.
Intrusive: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.
Inhibit: hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).
Flicker: (of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness.

S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Expeditious: done with speed and efficiency.
Trenchant: vigorous or incisive in expression or style.
Wary: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
Magnitude: the great size or extent of something.

S11. Ans. (e)
Sol. Constraint: a limitation or restriction.
Deter: discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Suppress: forcibly put an end to.
Turmoil: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. Captivate: attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.
Presumptuous: (of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
Deliberate: done consciously and intentionally.
Repressive: (especially of a social or political system) inhibiting or restraining personal freedom.

S13. Ans. (e)
Sol. Detriment: the state of being harmed or damaged.
Capitulate: cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield.
Proscribe: forbid, especially by law.
Underlie: be a significant cause or basis of (something) even if not necessarily manifest or obvious.

S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. Marginal: Minor and not important; not central
Provocative: causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.
Tangible: perceptible by touch.
Implication: a likely consequence of something.

S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. Impair: weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function).
Intrinsic: belonging naturally; essential.
Renege: go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
Tenacity: the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.