Directions (1-5): Choose the synonyms for the words given in bold from the given options.
Q1. Perish
(a) Wilt
(b) Exert
(c) Revive
(d) Nadir
(e) None of these
Q2. Plight
(a) Socialize
(b) Remorseless
(c) Predicament
(d) Dissimilar
(e) None of these
Q3. Eternal
(a) Range
(b) Tradition
(c) Banish
(d) Perpetual
(e) None of these
Q4. Delusion
(a) Mandatory
(b) Hasten
(c) Propagate
(d) Lunacy
(e) None of these
Q5. Adhere
(a) Comply
(b) Lucid
(c) Estimate
(d) Variance
(e) None of these
Directions (6-11): Certain words are highlighted in the following sentences. It is possible that one of them has incorrect spelling. Select the word which has been incorrectly spelled. If all of them are correct, choose (e) All are correct.
Q6. The Ministry of Railways approoved a Rs 8.34 crore collaborative initiative with IIT Madras on Hyperloop Technology.
(a) Ministry
(b) initiative
(c) approoved
(d) Technology
(e) All are correct
Q7. Over 68 per cent of 38.82 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the second of the four-phase panchayat elections in Jharkhand on Thursday, officials said.
(a) panchayat
(b) franchise
(c) exercised
(d) per
(e) All are correct
Q8. The AIIMS Delhi on Thursday removed user charges for all tests and daignostics currently costing up to ₹300 with immediate effect.
(a) removed
(b) charges
(c) daignostics
(d) immediate
(e) All are correct
Q9. The Madame Tussauds wax mueseum, which had shut shop at Connaught Place’s Regal Building in 2020, is set to reopen in Noida’s DLF Mall of India next month.
(a) mueseum
(b) shut
(c) Building
(d) reopen
(e) All are correct
Q10. Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament on Thursday that the country has secured suficient fuel stocks to last till mid-June.
(a) last
(b) suficient
(c) secured
(d) parliament
(e) All are correct
Directions (11-15): Choose the antonyms for the words given in bold from the given options.
Q11. Humility
(a) Abnormal
(b) Uproarious
(c) Arrogance
(d) Zenith
(e) None of these
Q12. Jest
(a) Query
(b) Earnest
(c) Robust
(d) Sanguine
(e) None of these
Q13. Juvenile
(a) Devoted
(b) Antiquated
(c) Spirited
(d) Divorce
(e) None of these
Q14. Ferocious
(a) Gentle
(b) Abomination
(c) Frugal
(d) Ethic
(e) None of these
Q15. Enslave
(a) Obscure
(b) Emancipate
(c) Abhorrent
(d) Prosaic
(e) None of these
Solutions
S1. Ans (a)
Sol. The synonym of Perish is Wilt. It means to feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly.
Exert- apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).
Revive- to restore to consciousness or life.
Nadir- the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.
S2. Ans (c)
Sol. The synonym of Plight is Predicament. It means a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
Remorseless- without regret or guilt.
Socialize- participate in social activities; mix socially with others.
Dissimilar- not the same; different.
S3. Ans (d)
Sol. The synonym of eternal is Perpetual. It means never ending or changing.
Range: distance from low to high.
Tradition: what people normally do.
Banish: get rid of.
S4. Ans (d)
Sol. The synonym of Delusion is Lunacy. The definition of lunacy is the state of being insane or wild foolishness; craziness.
Mandatory- required by law or mandate; compulsory.
Hasten- be quick to do something.
Propagate- spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.
S5. Ans (a)
Sol. The synonym of adhere is Comply. It means act in accordance with a wish or command.
Lucid: something easy to understand.
Estimate: take a guess.
Variance: quality of being different
S6. Ans (c)
Sol. The word with incorrect spelling is: approoved.
The correct spelling: approved.
S7. Ans (e)
Sol. All the highlighted words are correctly spelled.
S8. Ans (c)
Sol. The word with incorrect spelling is: daignostics.
The correct spelling: diagnostics.
S9. Ans (a)
Sol. The word with incorrect spelling is: mueseum.
The correct spelling: museum.
S10. Ans (b)
Sol. The word with incorrect spelling is: suficient.
The correct spelling: sufficient.
S11. Ans (c)
Sol. The antonym of humility (the quality of having a modest or low view of one’s importance) is Arrogance. It means an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions.
Zenith: Peak.
Uproarious: Noisy.
Abnormal: Not normal.
S12. Ans (b)
Sol. The antonym of jest (a thing said or done for amusement; a joke) is Earnest. It means characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind.
Query: Question.
Robust: Sturdy in construction (in case of objects); strong and rich in flavour and smell (in case of wine or food).
Sanguine: Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad situation.
S13. Ans (b)
Sol. The antonym of Juvenile (for or relating to young people) is Antiquated. It means old-fashioned or outdated.
Devoted- very loving or loyal.
Spirited- full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination.
Divorce- separate or dissociate (something) from something else, typically with an undesirable effect.
S14. Ans (a)
Sol. The antonym of Ferocious (savagely fierce, cruel, or violent) is Gentle. It means having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character.
Abomination- a thing that causes disgust or loathing.
Frugal- sparing or economical as regards money or food.
Ethic- a set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct.
S15. Ans (b)
Sol. The antonym of Enslave is Emancipate. It means set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
Obscure- not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Abhorrent- inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.
Prosaic- having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality.
Vocabulary of The Day- 28 October
