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 Antonym
1. PROFUSION
(a) Travesty
(b) Validity
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(c) Scarcity
(d) Agitated
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2. ESCHEW
(a) Vicious
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(b) Invite
(c) Use
(d) Emanate
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3. ABSTAIN
(a) Refuse
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(b) Oppose
(c) Run away
(d) Permit
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4. INSOLENT
(a) Affable
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(b) Spotted
(c) Foolish
(d) Mature
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5. ‘PREDILECTION’
(a) Oblivion
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(b) Objectivity
(c) Aversion
(d) Defeat
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6. ‘CACOPHONOUS’
(a) Tamed
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(b) Harmonious
(c) Domestic
d) Silent
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7. ‘CALUMNY’
(a) Apology
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(b) Eulogy
(c) Enjoyment
(d) Reservation
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8. LIBERALISE
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(c) Function
(d) Malfunction
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9. PRAGMATIC
(a) Theoretical
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(b) Suitable
(c) Realistic
(d) Productive
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10. PRISTINE
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(c) Preserve
(d) Dirty
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11. INTREPID
(a) Middle
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(b) Tolerant
(c) Rude
(d) Fearless
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12. Sporadic
(a) Epidemic
(b) Whirling
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(c) Occasional
(d) Stagnant
 Synonym
13. Genesis
(a) Style
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(b) Beginning
(c) Movement
(d) Relevant
 Synonym
14. Intransigent
(a) Authoritative
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(b) Impersonal
(c) Strenuous
(d) Unbending
 Synonym
15. Intimidate
(a) Mislead
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(b) Misplace
(c) Frighten
(d) Demoralise
 Idioms
16. Take the spear
(a) To drink in the company of others

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(b) To make an exaggerated statement
(c) To fight fiercely till the end
(d) To accept full blame for something
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17. Grist to one's mill
(a) Harmful to somebody
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(b) Useful to somebody
(c) Useless to somebody
(d) Dreadful to somebod
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18. In a lather
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(c) Distressed
(d) Refreshed
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19. Mop down
(a) To clean something
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(b) To misinterpret a statement
(c) To be dejected
(d) To be uncertain
 Idioms
20. Brain sauce
(a) Foolish
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(b) Wisdom
(c) Mentally ill
(d) Head full of thoughts
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21. Lynch law
(a) Law imposed by the government
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(b) Law of the mob
(c) A law that is supposed to be useless
(d) A rule that no one follows
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22. Globetrotters
(a) Travellers around the world
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(b) Sick people in hospital
(c) The people living in asylum
(d) World champions
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23. (a) Accreditation (b) Acreditation
(c) Accredtation (d) Accrediation

24. (a) Vicarrious (b) Viccarious

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(c) Vecarious (d) Vicarious

25. (a) Abbreviate (b) Abreviate

(c) Abrrviate (d) Abbreviat

26. (a) Acquainttance (b) Acqquaintance

(c) Accquaintance (d) Acquaintance
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27. (a) Varmillion (b) Vermillion
(c) Varmilion (d) Vermilion

28. (a) Scraptorium (b) Scriptorium

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(c) Screptorium (d) Scriptoreum

29. (a) Thisaurus (b) Thaesaurus

(c) Thesaurus (d) Thesaeurus

30. (a) Ultterior (b) Ultereor

(c) Ultarior (d) Ulterior
31. The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a plea from private power
producers seeking relieve from (A)/ an RBI diktat to banks to take cognizance
of a stressed loan (B)/ if repayments were missed even by a day. (C)/ No
Errorm(D)

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32. The Turkish lira, which has lost (A)/ almost half its value this year, is (B)/
another currency in doldrums. (C)/ No Error (D)

33. The mandate of emerging market central banks in (A)/the current scenario
should be to let their currencies find (B)/ their true value in a smooth manner.
(C)/ No Error (D)

34. Developmental activities of the (A)/ government come to a standstill (B)/ due
to paucity of funds (C)/ No Error (D)
 35. It was being hard to believe (A)/that my brother could be
(B)/involved in anything so sinister. (C)/No error(D

36. The average age at which (A)/people die of heart diseases

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(B)/are decreasing. (C)/No error (D)

37. Hardly had I stepped (A)/out of my house when (B)/I saw

them coming towards my house. (C)/No error(D)

38. The last Mughal emperor was (A)/send into exile (B)/by the
British. (C)/ No error (D).
Tibet (39) _________ up images of a mystic land. Snow-capped mountain
peaks pierce the blue sky and fierce chilly winds sweep the rolling
grasslands. Maroon-robed Buddhist monks pray in remote monasteries
and (40) ________ horsemen pound the rugged earth. People in this high
plateau perform punishing rituals like prostrating hundreds of miles in

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tattered clothes on pilgrimage. Spirits, spells and flying apparitions are
part of the Tibetan world. In short, Tibet remains an (41).

39. (a) molds (b) conjures

(c) puts (d) toil
40. (a) sturdy (b) wobbly
(c) devilish (d) drained
41. (a) inspiration (b) abhorrent
(c) exotica (d) heaven
 Some scholars, while exploring the forests of America, discovered
some buildings that were in ruins. These buildings were
(42)_________ ruined by encroaching forest. They were remnants
of a (43)________ civilization. The scholars got interested. They
excavated more and discovered (44)___________ their utmost

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surprise the remains of a flourishing civilization-the Mayas as they
named it.
72. (a) reasonably (b) surely
(c) apparently (d) perfectly
73. (a) great (b) invisible
(c) static (d) ordinary
74. (a) at (b) for
(c) by (d) to
45. A leaderless police force........... the path of least
resistance since there was no one in authority to spur it to
action.
(a) Take (b) Took

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(c) Tread (d) Negotiate

46. this has provided a ray of hope and there is no dearth of

data as far as cervical cancer and prevention are.............
(a) Concerned (b) Forgotten
(c) Discernible (d) Detectable
47. the program has ......... a DNA based HPV test and
offered it for free to these women.
(a) Relate (b) Deploying
(c) Deployed (d) Refrain
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48. There were four instances when Delhi Police gave
short shrift to the laws of the land and, indeed, to the very
Constitution they are ............. to uphold.
(a) Swear (b) Sworn
(c) Sword (d) Firm
 49. Which of the following is not
correctly matched ?

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(a) Indonesia - Jakarta
(b) Maldives - Male
(c) North Korea - Seoul
(d) Zimbabwe - Harare
 50. Algae often float on surface of water during day but
sink during night due to:-
(a) evolution and trapping of oxygen bubbles during the

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day in their photosynthesis process
(b) Becoming light as they consume most of their food in
the night
(c) warming action of sun during the day
(d) Release of absorbed air by warming of water
51. On which river is Berlin city situated ?

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(a) Potomac
(b) Irrawaddy
(c) Rhine
(d) Spree
52. What is the splash and burn agriculture'
in Indonesia called as ?

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(a) Jhoom cultivation
(b) Roke cultivation
(c) Milpa cultivation
(d) Ladang cultivation
 53. Which theory gave birth to the French
Revolution and then Revolution in America ?

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(a) Legal theory of rights
(b) Theory of natural rights
(c) Social welfare theory
(d) Historical theory of rights
 54. ‘Duckworth Lewis Rule’ is used in the
game of

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(a) Lawn Tennis
(b) Cricket
(c) Basketball
(d) Rugby
 55. Dronacharya award is given for
outstanding contribution in the field of
(a) Sports
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(b) Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan
(c) Anganwadi
(d) Music
 56. The first Olympic Games were held
in 1896 at
(a) Rome
(b) Athens
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(c) Paris
(d) London
 57. The Preamble of the Constitution of India
was prepared by

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(a) Member of Constituent Assembly
(b) BR Ambedkar
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. Radhakrishna
58. The two great revolutionaries who threw
a bomb in Legislative Assembly were

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(a) Bhagat Singh & BK Dutt
(b) Bhagat Singh & Chandrashekhar Azad
(c) Chandrashekar Azad & Bismil
(d) Bhagat Singh & Ashfak Ullah Khan
59. Which one of the following is the exclusive
power of the Lok Sabha ?

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(a) To introduce Money Bill.
(b) To ratify declaration of Emergency.
(c) To impeach the President.
(d) To pass No Confidence Motion against
Council of Ministers.