Directions: Four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one that fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.
Explanation: The clue here is sentence B – we never say ‘tragedy case’ or ‘calamity case’, and accident does not fit in the other sentences. ‘Disaster case’, however, is common usage, and disaster can be sensed and can strike.
Directions: Four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one that fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.
Explanation: Dejection seems to be confusing here, but in sentence B, dejection does not occasionally inflict all adults for no particular reason. Hence, the correct answer is depression.
Directions: Four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one that fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.
Explanation: State here means all of these things: the nation or country (in A and D), the condition if affairs (in B), and to testify or assert (in C).
Directions: In the following questions, a short paragraph is given. The paragraph has three blanks. Select the most suitable words from the given options to fill in the blanks.
Explanation: The later part of the sentence says that the agreement
‘stupefied Europe’. If it stupefied Europe then it cannot be a trustful, descriptive or candid agreement. Candid
means openly straightforward and direct without
reserve or secretiveness. Cynical means believing
the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in for example, the selflessness of others.
Directions: In the following questions, a short paragraph is given. The paragraph has three blanks. Select the most suitable words from the given options to fill in the blanks.
Explanation: Divulgence means to reveal something. A secret can either be kept or divulged. Since this was a ‘secret
protocol’, ‘divulgence’ is the best word to use.