A.Propitious, Aggravated

B.Auspicious, Alleviated

C.Baleful, Exacerbated

D.Ominous, Defused

E.None of the above

2) To find a window in a packed international cricket schedule will be ____________ even if the last word on the IPL’s _____________ resumption is yet to be spoken

A.Rudimentary, Retained

B.Paltry, Fragile

C.Arduous, Tenuous

D.Onerous, Plausible

E.None of the above

3) In a decision that will be quite _____________to mainstream parties, the Court has not only found no merit in the Maratha claim to backwardness but also said the community is __________represented in public services

A.Redound, abundantly

B.Unpalatable, adequately

C.Repugnant, Perfunctorily

D.Savoury, Congenial

E.None of the above

4) Several MPs had ___________that the Amendment would ___________the States of their power, but the Centre had assured them that it was not so.

A.Argued, denude

B.Contravened, conceal

C.Abnegated, bestow

D.Augur, exemplify

E.None of the above

In the questions given below, a sentence/ paragraph has two blanks in it. You have to find out the suitable pair of words from the options to fill the blanks.

5) However, as the daily infection numbers and death toll have acquired ______________levels, the constitutional courts felt ___________ to take it upon themselves to protect the right to life and good health of the population.

A.Petrifying, ignorant

B.Frightening, Obliged

C.Compassionate, Faltering

D.Releasing, trivial

E.None of the above

Answers :

1) Answer: D

Ominous – baleful, menacing, dark

Defused – lessened, alleviated, diminished

Auspicious, Propitious – promising, favourable, fortunate

It is an event that has faded from public memory but on that ominous day, two bombs went off, injuring a few and a third was found, which was immediately defused.

2) Answer: C

Arduous – difficult, onerous, grueling

Tenuous – delicate, fragile, fine

Rudimentary – elementary, basic, primary

To find a window in a packed international cricket schedule will be arduous even if the last word on the IPL’s tenuous resumption is yet to be spoken.

3) Answer: B

Unpalatable – repugnant, hateful, offensive

Adequately – suitably, enough, abundantly

Redound – recoil, rebound, backfire

In a decision that will be quite unpalatable to mainstream parties, the Court has not only found no merit in the Maratha claim to backwardness but also said the community is adequately represented in public services.

4) Answer: A

Denude – void, empty, clear

Contravened, Abnegated – surrender, renounce

Augur – prophet, visionary

Exemplify – depict, show, represent

Several MPs had argued that the Amendment would denude the States of their power, but the Centre had assured them that it was not so.

5) Answer: B

Frightening – scaring, terrifying, petrifying

Obliged – forced, compelled, bound