to think of emerging economies with characteristics similar to ours as being potential markets for products made in India.

A.Require

B.Attire

C.Secure

D.Elite

E.None of these

2) Amit Shah also reviewed the impact of the cyclone on oxygen generation plants located in the three states. He advised them to make advance planning for keeping a buffer stock of oxygen for two days.

A.Shield

B.Curtail

C.Elongate

D.Lambaste

E.None of these

3) Yemen's Houthi movement issued video footage on Saturday purportedly of an incursion by its fighters into a Saudi Arabian border area on the frontlines in which Houthi-run media said Saudi soldiers were captured and killed.

A.Calm

B.Fragile

C.Retreat

D.Foray

E.None of these

4) Delhi’s oxygen requirement has soared to nearly three times of the normal as a tsunami of Covid-19 infections has filled up city hospitals with serious and critical cases.

A.Decline

B.Plummet

C.Ascend

D.Fall

E.None of these

In the following question, two words are given. You have to choose the corresponding synonym or antonym for the pair of words. If none of the words matches for the given words in the question, mark ‘none of the above’ as your answer.

5) Shelve, Mounting

A.Pigeonhole: Waning

B.Coercive: Rigged

C.Discourse: Unenviable

D.Percussion: Tread

E.None of these

Answers :

1) Answer: A

Behove (verb):- it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something, be required of

(B) Attire (Noun):-clothes

(C) Secure (Adjective):-free from worry or doubt; confident

(D) Elite (Noun):-a social group that is thought to be the best or most important because of its power, money, intelligence, etc.

2) Answer: A

Buffer: - a thing or person that reduces the unpleasant effects of something

(B) Curtail (Verb):- to make something shorter or smaller; to reduce

(C) Elongate (Verb):- to become longer; to make something longer

(D) Lambaste (Verb):-criticize (someone or something) harshly.

3) Answer: D

Incursion (Noun):- a sudden attack by foreign armies etc., usually across international borders

(A) Calm (Adjective):- not excited, worried or angry; quiet

(B) Fragile (Adjective):- easily damaged or broken

(C) Retreat (Verb) :- (used about an army, etc.) to move backwards in order to leave a battle or in order not to become involved in a battle

4) Answer: C

Soar (Verb):- to rise very fast

Except ascend all are antonyms of soar

5) Answers: A

Shelve: to put off or aside for consideration, to place something on shelf or shelves.

Mounting: to become greater in extent, volume or number

In the given words, waning is antonym of mounting and pigeonhole is synonym of shelve

Pigeonhole: put something away or leave it until later time, to put aside or differ.

Waning: declining decrease in vigour or extent, become weaker

So option A is the right answer.

Other words meanings:

• Coercive: using force to persuade people to do things that they are unwilling to do
• Rigged: the act of arranging dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed
• Discourse: written or spoken communication or debate. Discussion
• Unenviable: difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant.
• Percussion: musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.
• Tread: walk in a specified way.