English Questions for CDS & CAPF: 15th January

Directions (1-10): Each of the following questions consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words or group of words. Select the word that is farthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
Q1. Skeptic
(a) profaner
(b) heretic
(c) atheist
(d) devotee
Q2. Liberty
(a) incarceration
(b) choice
(c) license
(d) right
Q3. Pompous
(a) modern
(b) turgid
(c) modest
(d) vain
Q4. Castigate
(a) approve
(b) rate
(c) flay
(d) drub
Q5. Arcane
(a) mystic
(b) recondite
(c) extreme
(d) hackneyed
Q6. Reform
(a) ameliorate
(b) worsen
(c) amend
(d) emend
Q7. Magnate
(a) mogul
(b) tycoon
(c) aristocrat
(d) nonentity
Q8. Appalling
(a) reassuring
(b) ghastly
(c) dire
(d) mean
Q9. Stupor
(a) swoon
(b) consciousness
(c) trance
(d) apathy
Q10. Analogue
(a) correlate
(b) cognate
(c) dialogue
(d) difference
SOLUTIONS
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Skeptic: a person who doubts the truth or value of an idea or belief.
Devotee: a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Liberty: the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.
Incarceration: the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pompous: affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important.
Modest: unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Castigate: to criticize someone or something severely.
Approve: to have a positive opinion of someone or something.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Arcane: understood by few; mysterious or secret.
Hackneyed: (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reform: make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it.
Worsen: make or become worse.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Magnate: a wealthy and influential businessman or businesswoman.
Nonentity: a person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Appalling: causing shock or dismay; horrific.
Reassuring: serving or intended to remove someone's doubts or fears.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Stupor: a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.
Option B is the correct choice.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Analogue: something that is similar to or can be used instead of something else.
Option D is the correct choice.

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