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  1. 4231AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words

    Natural talent for something

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    Correct option: D — flair

    Flair - natural talent for something. Flavour - the distinctive taste of a food or drink. Favour - the support or approval of someone. Feeling - an emotional state.

  2. 4232AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words

    a wooden frame for holding an artist's work while it is being painted or drawn

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    Correct option: C — easel

    Easel - a wooden frame for holding an artist's work while it is being painted or drawn. Lectern - a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker. Platform - a raised level surface on which people or things can stand. Podium - a small raised platform used by lecturers, orchestra conductors, etc.

  3. 4233AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.

    There is a place for grains in the backyard of this house.

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    Correct option: C — granary

    Granary - a place for storing grains. Apiary - a place where bees are kept. Archive - a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people. Dormitory - a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.

  4. 4234AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.

    She was known for her ability to communicate effectively and express herself clearly in writing and speaking.

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    Correct option: B — articulation

    Articulation - ability to communicate effectively and express herself clearly in writing and speaking. Incoherence - state of being expressed in a way that is not clear. Mumbling - speaking or spoken in a quiet and indistinct way. Rambling - (of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential

  5. 4235AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.

    The pandemic deeply affected small business owners, as they have no means of livelihood left.

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    Correct option: C — Pauper

    Pauper - no means of livelihood left. Worker - a person who works at a specific occupation. Mason - a person skilled in cutting, dressing, and laying stone in buildings. Unemployed- a person not currently in paid employment.

  6. 4236AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words

    Working or operating quickly and effectively in an organised way

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    Correct option: D — Efficient

    Efficient - working or operating quickly and effectively in an organised way. Effusive - expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in a heartfelt manner. Extensive - covering or affecting a large area. Excellent - extremely good and outstanding.

  7. 4237AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.

    How did you become interested in learning the art of producing beautiful handwriting?

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    Correct option: A — Calligraphy

    Calligraphy - the art of producing beautiful handwriting. Lexicography - the activity or profession of writing dictionaries. Graphology - the study of handwriting. Demography - the statistical study of human populations.

  8. 4238AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words

    A notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.

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    Correct option: A — Obituary

    Obituary - a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper. Elegy - a poem of serious reflection expressing grief, sadness, or loss. Oblivion - the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening. Advertisement - a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event.

  9. 4239AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words

    One who settles in another country

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    Correct option: D — Immigrant

    Immigrant - one who settles in another country. Traveller - a person who travels frequently. Resident - a person who lives in a particular place. Refugee - a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

  10. 4240AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words

    A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection

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    Correct option: C — Curator

    Curator - a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection. Cartographer - a person who makes maps. Chauffeur - a person who is paid to drive a car for someone else. Calligrapher - a person who writes beautiful letters and words by hand.

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