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4331AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.
The schedule was capable of bending easily without breaking and able to be easily modified.
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Correct option: D — flexible
Flexible - capable of bending easily without breaking and able to be easily modified. Adherent - a person who strongly supports a particular person, principle, or set of ideas. Inadaptable - lacking the ability to adjust to new situations. Versatile - able to do many different things.
4332AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.
He tends to put off doing his work until the last minute, leaving important tasks unfinished and causing himself unnecessary stress.
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Correct option: C — procrastinate
procrastinate ‘Procrastinate’ means to keep delaying something that must be done. The phrase "put off doing his work until the last minute" is similar in meaning to ‘procrastinate’. Hence, ‘procrastinate’ is the most appropriate answer.
4333AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Unpleasantly rough or sharp, especially to the senses, cruel
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Correct option: C — Harsh
Harsh - Unpleasantly rough or sharp, especially to the senses, cruel. Haslet - A type of food made from minced pig organs. Hart - A male deer, often a red deer or mature stag. Hasp - A metal clasp used to secure doors or containers.
4334AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
An imperfection; a blemish, a crack
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Correct option: C — Flaw
Flaw - An imperfection or defect that makes something less perfect. Flaunt - to display or show off conspicuously, often in a boastful manner. Fleck - a tiny spot or mark, or to mark with small spots. Flea - a small, blood-feeding insect
4335AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.
The child was not guilty of any wrongdoing and lacked knowledge or awareness of wrongdoing.
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Correct option: C — innocent
innocent - not guilty of any wrongdoing and lacked knowledge or awareness of wrongdoing. Ignorant - lacking knowledge or awareness; uninformed. Inexperienced - having limited or no prior experience. Cruel - showing a lack of empathy or causing pain and suffering intentionally.
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4336AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.
After the scandal, the king was left with no choice but to announce his act of renouncing the throne.
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Correct option: D — abdication
abdication - act of renouncing the throne. Coronation - The ceremony or act of crowning a monarch or ruler Extradition - asking for a criminal to be sent back to where they did something wrong for legal process. Exoneration - he act of officially clearing someone of blame, responsibility, or wrongdoing
4337AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Free time; time at one's own disposal
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Correct option: A — Leisure
Leisure - free time; time at one's own disposal. Legible - something that is easily readable. Lethal - capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. Legion - a large number or multitude of people or things.
4338AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.
‘A Red, Red Rose’ by Robert Burns is a poem that tells a story and has a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme.
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Correct option: C — ballad
Ballad - a poem that tells a story and has a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme. Epic - a long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures. Haiku - an unrhymed Japanese poem that consists of 17 syllables arranged in three lines containing five, seven, and five syllables. Sonnet - a poem that has 14 lines and a particular pattern of rhyme.
4339AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.
Kidney beans were boiled quickly when Nisha added a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction itself.
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Correct option: B — catalyst
Catalyst - a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction itself. Reactant - a substance that participates in a chemical reaction and undergoes a change. Enzyme - a catalyst that regulates the rate at which chemical reactions proceed in living organisms. Solute - a substance that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.
4340AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.
As I walked through the old town, I couldn't help but feel a sentimental longing for the simpler times of my childhood.
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Correct option: D — nostalgia
Nostalgia - a sentimental longing. Affection - a gentle feeling of fondness or liking. Homesickness - a feeling of longing for one's home during a period of absence from it. Inertia - tendency to remain in the same state of rest or motion.

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English Language MCQ practice free online · page 434

The schedule was capable of bending easily without breaking and able to be easily modified.

He tends to put off doing his work until the last minute, leaving important tasks unfinished and causing himself unnecessary stress.

Unpleasantly rough or sharp, especially to the senses, cruel

An imperfection; a blemish, a crack

The child was not guilty of any wrongdoing and lacked knowledge or awareness of wrongdoing.

After the scandal, the king was left with no choice but to announce his act of renouncing the throne.

Free time; time at one's own disposal

‘A Red, Red Rose’ by Robert Burns is a poem that tells a story and has a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme.

Kidney beans were boiled quickly when Nisha added a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction itself.

As I walked through the old town, I couldn't help but feel a sentimental longing for the simpler times of my childhood.

English Language practice — common questions