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  1. 4511AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    A list or collection of books or informative graphics

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    Correct option: D — Catalogue

    Catalogue- a list or collection of books or informative graphics Bale- a large wrapped or bound bundle of paper, hay, or cotton Hamlet- a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village Gallery- a room or building for the display or sale of works of art

  2. 4512AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Showing astute powers of judgment; clever and judicious

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    Correct option: C — Shrewd

    Shrewd - Showing astute powers of ‘judgement’ clever and judicious. Shriek - A short, loud, high cry. Shrift - Confession, especially to a priest. Shrike - A songbird.

  3. 4513AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Profitable, yielding financial gain

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    Correct option: B — Lucrative

    Lucrative - Profitable, yielding financial gain. Ludicrous - Ridiculous or foolish; unreasonable or unsuitable. Luddite - A person opposed to new technology or ways of working. Lugger - A small working boat rigged with a lugsail.

  4. 4514AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Cause to continue; keep up; preserve (a state of affairs, an activity etc)

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    Correct option: C — maintain

    Maintain Maintain - Cause to continue; Keep up; preserve a state of affairs, an activity etc. Maintop - A platform around the head of the lower section of a sailing ship's mainmast. Mainly - Usually, or to a large degree. Mainstay - A person or thing on which something else is based or depends.

  5. 4515AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Taking heed or care; being conscious

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    Correct option: A — Mindful

    Mindful Mindful - Taking heed or care; Being conscious Mindless - Acting or done without justification and with no concern for the consequences. Mindset - The established set of attitudes held by someone. Mind-read - The ability to discern the thoughts of others without the normal means of communication

  6. 4516AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Honour given for some achievement.

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    Correct option: B — Laurel

    Laurel Laurel - Honour given for some achievement. Placard - A printed or handwritten notice or sign for public display. Party - A social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment. Gift - A thing given willingly to someone without payment.

  7. 4517AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Killing of a person by another

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    Correct option: A — Homicide

    Homicide Homicide - Killing of a person by another. Democide - The murder of any person or people by a government. Genocide - The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. Euthanasia - The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease.

  8. 4518AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Treat with a vaccine, usually by injection to promote immunity against a disease

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    Correct option: B — Inoculate

    Inoculate - treat with a vaccine, usually by injection to promote immunity against a disease Innuendo - an indirect way of talking about somebody/something Innumerate - without a basic knowledge of mathematics and arithmetic Innovate - to create new things, ideas or ways of doing something

  9. 4519AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    None of the countries involved in war were ready to broach the issue of retreat.

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    Correct option: B — bring up for discussion

    ‘Broach’ means to bring up for discussion or to start talking about a particular subject.

  10. 4520AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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

    Seeing the danger of a group governed by old people, Ratan planned to recruit young people for his project.

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    Correct option: C — gerontocracy

    Gerontocracy - a group governed by old people Adhocracy - a system of flexible and informal organization and management in place of rigid bureaucracy Plutocracy - a state or society governed by the wealthy. Autocracy - a system of government of a country in which one person has complete power

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