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  1. 6731AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    The manager decided to resign from his post as the bank was declared to be Insolvent.

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    Correct option: C — Affluent

    Affluent - having a lot of money Insolvent - not having enough money to pay what you owe Independent - free from and not controlled by another person Commercial - connected with buying and selling goods and services Bankrupt - not having enough money to pay your debts

  2. 6732AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    The audience sneered at the monologue uttered by the veteran actor.

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    Correct option: B — Lauded

    Lauded - highly praised, admired or speaked about Sneered - to show that you have no respect for somebody/something by the expression on your face Waved - to move your hand from side to side in the air Unleashed - to suddenly let a strong force, emotion, etc. be felt or have an effect Ascribed - to say that something was written by or belonged to somebody

  3. 6733AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    Rebellion

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    Correct option: B — Loyalty

    Loyalty - feelings of friendship, support, or duty towards someone or something Rebellion - the action of fighting against authority or refusing to accept rules Uprising - a situation in which a group of people start to fight against the people in power in their country Sedition - the use of words or actions that are intended to encourage people to be or act against a government Allotment - an amount of something that somebody is given or is allowed to have

  4. 6734AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'MOBILE' from the given sentence. The strange TV reporter standing over there covers all the funny and interesting things happening inside the town.

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    Correct option: A — Standing

    Standing - the position that somebody/something has, or how people think of him/her/it Mobile - able to move or be moved easily Interesting- enjoyable and entertaining Inside - in, on or to the inner part or surface of something Strange - unusual or unexpected

  5. 6735AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    The recent disaster of unprecedented floods in June 2013 in the state of Uttarakhand devastated many towns and villages on the banks of the rivers Bhagirathi, Pindar, Mandakini, Alaknanda and Sarju.

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    Correct option: C — Familiar

    Familiar - often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize Unprecedented - never having happened or existed before Lacklustre - not interesting or exciting, dull Tarnished - to make something less bright and shiny Deranged - thinking and behaving in a way that is not normal, especially because of mental illness

  6. 6736AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word laborious from the given sentence: Although gardening is a laborious job, but it gives me boundless joy, strenuous happiness and immense satisfaction and I like this facile activity.

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    Correct option: B — facile

    Facile - easy or too easy, not needing effort Laborious - needing a lot of time and effort Boundless - having no limit Strenuous - needing or using a lot of effort or energy Immense - something very big or great

  7. 6737AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    Dispatch

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    Correct option: A — Acquire

    Acquire - to obtain or buy something Dispatch - to send somebody/something to a place Transmit - to send out television or radio programmes, electronic signals, etc. Deliver - to take something goods, letters, etc. to the place requested or to the address on it Bulletin - a short news report on television or radio

  8. 6738AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    Beowulf was praised for his valour displayed in the battlefield.

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    Correct option: C — Cowardice

    Cowardice- a lack of courage, behaviour that shows that you are afraid Valour - great courage and lack of fear Forbearance - the quality of being patient and sympathetic towards people Erudition - the state of having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by few people Idiosyncrasy - a person’s particular way of behaving, thinking, etc

  9. 6739AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    The Government ruthlessly decided to force its citizens to pay taxes even during famine.

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    Correct option: A — Leniently

    Leniently - not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected Ruthlessly - in a way that shows no thought or worry about pain for others Indifferently - in a way that shows you are not thinking about or interested in someone or something Unscrupulously - behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want Tyrannically - in a way that shows unfair and cruel use of power over other people

  10. 6740AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

    He consolidated his position as the leader of the political party.

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    Correct option: A — weakened

    Weakened - to become less strong; to make somebody/something less strong Consolidated - to join things together into one Devised - to invent a new way of doing something Strengthened - to make something stronger Formulated - to prepare and organize a plan or ideas for doing something

English Language practice — common questions

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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