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1Read the whole passage. Test each of the three words independently in the blank, without changing its form. Choose the option identifying all and only the words that make the passage grammatical and meaningful.
The applicant had a valid claim but had suffered an incorrect deduction. The authority offered compensation and corrected the account to remedy that wrong. These steps would ______ the grievance.
Candidate words:
A. aggravate
B. redress
C. perpetuate
- AOnly A
- BOnly B
- CBoth A & C
- DBoth B & C
- EOnly C
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Answer: B · Only B
Correct option: 2. Redress means remedy a wrong. Aggravate worsens it and perpetuate continues it, contrary to compensation and correction.Completed sentence: The applicant had a valid claim but had suffered an incorrect deduction. The authority offered compensation and corrected the account to remedy that wrong. These steps would redress the grievance.
सही विकल्प: 2। Redress निवारण है। Aggravate बढ़ाना और perpetuate जारी रखना है; दोनों सुधार और भरपाई के विपरीत हैं।
The instructions were ______, stating every requirement clearly and directly.
- Avague
- Bambiguous
- Cexplicit
- Dobscure
- Eincomplete
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Answer: C · explicit
Correct option: 3. Explicit means clearly stated. The alternatives suggest uncertainty, obscurity or missing information.Completed sentence: The instructions were explicit, stating every requirement clearly and directly.
सही विकल्प: 3। Explicit स्पष्ट रूप से बताया गया है। अन्य विकल्प अस्पष्टता या अधूरी जानकारी दर्शाते हैं।
Before opening the account, the officer must ______ the applicant's identity against official records.
- Ainvent
- Bverify
- Cconceal
- Dignore
- Edistort
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Answer: B · verify
Correct option: 2. Verify means check accuracy. The other verbs mean create, hide, disregard or misrepresent information.Completed sentence: Before opening the account, the officer must verify the applicant's identity against official records.
सही विकल्प: 2। Verify का अर्थ रिकॉर्ड से सत्यता जाँचना है। अन्य शब्द जानकारी गढ़ना, छिपाना, अनदेखा करना या बिगाड़ना बताते हैं।
Read the whole passage. Test each of the three words independently in the blank, without changing its form. Choose the option identifying all and only the words that make the passage grammatical and meaningful.
The comment dealt directly with the disputed clause and helped explain its meaning. It was not a side issue or an unrelated observation. It was ______ to the discussion.
Candidate words:
A. pertinent
B. extraneous
C. relevant
- AOnly A
- BOnly B
- CBoth A & C
- DBoth B & C
- EOnly C
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Answer: C · Both A & C
Correct option: 3. Pertinent and relevant both mean connected to the matter being considered. Extraneous is unrelated or outside the issue here.Completed sentence: The comment dealt directly with the disputed clause and helped explain its meaning. It was not a side issue or an unrelated observation. It was pertinent to the discussion.
सही विकल्प: 3। Pertinent और relevant दोनों मुद्दे से संबंधित हैं। Extraneous यहाँ असंबंधित है।
Test P and Q independently in each blank in A, B and C, without changing either word. Choose the complete set of all correct sentence–word pairs. A word may fit more than one sentence; a sentence may accept both words or neither. An incomplete set is not correct.
Column I
A. A hasty reader may ______ a small discrepancy by failing to notice it.
B. The company will ______ the share issue by guaranteeing to buy unsold shares.
C. The auditor must ______ every entry, examining it closely.
Column II
P. overlook
Q. scrutinise
- AA-P
- BA-P & A-Q
- CB-P & C-Q
- DA-Q & C-Q
- EA-P & C-Q
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Answer: E · A-P & C-Q
Correct option: 5. Scrutinise examines closely; overlook misses something. Neither expresses the financial guarantee in B.Completed sentence: A. A hasty reader may overlook a small discrepancy by failing to notice it.
सही विकल्प: 5। Scrutinise बारीकी से जाँचना और overlook न देख पाना है। B में न बिके शेयर खरीदने की गारंटी के लिए underwrite चाहिए।
The company will ______ wasteful spending and ______ fuel by cancelling unnecessary journeys.
- Aexpand — squander
- Bincrease — exhaust
- Cinflate — waste
- Dpromote — deplete
- Ecurb — conserve
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Answer: E · curb — conserve
Correct option: 5. Curb restrains spending; conserve saves fuel. Every alternative increases waste or consumes resources.Completed sentence: The company will curb wasteful spending and conserve fuel by cancelling unnecessary journeys.
सही विकल्प: 5। Curb खर्च नियंत्रित करना और conserve ईंधन बचाना है। अन्य जोड़ियाँ बचत के विपरीत हैं।
Read the three sentences. Choose the option listing all and only the sentences whose blanks can be filled meaningfully and grammatically with the given word, without changing its form. Test each sentence independently.
Given word: draft
A. The assistant will ______ a letter for approval.
B. The borrower must ______ the loan by returning the money in full.
C. The editor reviewed the first ______ of the report.
- ABoth A & B
- BAll three: A, B and C
- CBoth A & C
- DBoth B & C
- ENone of these
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Answer: C · Both A & C
Correct option: 3. Draft means preliminary text in C and compose one in A. B needs repay for returning a loan.Completed sentence: A. The assistant will draft a letter for approval.
सही विकल्प: 3। C में draft प्रारूप और A में मसौदा बनाना है। B में ऋण चुकाने के लिए repay चाहिए।
Read the whole passage. Test each of the three words independently in the blank, without changing its form. Choose the option identifying all and only the words that make the passage grammatical and meaningful.
The supervisors wanted early action, before minor faults became major failures. Their objective was to stop the breakdowns from occurring at all. They hoped to ______ a crisis.
Candidate words:
A. precipitate
B. prevent
C. forestall
- AOnly A
- BOnly B
- CBoth A & C
- DBoth B & C
- EOnly C
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Answer: D · Both B & C
Correct option: 4. Prevent stops an event; forestall prevents it by acting beforehand. Precipitate brings it about suddenly, the opposite objective.Completed sentence: The supervisors wanted early action, before minor faults became major failures. Their objective was to stop the breakdowns from occurring at all. They hoped to prevent a crisis.
सही विकल्प: 4। Prevent रोकना और forestall पहले से कार्रवाई करके रोकना है। Precipitate संकट पैदा करना है, जो उद्देश्य के विपरीत है।