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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 111-115) : In each of the following questions four options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or opposite in meaning to the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning.

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EMBEZZLE

A. Misappropriate

B. Balance

C. Remunerate

D. Clear

Correct Answer :

A. Misappropriate


Embezzle means, steal or misappropriate money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works. Its near word, option (a) 'misappropriate' means; dishonestly or unfairly take something, especially money, belonging to another for one's own use.

Related Questions

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4

What does this mean that India will continue to be a haven of stability?

A. That new budget will make India stable forever.

B. The four pillars of budget will lead to make stability.

C. India will continue towards stability even in disturbed economic environment.

D. The budget will remain unchanged even in turbulent and choppy economic environment.

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4

The Time Traveler (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed and passed in our glasses. Our chairs, being his patents, embraced and caressed us rather than submitted to be sat upon, and there was that luxurious after-dinner atmosphere when thought roams gracefully free of the trammels of precision. (_________________).

A. And slowly and steadily, the atmosphere grew stale and lost all the vibrancy it had

B. And he put it to us in this waymarking the points with a lean forefingeras we sat and lazily admired his earnestness over this new paradox (as we thought it) and his fecundity

C. We sat like toddlers do in a nursery, eagerly anticipating the show the Time Traveler would put on for us

D. We sat benumbed by the proceedings, for the radiance of the Time Traveler was unimaginable and unbearable

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4

The rate of inflation increases when the purchasing power of money___________ .

A. Decreases

B. Increases

C. Stable

D. Decrease just half

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4

Which among the following is not an Object Oriented Programming Language?

A. Python

B. PASCAL

C. Java

D. C++

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4

When is the World Energy Conservation Day celebrated?

A. November 15

B. October 10

C. December 25

D. December 14

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4

What is the ratio between the Female population of state UP and the male population of M?

A. 60 : 95

B. 80 : 117

C. 85 : 112

D. 45 : 77

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4

Who amongst the following faces vacant seat of first row?

A. MSD

B. P.V.Sindhu

C. Mary Kom

D. Sardana Singh

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4

An inspector is 228 meter behind the thief. The inspector runs 42 meters and the thief runs 30 meters in a minute. In what time will the inspector catch the thief?

A. 19 minutes

B. 20 minutes

C. 18 minutes

D. 21 minutes

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4

If the rupee depreciates, how the exporters are affected?

A. They are unaffected

B. They are in loss

C. They are in profit

D. They get credit crunch

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4

What is the difference between the no of players participating in Football in the year 2012 and the no of players participating in Cricket in the year 2015 ?

A. 1000

B. 2000

C. 2200

D. 1700

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4

The companys sales were low at the beginning of the year. Its sales have picked up in the past few months.
(A) Though the companys sales were low
(B) Despite low sales at
(C) However the companys sales have picked

A. Only (A)

B. Only (A) and (B)

C. All (A), (B) and (C)

D. Only (B) and (C)

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4

Which is a feature included in Microsoft PowerPoint software that allows the user to see all the slides in a presentation at one time?

A. Slide Sorter

B. Slide Master

C. Handout Master

D. Slide Header

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4

A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. Three marbles are drawn at random. What is the probability that they are not of the same colour ?

A. 40/44

B. 44/41

C. 41/44

D. 40/39

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4

Statement : X × W, W @ Z , Z % Y
Conclusion:
I.Y $ W II.Z $ W III.X � Y

A. Only I is true

B. Ony II is true

C. Both I and II are true

D. Both I and III are true

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4

5x + 2y = 31
3x + 7y = 36

A. x > y

B. x < y

C. x >= y

D. x <= y

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4

6 13 20 65 256 ?

A. 1283

B. 1756

C. 2786

D. 2686

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4

Next day, millions of pilgrims are expected to take dip the Ganga at the holy place.
I. The state government should put a restriction on the number of people that can come to take dip each day.
II. During the next whole day, the state government should deploy personnel to maintain law and order.

A. If only course of action I follows

B. If only course of action II follows

C. If either course of action I or II follows.

D. If neither course of action I nor II follows.

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4

What is Cash Reserve Ratio?

A. Deposits of banks in government securities

B. Rate at which banks borrow funds from the RBI

C. Deposits (as cash) which banks have to keep/maintain with the RBI

D. Rate at which RBI borrows money from the banks

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4

Who among the following has been named as the 2016 ITF World Champions by the International Tennis Federation?

A. Rafael Nadal

B. Andy Murray

C. Roger Federer

D. Novak Dokovic

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4

Loan and Advances of a bank come under the category of ______________.

A. Deposits

B. Expenditure

C. Liabilities

D. Assets

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4

(1444)12+56.0071.225 of 123

A. 5600

B. 6550

C. 6552

D. 5662

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4

According to 2011 Census figures, which state has recorded the highest sex ratio?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Haryana

C. Punjab

D. Kerala

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4

Total no of female students in CSE is what % more than the male students in the same Dept ?

A. 44.45%

B. 40.76%

C. 40.75%

D. 40.66%

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4

Which one of the following is NOT the suggestion considered by the government?

A. To expand the scope of tax deduction to companies that add at least 10% to their workforce in a year.

B. To upgrade and improve employment exchange.

C. To provide incentive to employees who earn less than Rs.6 lakh a year.

D. Tax penalty for high income people.

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4

8 litres are drawn from a flask containing milk and then filled with water. The operation is performed 3 more times. The ratio of the quantity of milk left and total solution is 81/625. How much milk the flask initially holds?

A. 10 ltr

B. 20 ltr

C. 30 ltr

D. 40 ltr

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4

Which agency in India provides refinance of export credit?

A. SIDBI

B. NABARD

C. RBI

D. EXIM Bank

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4

How many persons have seminar at 3'0 clock between G and C?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 2

D. 4

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4

Who among the following India's Paralympic athletes has won the title of Gold Javelin F46 in Rio 2016 Paralympic Games?

A. Varun Singh Bhati

B. Deepa Malik

C. Amit Kumar Saroha

D. Devendra Jhajaria

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4

(0.0144)1/2 + (2.5)2 = ?

A. 5

B. 11

C. 6

D. 9

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4

Which among the following key can be used as a shortcut to rename a folder in Microsoft Windows 8 and higher versions?

A. F2

B. F4

C. F6

D. F9