Direction.
Select the most appropriate set of words from the given choices to fill in the blanks.
These issues are extremely ________ and any knee jerk reaction will ultimately result in a loss of ________ for all shareholders
Unassociated, curare
Ambiguous, plutocracy
Nuanced, opportunity
Contexed, serendipity
Correct Answer :
C. Nuanced, opportunity
Nuance means a subtle difference in colour, meaning, tone, etc a shade or graduation
knee jerk reaction impulsive reaction which might not be always appropriate because here decesion/reactions are taken without much thinking .
Since the issue is nuanced so it has to be studied carefully and given proper time to be analysed otherwise it would result in a loss of opportunity. All other choices are irrevelent.
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The masks worn by the men helped them _______their identity.
conceal
congeal
masquerade
cheat
The head ____ was annoyed to see a ____ in the soup.
The option that would best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
chief, house fly
chef, housefly
chief, house-fly
chef, house fly
She had a terrible night caused by a(n)_____ during her sleep.
incubus
debility
obsession
delusion
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except, loophole
coupled, challenges
armed, benefits
registered, strategies
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reconcile, decide
understand, clarify
make out, decide
reconcile, understand
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dreaded, fragile
stubborn, weak
bent, determined
approaching, settled
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identical
same
similar
resembling
Drugs worth ` 3 lakhs were ......... from the apartment by
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(1) and (4)
(2) and (3)
(3) and (5)
(3) and (4)
Nowadays there exists a spirit of___ among the various departments of the University. This has led to a number of interdisciplinary research publications due to interaction of various research groups.
co-operation
education
casteism
favouritism
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that
which
as
like which
Let us quickly __________.
muddle
huddle
hurdle
puddle
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acknowledged, banishing
repudiated, infuriating
acceded, exacerbating
decimated, assuaging
The house that the actress lives in is beautiful, but the surroundings are ________ unpleasant.
quite
more and more
a little quite
very little
Rajeshs car wasnt __________ Rameshs, so we were too exhausted by the time we reached home.
such comfortable
as comfortable as
comfortable enough
so comfortable that
Turn the lights ______ before you go to bed.
on
off
out
down
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actuated
convinced
categorized
led
Ravi was always_______ of the good fortune of others.
miserable
irritable
greedy
envious
Rajeev was upset because he _____________ forgotten his best friends birthday?
have
shall
will
had
Laxmi lost an important file and rather than confessing her___ she blamed Sandra for losing it.
respect
image
attitude
mistake
The manager told us _________ Ramesh was very anxious _________ the meeting.
about, in
that, before
like, during
the, for
The students _________ not reach on time _________ of the transport strike.
can, as
could, because
may, account
will, despite
What are you _________ in the kitchen cupboard?
looking in
looking on
looking to
looking for
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urbanised, role
objective, wealth
synthesised, efficiency
civilized, convenience
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cajoled, ask
pressured, sit
forced, settle
strained, compromise
Throw a stone ______ the fierce dog.
at
upon
on
above
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set out to
went to
thought to
thought of
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stupefying, negotiate
plural, alleviate
variegated, annihilate
dreary, exasperate
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wanton, immunised
vitriolic, alienated
pungent, animated
recalcitaant, humanised
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arisen
increased
developed
declined
This is a_____ translation of the speech.
literary
literal
verbal
verbatim