Q1281.Choose the correct one-word substitute to fill in the blank.
The art of effective and persuasive speaking or writing is known as ____.
- ALogic
- BGrammar
- CSemantics
- DRhetoric
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Concept: Rhetoric = the art of persuasive and effective speaking or writing.
- Logic = science of correct reasoning.
- Grammar = rules of a language; Semantics = study of meaning of words.
Yaad rakhein: Rhetoric is about persuading an audience; a 'rhetorical question' is asked for effect, not for an answer.
Answer: (D) Rhetoric Cloze Test
अवधारणा: Rhetoric = प्रभावशाली व प्रेरक ढंग से बोलने/लिखने की कला।
हल:
- Logic = सही तर्क करने का विज्ञान।
- Grammar = भाषा के नियम; Semantics = शब्दों के अर्थ का अध्ययन।
याद रखें: 'Rhetorical question' प्रभाव के लिए पूछा जाता है, उत्तर के लिए नहीं।
उत्तर: (D) Rhetoric Cloze Test
Directions (Qs. 82-86): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Climate discourse, once confined to ecological warnings and bureaucratic policy documents, has increasingly transformed into a stage for global power manoeuvring. What is often presented as international solidarity frequently (82) ____ the lingering patterns of colonial imbalance, where responsibility is delicately apportioned, yet authority continues to determine who is required to "transition" and who is permitted to persist unchanged. Carbon emissions are treated as an ethical measure only when examined in the landscapes of the Global South; across the industrialized North, they are conveniently recast as a matter of "developmental necessity." Financial instruments within this framework are equally conflicted. Green capital moves through channels shaped by financial credibility rather than ecological urgency. Adaptation is reduced to a (83) ____ where exposed nations are compelled to display endurance to secure investment, instead of being granted genuine restitution. The phrase "net zero," meanwhile, drifts through policy conversations like a charm — frequently cited, seldom clarified. Within such a framework, technocratic confidence conceals the unequal mapping of harm. Advanced surveillance technologies precisely monitor deforestation, yet they fail to acknowledge the (84) ____ historical injustices embedded in those territories. Carbon trading systems further perpetuate the fantasy of redemption — allowing one actor’s overconsumption to be "balanced" by another’s restraint. However, offsets do not neutralize rising temperatures; they merely shift moral responsibility elsewhere. Challenging climate colonialism therefore requires exposing the assumed goodwill of global agreements and interrogating the supposed objectivity of environmental metrics. Until the language of ecological justice is genuinely (85) ____ rather than superficially refined, climate action will continue to resemble a ritual of (86) ____ , not meaningful repair.
Q1282.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (82).
- Areconciles
- Brehearses
- Cabsolves
- Drecalibrates
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Concept: The passage argues that 'solidarity' only repeats old colonial patterns.
- Rehearse = to repeat/perform again something already practised – it fits 're-enacting' colonial imbalance.
- Reconciles/absolves suggest settling or forgiving the imbalance – opposite of the author's critical tone.
- Recalibrates means adjusting precisely – not the sense here.
Trick: Match the author's tone: a critical passage needs a word showing continuation of the problem, not its solution.
Answer: (B) rehearses
अवधारणा: गद्यांश कहता है कि 'एकजुटता' पुराने औपनिवेशिक असंतुलन को ही दोहराती है।
हल:
- Rehearse = पहले जैसा ही फिर से दोहराना/अभिनय करना – यहाँ सही बैठता है।
- Reconciles/absolves = सुलझाना/दोषमुक्त करना – लेखक के आलोचनात्मक भाव के विपरीत।
- Recalibrates = फिर से समायोजित करना – अर्थ मेल नहीं खाता।
ट्रिक: लेखक का स्वर देखें: आलोचनात्मक अनुच्छेद में समस्या जारी रहने वाला शब्द चाहिए।
उत्तर: (B) rehearses
Directions (Qs. 82-86): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Climate discourse, once confined to ecological warnings and bureaucratic policy documents, has increasingly transformed into a stage for global power manoeuvring. What is often presented as international solidarity frequently (82) ____ the lingering patterns of colonial imbalance, where responsibility is delicately apportioned, yet authority continues to determine who is required to "transition" and who is permitted to persist unchanged. Carbon emissions are treated as an ethical measure only when examined in the landscapes of the Global South; across the industrialized North, they are conveniently recast as a matter of "developmental necessity." Financial instruments within this framework are equally conflicted. Green capital moves through channels shaped by financial credibility rather than ecological urgency. Adaptation is reduced to a (83) ____ where exposed nations are compelled to display endurance to secure investment, instead of being granted genuine restitution. The phrase "net zero," meanwhile, drifts through policy conversations like a charm — frequently cited, seldom clarified. Within such a framework, technocratic confidence conceals the unequal mapping of harm. Advanced surveillance technologies precisely monitor deforestation, yet they fail to acknowledge the (84) ____ historical injustices embedded in those territories. Carbon trading systems further perpetuate the fantasy of redemption — allowing one actor’s overconsumption to be "balanced" by another’s restraint. However, offsets do not neutralize rising temperatures; they merely shift moral responsibility elsewhere. Challenging climate colonialism therefore requires exposing the assumed goodwill of global agreements and interrogating the supposed objectivity of environmental metrics. Until the language of ecological justice is genuinely (85) ____ rather than superficially refined, climate action will continue to resemble a ritual of (86) ____ , not meaningful repair.
Q1283.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (83).
- Aspectacle
- Bframework
- Cideology
- Dsubsidy
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Concept: Key clue: nations are 'compelled to display endurance'.
- Something put on display to impress viewers is a spectacle.
- Framework, ideology and subsidy do not carry the idea of a show or display.
Trick: Find the verb in the same clause ('display') – the answer is usually its noun partner.
Answer: (A) spectacle
अवधारणा: मुख्य संकेत: देशों को 'display endurance' (सहनशीलता दिखाने) को मजबूर किया जाता है।
हल:
- दर्शकों को दिखाने के लिए किया गया प्रदर्शन = spectacle (तमाशा)।
- framework, ideology, subsidy में 'दिखावे' का भाव नहीं है।
ट्रिक: उसी वाक्य की क्रिया ('display') देखें – उत्तर प्रायः उसी से जुड़ा संज्ञा शब्द होता है।
उत्तर: (A) spectacle
Directions (Qs. 82-86): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Climate discourse, once confined to ecological warnings and bureaucratic policy documents, has increasingly transformed into a stage for global power manoeuvring. What is often presented as international solidarity frequently (82) ____ the lingering patterns of colonial imbalance, where responsibility is delicately apportioned, yet authority continues to determine who is required to "transition" and who is permitted to persist unchanged. Carbon emissions are treated as an ethical measure only when examined in the landscapes of the Global South; across the industrialized North, they are conveniently recast as a matter of "developmental necessity." Financial instruments within this framework are equally conflicted. Green capital moves through channels shaped by financial credibility rather than ecological urgency. Adaptation is reduced to a (83) ____ where exposed nations are compelled to display endurance to secure investment, instead of being granted genuine restitution. The phrase "net zero," meanwhile, drifts through policy conversations like a charm — frequently cited, seldom clarified. Within such a framework, technocratic confidence conceals the unequal mapping of harm. Advanced surveillance technologies precisely monitor deforestation, yet they fail to acknowledge the (84) ____ historical injustices embedded in those territories. Carbon trading systems further perpetuate the fantasy of redemption — allowing one actor’s overconsumption to be "balanced" by another’s restraint. However, offsets do not neutralize rising temperatures; they merely shift moral responsibility elsewhere. Challenging climate colonialism therefore requires exposing the assumed goodwill of global agreements and interrogating the supposed objectivity of environmental metrics. Until the language of ecological justice is genuinely (85) ____ rather than superficially refined, climate action will continue to resemble a ritual of (86) ____ , not meaningful repair.
Q1284.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (84).
- Aimaginary
- Bgeological
- Cunatoned
- Dsatellite
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Concept: The blank describes injustices that technology ignores.
- Unatoned = not made amends for; still unpunished/uncorrected – fits 'historical injustices'.
- Imaginary denies the injustices; geological and satellite don't describe injustice.
Yaad rakhein: 'Atone' = make amends; un-atoned = wrong never made right.
Answer: (C) unatoned
अवधारणा: रिक्त स्थान उन अन्यायों का वर्णन करता है जिन्हें तकनीक अनदेखा करती है।
हल:
- Unatoned = जिसका प्रायश्चित/भरपाई नहीं हुई – 'ऐतिहासिक अन्याय' के साथ सही।
- Imaginary अन्याय को नकारता है; geological, satellite का अन्याय से संबंध नहीं।
याद रखें: 'Atone' = प्रायश्चित करना; un-atoned = जिस गलती की भरपाई न हुई हो।
उत्तर: (C) unatoned
Directions (Qs. 82-86): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Climate discourse, once confined to ecological warnings and bureaucratic policy documents, has increasingly transformed into a stage for global power manoeuvring. What is often presented as international solidarity frequently (82) ____ the lingering patterns of colonial imbalance, where responsibility is delicately apportioned, yet authority continues to determine who is required to "transition" and who is permitted to persist unchanged. Carbon emissions are treated as an ethical measure only when examined in the landscapes of the Global South; across the industrialized North, they are conveniently recast as a matter of "developmental necessity." Financial instruments within this framework are equally conflicted. Green capital moves through channels shaped by financial credibility rather than ecological urgency. Adaptation is reduced to a (83) ____ where exposed nations are compelled to display endurance to secure investment, instead of being granted genuine restitution. The phrase "net zero," meanwhile, drifts through policy conversations like a charm — frequently cited, seldom clarified. Within such a framework, technocratic confidence conceals the unequal mapping of harm. Advanced surveillance technologies precisely monitor deforestation, yet they fail to acknowledge the (84) ____ historical injustices embedded in those territories. Carbon trading systems further perpetuate the fantasy of redemption — allowing one actor’s overconsumption to be "balanced" by another’s restraint. However, offsets do not neutralize rising temperatures; they merely shift moral responsibility elsewhere. Challenging climate colonialism therefore requires exposing the assumed goodwill of global agreements and interrogating the supposed objectivity of environmental metrics. Until the language of ecological justice is genuinely (85) ____ rather than superficially refined, climate action will continue to resemble a ritual of (86) ____ , not meaningful repair.
Q1285.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (85).
- Aamplified
- Binterpreted
- Crewritten
- Drescinded
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Concept: '… rather than superficially refined' needs a contrast showing deep change.
- Rewritten = changed from the root – opposite of a surface polish.
- Amplified (made louder) and interpreted (explained) don't mean real change; rescinded (cancelled) makes no sense here.
Trick: 'X rather than Y' → X must be the opposite of Y: superficial refinement ↔ complete rewriting.
Answer: (C) rewritten
अवधारणा: '… rather than superficially refined' – गहरे बदलाव वाला विरोधी शब्द चाहिए।
हल:
- Rewritten = जड़ से दोबारा लिखा गया – ऊपरी सजावट के विपरीत।
- Amplified (बढ़ाया), interpreted (व्याख्या) से असली बदलाव नहीं; rescinded (रद्द) अर्थहीन।
ट्रिक: 'X rather than Y' में X, Y का विपरीत होता है: ऊपरी सुधार ↔ पूरी तरह दोबारा लिखना।
उत्तर: (C) rewritten
Directions (Qs. 82-86): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Climate discourse, once confined to ecological warnings and bureaucratic policy documents, has increasingly transformed into a stage for global power manoeuvring. What is often presented as international solidarity frequently (82) ____ the lingering patterns of colonial imbalance, where responsibility is delicately apportioned, yet authority continues to determine who is required to "transition" and who is permitted to persist unchanged. Carbon emissions are treated as an ethical measure only when examined in the landscapes of the Global South; across the industrialized North, they are conveniently recast as a matter of "developmental necessity." Financial instruments within this framework are equally conflicted. Green capital moves through channels shaped by financial credibility rather than ecological urgency. Adaptation is reduced to a (83) ____ where exposed nations are compelled to display endurance to secure investment, instead of being granted genuine restitution. The phrase "net zero," meanwhile, drifts through policy conversations like a charm — frequently cited, seldom clarified. Within such a framework, technocratic confidence conceals the unequal mapping of harm. Advanced surveillance technologies precisely monitor deforestation, yet they fail to acknowledge the (84) ____ historical injustices embedded in those territories. Carbon trading systems further perpetuate the fantasy of redemption — allowing one actor’s overconsumption to be "balanced" by another’s restraint. However, offsets do not neutralize rising temperatures; they merely shift moral responsibility elsewhere. Challenging climate colonialism therefore requires exposing the assumed goodwill of global agreements and interrogating the supposed objectivity of environmental metrics. Until the language of ecological justice is genuinely (85) ____ rather than superficially refined, climate action will continue to resemble a ritual of (86) ____ , not meaningful repair.
Q1286.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (86).
- Areconstruction
- Bperformance
- Cpreservation
- Dremorse
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Concept: 'A ritual of ____, not meaningful repair' – contrast between show and real work.
- Performance = an act done for appearance; matches 'ritual' and the passage's idea of display.
- Reconstruction/preservation would be real repair; remorse is not what the passage criticises.
Trick: The ending echoes earlier words 'spectacle' and 'display' – pick the word with the same idea.
Answer: (B) performance
अवधारणा: 'A ritual of ____, not meaningful repair' – दिखावे और असली काम में अंतर।
हल:
- Performance = दिखावे के लिए किया गया कार्य; 'ritual' के साथ सही।
- Reconstruction/preservation असली सुधार हैं; remorse (पछतावा) की आलोचना नहीं हो रही।
ट्रिक: अंत में पहले आए 'spectacle', 'display' का भाव दोहराया गया है – उसी अर्थ का शब्द चुनें।
उत्तर: (B) performance
Q1287.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
____ the sun set, the temperature began to drop.
- AWhen
- BWhile
- CBefore
- DWhere
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Concept: 'When' joins two actions where one happens at a point in time and the other follows.
- Sun set (single moment) → temperature started dropping.
- 'While' needs a continuing action (while the sun was setting); 'Before' reverses the sequence; 'Where' shows place.
Trick: Point-of-time event + result → 'When'; ongoing action → 'While'.
Answer: (A) When
अवधारणा: 'When' तब प्रयोग होता है जब एक क्रिया किसी क्षण में हो और दूसरी उसके बाद।
हल:
- सूरज डूबा (एक क्षण) → तापमान गिरने लगा।
- 'While' के साथ निरंतर क्रिया चाहिए; 'Before' क्रम उलट देता है; 'Where' स्थान बताता है।
ट्रिक: क्षणिक घटना + परिणाम → 'When'; चलती क्रिया → 'While'।
उत्तर: (A) When
Q1288.Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The minister addressed the issue ____ ensuring no misunderstanding remained.
- Aambiguously
- Bunambiguously
- Cambiguity
- Dambiguous
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Concept: A verb ('addressed') is modified by an adverb (-ly form).
- Blank tells how he addressed the issue → adverb needed; noun 'ambiguity' and adjective 'ambiguous' are out.
- 'No misunderstanding remained' → he was clear → unambiguously (clearly).
Trick: First choose the part of speech (–ly), then the meaning (positive/negative).
Answer: (B) unambiguously
अवधारणा: क्रिया ('addressed') की विशेषता adverb (-ly रूप) बताता है।
हल:
- रिक्त स्थान 'कैसे' बताता है → adverb चाहिए; 'ambiguity' (noun) व 'ambiguous' (adjective) बाहर।
- 'कोई गलतफहमी नहीं रही' → स्पष्ट बोला → unambiguously।
ट्रिक: पहले शब्द-भेद (–ly) चुनें, फिर अर्थ (सकारात्मक/नकारात्मक)।
उत्तर: (B) unambiguously
Q1289.The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The manager appreciated (1)/ not only her dedication (2)/ but also for her innovative ideas. (3)/ Everyone was motivated by her example. (4)
- A(1)
- B(2)
- C(3)
- D(4)
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Concept: Words after 'not only' and 'but also' must be of the same grammatical form (parallelism).
- After 'not only' comes a noun phrase: 'her dedication'.
- After 'but also' the preposition 'for' breaks the balance.
- Correct: '…but also her innovative ideas.'
Trick: Cover both connectors and compare what follows – both sides must start alike.
Answer: (C) (3)
अवधारणा: 'not only' और 'but also' के बाद आने वाले शब्द एक ही व्याकरणिक रूप के हों (समानांतरता)।
हल:
- 'not only' के बाद संज्ञा वाक्यांश 'her dedication' है।
- 'but also' के बाद 'for' संतुलन तोड़ता है।
- सही: '…but also her innovative ideas.'
ट्रिक: दोनों संयोजकों के बाद का हिस्सा मिलाएँ – शुरुआत एक जैसी होनी चाहिए।
उत्तर: (C) (3)
Q1290.Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
Someone has to clean the room before the guests arrive.
- AThe room has to be cleaned before the guests arrive.
- BThe room had to clean before the guests arrive.
- CThe room is to clean before the guests arrive.
- DThe room will have to clean before the guests arrive.
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Concept: Active 'has to + V1' → Passive 'has to be + V3'.
- Object 'the room' becomes the subject.
- 'has to clean' → 'has to be cleaned'; 'someone' (indefinite agent) is dropped.
Trick: In passive the main verb must be V3 with a form of 'be' – (B), (C), (D) lack 'be + cleaned'.
Answer: (A) The room has to be cleaned before the guests arrive.
अवधारणा: Active 'has to + V1' → Passive 'has to be + V3'।
हल:
- कर्म 'the room' कर्ता बनता है।
- 'has to clean' → 'has to be cleaned'; अनिश्चित कर्ता 'someone' हटा दिया जाता है।
ट्रिक: Passive में 'be + V3' अनिवार्य है – (B), (C), (D) में यह नहीं।
उत्तर: (A) The room has to be cleaned before the guests arrive.
Q1291.Select the option which contains the most appropriate HOMONYM of the word given in bold/underline.
The king had an ancient paten of silver displayed on the walls of his palace.
- AThe hermit placed the Eucharist on the paten.
- BThe art historian dated the paten to the 7th century.
- CThe tailor cut a circular paten from wool fabric.
- DThe relic was enclosed under the gold paten.
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Concept: A homonym has the same spelling but a different meaning.
- In the given sentence, paten = a shallow metal plate (used for the Eucharist).
- (A), (B), (D) use 'paten' in this same plate sense.
- (C) uses 'paten' for a circular piece cut from cloth – a different meaning, so it is the homonym.
Trick: Find the one option whose meaning differs from the other three.
Answer: (C) The tailor cut a circular paten from wool fabric.
अवधारणा: समनाम (homonym): वर्तनी समान, अर्थ अलग।
हल:
- दिए वाक्य में paten = धातु की उथली थाली (धार्मिक अनुष्ठान में प्रयुक्त)।
- (A), (B), (D) में भी यही 'थाली' अर्थ है।
- (C) में paten = कपड़े से काटा गया गोल टुकड़ा – अलग अर्थ, अतः यही homonym है।
ट्रिक: जिस विकल्प का अर्थ बाकी तीनों से अलग हो, वही उत्तर।
उत्तर: (C) The tailor cut a circular paten from wool fabric.
Q1292.Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The results of the experiment have been published in the journal.
- AThe journal has published the results of the experiment.
- BThe experiment published the results in the journal.
- CThe results have published the journal.
- DThe journal publishes the results of the experiment.
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Concept: 'have/has been + V3' (passive) → 'has/have + V3' (active).
- The doer is 'the journal' → it becomes the subject.
- Singular subject → 'has published'; object = the results of the experiment.
Trick: Tense must stay the same – (D) changes to simple present, (B)/(C) change the doer.
Answer: (A) The journal has published the results of the experiment.
अवधारणा: 'have/has been + V3' (passive) → 'has/have + V3' (active)।
हल:
- कर्ता 'the journal' है → वाक्य का subject बनेगा।
- एकवचन subject → 'has published'; object = the results of the experiment।
ट्रिक: काल वही रहना चाहिए – (D) काल बदलता है, (B)/(C) कर्ता बदलते हैं।
उत्तर: (A) The journal has published the results of the experiment.
Q1293.Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence.
He travels to school in bike every morning.
- Aby the bike
- Bon bike
- Cby bike
- Don the bike
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Concept: 'By + vehicle' (no article) shows how you travel.
- Correct: 'He travels to school by bike every morning.'
- 'On the bike' describes position (sitting on a specific bike), not the mode of travel.
Trick: by bus / by train / by car / by bike – but 'on foot'.
Answer: (C) by bike
अवधारणा: यात्रा का साधन बताने के लिए 'by + vehicle' (article के बिना)।
हल:
- सही: 'He travels to school by bike every morning.'
- 'on the bike' स्थिति बताता है (किसी खास बाइक पर), साधन नहीं।
ट्रिक: by bus / by train / by bike – पर पैदल के लिए 'on foot'।
उत्तर: (C) by bike
Q1294.Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence.
He is responsible to complete the task on time.
- Aof completing the task on time
- Bfor completing the task on time
- Cin completing the task on time
- Dto completing the task on time
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Concept: 'Responsible' takes 'for' + noun/gerund (V-ing).
- 'responsible to' is used for a person/authority you report to (responsible to the manager).
- For a task: 'responsible for completing the task on time'.
Trick: Responsible FOR a duty, TO a person.
Answer: (B) for completing the task on time
अवधारणा: 'Responsible' के बाद काम के लिए 'for' + noun/gerund (V-ing)।
हल:
- 'responsible to' उस व्यक्ति के लिए जिसे जवाब देना है (responsible to the manager)।
- काम के लिए: 'responsible for completing the task on time'।
ट्रिक: कार्य के लिए FOR, व्यक्ति के लिए TO।
उत्तर: (B) for completing the task on time
Q1295.Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
He asked whether she had completed the project.
- AHe asked, "Have you completed the project?"
- BHe said that, "Did you complete the project?"
- CHe said, "Had you completed the project?"
- DHe asked, "Do you complete the project?"
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Concept: 'asked whether' signals a yes/no question; past perfect goes back to present perfect.
- Reporting verb stays 'asked'; 'she' → 'you'.
- 'had completed' → 'Have you completed…?' in question form.
Trick: 'whether/if' in indirect speech → direct question starting with a helping verb.
Answer: (A) He asked, "Have you completed the project?"
अवधारणा: 'asked whether' = हाँ/ना प्रश्न; past perfect वापस present perfect बनता है।
हल:
- Reporting verb 'asked' ही रहेगा; 'she' → 'you'।
- 'had completed' → 'Have you completed…?' (प्रश्न रूप)।
ट्रिक: Indirect में 'whether/if' हो तो direct प्रश्न सहायक क्रिया से शुरू होता है।
उत्तर: (A) He asked, "Have you completed the project?"
Q1296.Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: REPRIMAND
- AFlatter
- BUpbraid
- CApplaud
- DCompliment
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Concept: Reprimand = to scold someone formally for a fault.
- Upbraid = to scold or criticise sharply → same meaning.
- Flatter, applaud and compliment are all forms of praise – opposite.
Trick: Three options share one 'praise' meaning – the odd one out is the synonym.
Answer: (B) Upbraid
अवधारणा: Reprimand = गलती पर औपचारिक रूप से डाँटना/फटकारना।
हल:
- Upbraid = कड़ी फटकार लगाना → समान अर्थ।
- Flatter, applaud, compliment – सब प्रशंसा के अर्थ में (विपरीत)।
ट्रिक: तीन विकल्प 'प्रशंसा' वाले हैं – जो अलग है वही पर्यायवाची।
उत्तर: (B) Upbraid
Q1297.Select the most appropriate antonym of the given bold word:
After losing his job, he became impecunious and struggled to pay his rent.
- AInsolvent
- BWealthy
- CIndigent
- DPenniless
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Concept: Impecunious = having little or no money; poor.
- Insolvent, indigent, penniless all mean poor → synonyms.
- Wealthy = rich → opposite.
Trick: 'Pecunia' (Latin) = money; im- = without → moneyless; antonym = wealthy.
Answer: (B) Wealthy
अवधारणा: Impecunious = बहुत कम या बिना पैसे वाला; निर्धन।
हल:
- Insolvent, indigent, penniless – सभी 'गरीब' → पर्यायवाची।
- Wealthy = धनी → विलोम।
ट्रिक: 'Pecunia' (लैटिन) = धन; im- = बिना → निर्धन; विलोम = wealthy।
उत्तर: (B) Wealthy
Q1298.Select the most appropriate meaning of the given highlighted idiom.
The manager decided to hang fire on the proposal until more information was available.
- ATo start a task early
- BCreate urgency
- CTo withdraw support from someone
- DDelay taking action or making a decision
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Concept: 'Hang fire' = to delay a decision or action.
- The manager waited for more information → he postponed deciding on the proposal.
- Options A and B suggest speed – opposite; C is unrelated.
Trick: Old guns that 'hung fire' fired late – link the idiom to 'delay'.
Answer: (D) Delay taking action or making a decision
अवधारणा: 'Hang fire' = निर्णय या कार्य को टालना।
हल:
- मैनेजर ने अधिक जानकारी आने तक प्रस्ताव पर निर्णय रोका।
- A व B जल्दी का भाव देते हैं – विपरीत; C असंबंधित।
ट्रिक: पुरानी बंदूक जो देर से चलती थी – 'hang fire' = देर/टालना।
उत्तर: (D) Delay taking action or making a decision
Q1299.Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
He said, "I finished the assignment yesterday."
- AHe said that he finished the assignment the previous day.
- BHe said that he has finished the assignment yesterday.
- CHe said that he had finished the assignment the previous day.
- DHe said that he was finishing the assignment yesterday.
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Concept: Past reporting verb: simple past → past perfect; 'yesterday' → 'the previous day'.
- 'I finished' → 'he had finished'.
- 'yesterday' → 'the previous day'.
- Result: He said that he had finished the assignment the previous day.
Trick: Check two things only – tense backshift and time word; only (C) has both.
Answer: (C) He said that he had finished the assignment the previous day.
अवधारणा: Reporting verb भूतकाल में हो तो simple past → past perfect; 'yesterday' → 'the previous day'।
हल:
- 'I finished' → 'he had finished'
- 'yesterday' → 'the previous day'
- सही वाक्य: He said that he had finished the assignment the previous day.
ट्रिक: केवल दो चीज़ें जाँचें – काल परिवर्तन और समय शब्द; दोनों केवल (C) में।
उत्तर: (C) He said that he had finished the assignment the previous day.
Q1300.Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
1. However, this convenience comes with significant privacy risks.
2. Social media platforms have made it easier than ever to connect with people worldwide.
3. Users must therefore be cautious about the personal information they share online.
4. Personal data can be collected and used in ways that users did not intend.
- A2-4-1-3
- B2-1-4-3
- C3-4-1-2
- D2-3-1-4
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Concept: Introduce the topic → contrast (However) → explanation → conclusion (therefore).
- 2 introduces social media's ease of connecting.
- 1 'However, this convenience…' brings in privacy risks; 4 explains the risk (data misuse).
- 3 'therefore' gives the advice – conclusion.
Trick: 'This convenience' in 1 needs the convenience already mentioned (2) → 2-1 must be together.
Answer: (B) 2-1-4-3
अवधारणा: विषय परिचय → विरोध (However) → व्याख्या → निष्कर्ष (therefore)।
हल:
- 2 सोशल मीडिया से जुड़ने की सुविधा बताता है।
- 1 'However, this convenience…' गोपनीयता का खतरा लाता है; 4 खतरा समझाता है।
- 3 'therefore' वाला सलाह/निष्कर्ष है।
ट्रिक: 1 में 'this convenience' के लिए सुविधा पहले (2 में) आनी चाहिए → 2-1 साथ।
उत्तर: (B) 2-1-4-3
