Exercise-38
Directions: Each of the following questions consists of a word or phrase within a bracket. It is followed by certain words or phrases as options. Select the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning of the word or phrase within a bracket.
1. I think it would be better if this paragraph is (eliminated).
 (a) added       (b) improved           (c) deleted         (d) shortened
2. It was an (arduous) task for me.
 (a) easy        (b) time consuming     (c) quick           (d) difficult
3. Political differences introduced a note of (discord) into their relationship.
 (a) tranquillity (b) familiarity           (c) concord         (d) benevolence
4. Under conditions of anxiety, the blood vessels (dilate).
 (a) squeeze    (b) swell                (c) constrict        (d) shorten
5. He is quite (industrious). (C.D.S. 1990)
 (a) hard working (b) indifferent        (c) lazy             (d) indisposed
6. The luxurious hotel is a paradise for (hedonists).
 (a) stoics       (b) ascetics             (c) adventurers     (d) saints
7. By murdering that woman, he has committed a (hideous).
 (a) normal     (b) generous           (c) handsome       (d) fair
8. The last show of the concert at the Ritz Theatre was a (fiasco). (C.D.S. 1996)
 (a) triumph    (b) victory              (c) fruitful          (d) success
9. From his acts of hunting, it can be inferred that he is a (wicked).
 (a) innocent   (b) decent              (c) pious            (d) peaceful
10. She was in a state of (anxiety) when I met her.
 (a) pleasure    (b) happiness           (c) relief            (d) laughter
11. Tuberculosis is (endemic) in this area now a day.
(a) concentrated (b) scattered           (c) limited          (d) sporadic
12. I think you should (undertake) this job; it would really be a profitable venture for you.
 (a) refrain      (b) leave              (c) conceal          (d) retrieve
13. That was a (dauntless) action! (N.D.A. 1992)
 (a) devious     (b) subtle             (c) secret            (d) cowardly
14. The duty of a true citizen is to (thwart) social evils as untouchability, dowry system etc.
 (a) favour      (b) sustain             (c) promote         (d) frustrate
15. Sunil spent most of his time in (recreation).
 (a) work        (b) boredom           (c) leisure           (d) diversion
16. (Adversity) teaches a man to be humble and self- reliant. (C.D.S. 1995)
 (a) Prosperity   (b) Curiosity           (c) Animosity        (d) Sincerity
17. He appears to be a (phoney)
 (a) ugly        (b) genuine           (c) unreal           (d) beautiful
18. There is the (scarcity) of milk in Delhi.
 (a) shortage    (b) abundance        (c) excess           (d) sufficiency
19. Why do you (disparage) him all the time? (Railways, 1993)
 (a) abuse       (b) criticise            (c) encourage       (d) glorify
Answers:-
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3. (c)            4. (c) Â
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7. (c)            8. (d) Â
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13. (b)     14. (c)
15. (c)          16. (a)     Â
17. (b)     18. (b)           Â
19. (d)
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