| GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: Basic English Test - Because its the basics that are the foundation! - (5) Oct 25th 2012, 18:11 | GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012 | | The source for all engineering and legal education news in India | | | Basic English Test - Because its the basics that are the foundation! - (5) Oct 25th 2012, 18:08 Pick out the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capitals. 1. CULPABLE (A) troublesome(B) cynical (C) capable (D) imputable 2. IMPASSE (A) confrontation (B) stalemate (C) impossibility (D) difficulty 3. INNOCUOUS (A) harmless (B) useful (C) agreeable (D) pleasant Choose the word which is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the word in capitals. 4. CODDLE (A) huddle (B) fry (C) wet (D) whip 5. PALLIATE (A) cure completely (B) remark casually (C) talk meaningfully (D) protect skillfully 6. PRAGMATIC (A) angry (B) quixotic (C) colourful (D) pungent Choose the word or set of words which complete each sentence to make a logical sense. 7. Relative very few politicians willingly forsake center stage, although a touch of _______ on their parts now and again might well increase (A) Self-effacement (B) Self doubt (C) Misanthropy(D) Self-dramatization 8. Many species of intertidal fish have developed _______ abilities that enable them to _______ a particular location generally a tide pool, that provides suitable refuge. (A) Homing ……… return to (B) Foraging …… do without (C) Natural …… vanish from (D) Singular …….. escape from 9. The earth is a planet bathed in light; it is therefore …………………… that many of the living organizations that have evolved on the earth have …….. the biological advantageous capacity to trap light energy. (A) anomalous ………. engendered (B) unsurprising …………. developed (C) predictable ………. forfeited (D) expectable ……………. relinquished |  | | |  |  |
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