61. REPRIMAND
A. praise
B. reminder
C. rebuke
D. reward
62. PUNCTILIOUS
A. serious
B. careful
C. punctual
D. hardworking
63. DISCREET
A. mature
B. intelligent
C. clever
D. prudent
64. MOMENTOUS
A. time-tested
B. momentary
C. very important
D. hectic
65. PORTEND
A. profess
B. portray
C. think
D. foreshadow
66. ODIUM
A. illness
B. hatred
C. oddity
D. devious
antonyms
Direction – (Q. 67-86) each of the following twenty items consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words of group of words. select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
67. LAUDATORY
A. laughable
B. derogatory
C. abusive
D. detriment
68. PERTINENT
A. eloquent
B. distant
C. relevant
D. irrelevant
69. COLOSSAL
A. fragile
B. small
C. colourful
D. impressive
70. INDISPENSABLE
A. tolerable
B. superfluous
C. expensive
D. hostile
71. VINDICTIVE
A. forgiving
B. humane
C. polite
D. liberal
72. FRIVOLOUS
A. amusing
B. serious
C. confusing
D. teasing
73. TRANSIENT
A. lasting
B. moving
C. persistent
D. abiding
74. APPARENT
A. real
B. significant
C. unimportant
D. vague
75. SLACKEN
A. weaken
B. intensify
C. quicken
D. provoke
76. ZEAL
A. intolerance
B. inefficiency
C. senile
D. apathy
77. DEFILE
A. purify
B. pollute
C. disturb
D. glorify
78. FORTUITOUS
A. unfortunate
B. accidental
C. planned
D. ludicrous
79. AVERSION
A. promotion
B. attraction
C. hatred
D. passion
80. IMPERIOUS
A. characterless
B. impermanent
C. imperfect
D. submissive
81. MARVELLOUS
A. awful
B. mechanical
C. meaningless
D. unsentimental
82. VEXATION
A. comfort
B. slyness
C. fright
D. nervousness
83. DOLEFUL
A. aggressive
B. cheerful
C. tired
D. involved
84. SENILITY
A. virility
B. laziness
C. maturity
D. exhaustion
85. UNGAINLY
A. quick
B. short
C. awkward
D. graceful
86. SPORADIC
A. rare
B. frequent
C. sharp
D. coordinated
Ordering of sentences
Directions – (Q.87-104) in the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentence in reach have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. you are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentence and mark accordingly on the correct alternative.
87. S1 : his sisters recognized her at once.
S6 : as for the young prince, he found her more lovely and lovable than ever, and insisted upon marrying her immediately.
P : she embraced them, telling them she forgave them with all her heart.
Q : then she departed with the herald to the King’s palace.
R : they were not in the least surprised, for everybody believed in fairies, and everybody longed to have a fairy godmother.
S : she told her whole story to his majesty and the royal family.
The proper sequence should be –
A. R S Q P
B. Q P S R
C. P Q S R
D. P S Q R
88. S1 : no daily paper has ever found it’s way into this village.
S6 : they carry this with them to the trading centres in the plains and cities.
P : these travellers come from distant places.
Q : on their return journey they have news from the hills.
R : the only news the inhabitants get is from travellers.
S : on their way into the hills they bring new from distant plains and cities of india.
The proper sequence should be –
A. P Q S R
B. R P S Q
C. Q S P R
D. R Q P S
89. S1 : a stag was drinking water at a pool.
S6 : he was thus caught by the hunters.
P : he was admiring his shadow in the water.
Q : all of a sudden some hunters came to the pool.
R : from what he saw, he liked his horns, but he was rather unhappy about his legs.
S : his legs helped him in getting away from the hunters, but his horns were caught in a bush.
The proper sequence should be –
A. Q P R S
B. P Q R S
C. P R Q S
D. R P Q S
90. S1 : The wise men laughed at galileo for presuming to differ from the great aristotle.
S6 : both struck the ground together, as he had asserted that they would.
P : he then climbed to the top, carrying with him a ten-pound shot and a one-pound shot.
Q : so one morning he took some students and teachers to the base of the famous leaning tower.
R : balancing them on the edge of the tower, he let them fall together.
S : but galileo said he could prove his statement.
The proper sequence should be –
A. S Q P R
B. Q P S R
C. P R S Q
D. R S Q P
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