CDS Exam (I)- 2014 - English Defence Question Paper

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CDS Exam (I)- 2014 - English

CDS Exam (I)- 2014 - English Defence Questions

41.
SYNONYMS
Directions (Next 10 Questions): In this section, you find a number of sentences, parts of which are underlined. For each underlined part, four words/phrases are listed below. Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part and blacken the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

She is a woman of sterling qualities.
A.
interesting
B.
genuine
C.
irritating
D.
exciting
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ANSWER :
B. genuine
42.
Although the boys in his class were naughty, he never resorted to corporal punishment.
A.
harsh
B.
physical
C.
unjust
D.
general
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ANSWER :
B. physical
43.
He wanted to mitigate his burdens.
A.
lessen
B.
increase
C.
postpone
D.
leave
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ANSWER :
A. lessen
44.
She adjusted quite well with her husband's idiosyncrasies.
A.
peculiar habits
B.
bad habits
C.
weaknesses
D.
stupid manners
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ANSWER :
A. peculiar habits
45.
The Deputy Inspector General made a perfunctory inspection of the police station.
A.
thorough and complete
B.
careful
C.
done as a routine but without interest
D.
intensive
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ANSWER :
C. done as a routine but without interest
46.
The decision to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima was a grave one.
A.
serious
B.
trivial
C.
instinctive
D.
impulsive
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ANSWER :
A. serious
47.
A scientist generally carries out his investigations empirically.
A.
intuitively
B.
verbally
C.
through written communication
D.
by observation and experiment
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ANSWER :
D. by observation and experiment
48.
He is employed in an ordnance factory.
A.
orthodox
B.
arms and ammunition
C.
electrical and electronic
D.
ordinary and common
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ANSWER :
B. arms and ammunition
49.
He is a sycophant who tries to win over politicians.
A.
a psychologist
B.
an opportunist
C.
an unscrupulous man
D.
a flatterer
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ANSWER :
D. a flatterer
50.
I cannot believe in the veracity of his statement.
A.
truth
B.
usefulness
C.
sincerity
D.
falsity
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ANSWER :
A. truth
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