10 Questions with Answers & Explanations
Set 3 of 38
about
through
along
up
along
The phrasal verb 'get along with' means to have a friendly relationship with someone. The sentence implies that because of his strange behavior, people find it difficult to maintain a relationship with him.
and lead the life of a wealthy merchant
but to a home for the forsaken children
and make an orphan of himself
as the orphanage needed a lot of donations
and make an orphan of himself
The phrase 'make an orphan of himself' is a rhetorical way to suggest that by giving away all wealth, he would become as destitute as the orphans themselves, which makes the sentence logically coherent.
Rebellion
Anarchy
Mutiny
Revolt
Anarchy
'Anarchy' is a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.
Context: Question No. (12-16) based on the following passage: Today perhaps your only association with the word 'polio' is the Sabin Oral Vaccine that protects children from the disease. Fifty five years ago this was not so. The dreaded disease, which mainly affects the brain and spinal cord, causing stiffening and weakening of muscles, crippling and paralysis - which is Why I am in a wheelchair today. If somebody had predicted, when I was born, that this would happen to me, no one would have believed it. I was seventh child in a family of four pairs of brothers and sisters, with huge 23 year gap between the first and last. I was so fair and brown haired that I looked more look like a foreigner than a Dawood Bohri. I was also considered to be the healthiest of the brood.
8 children
16 children
23 children
4 children
8 children
The passage mentions 'four pairs of brothers and sisters', which totals 8 children.
Maiden
Mediaeval
Precarious
Fastidious
Fastidious
A fastidious person is very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail, and thus difficult to please.
discarded
despised
detested
neglected
neglected
The sentence implies that health is extremely vital, so one should not overlook or ignore it. 'Neglected' is the most appropriate word in this context.
graceful
gracious
grateful
greatful
gracious
'Gracious' is an adjective often used to describe God as kind, forgiving, and generous. 'Grateful' means thankful, and 'greatful' is an incorrect spelling.
Context: The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.
seems to be happy with the contemporary arrangements for circulating news
is shocked by the casual stories about horrors and disasters reported in the newspapers
wants better evaluation of news before publication
wants to put his foof down on news stories
wants better evaluation of news before publication
The author's critique of 'weak and often wanting' evaluation in the current news circulation systems indicates a desire for improved news assessment before it reaches the public.
innocent
credulous
vociferous
credible
credulous
'Credulous' means being too ready to believe things, which fits the context of someone believing a ghost story immediately.
spoil
improve
degrade
defame
spoil
'Spoil the image' refers to ruining the reputation or good name of an organization or society.
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