ANTONYMS (Part-VIII)

Total Questions: 50

11. The recent disaster of unprecedented floods in June 2013 in the state of Uttarakhand devastated many towns and villages on the banks of the rivers Bhagirathi, Pindar, Mandakini, Alaknanda and Sarju. [SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Lacklustre
(b) Tarnished
(c) Familiar
(d) Deranged

Correct Answer: (c) Familiar

Solution:Familiar- often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize

Unprecedented- never having happened or existed before

Lacklustre- not interesting or exciting, dull

Tarnished- to make something less bright and shiny

Deranged-thinking and behaving in a way that is not normal, especially because of mental illness

12. The number of tests conducted dropped further on Saturday with a total of 67,624 tests of which 20% were the less precise rapid antigen tests. [SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

(a) Complicated
(b) Inevitable
(c) Rough
(d) Adequate

Correct Answer: (c) Rough

Solution:Rough- approximate or estimated value of something.

Precise- exact and accurate in form, time, detail, or description

Complicated- involving a lot of different parts, in a way that is difficult to understand

Inevitable- that cannot be avoided or prevented from happening

Adequate- enough for what you need

13. Built by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty from 1238-1250 CE, the 13th century late-style Kalingan temple forms part of the golden triangle of Odisha, along with Puri and Bhubaneswar, and attracts tourists, pilgrims, and history and art lovers. [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Embodies
(b) Shrouds
(c) Elucidates
(d) Deters

Correct Answer: (d) Deters

Solution:Deters- to make somebody decide not to do something

Attracts- to cause somebody to like somebody/something

Embodies- to be a very good example of something

Shrouds- a cloth or sheet that is put round a dead body before it is buried

Elucidates- to make something clearer by explaining it

14. Select the most appropriate ΑΝΤΟΝΥΜ of the word laborious from the given sentence: [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

Although gardening is a laborious job, but it gives me boundless joy, strenuous happiness and immense satisfaction and I like this facile activity.

(a) boundless
(b) facile
(c) strenuous
(d) immense

Correct Answer: (b) facile

Solution:

Facile- easy or too easy, not needing effort

Laborious- needing a lot of time and effort

Boundless- having no limit

Strenuous- needing or using a lot of effort or energy

Immense- something very big or great

15. Dispatch [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Acquire
(b) Transmit
(c) Deliver
(d) Bulletin

Correct Answer: (a) Acquire

Solution:Acquire to obtain or buy something

Dispatch- to send somebody/something to a place

Transmit- to send out television or radio programmes, electronic signals, etc.

Deliver- to take something goods, letters, etc. to the place requested or to the address on it

Bulletin- a short news report on television or radio

16. Exemplary [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

(a) Flattering
(b) Unsatisfactory
(c) Imitative
(d) Desirable

Correct Answer: (b) Unsatisfactory

Solution:Unsatisfactory- not acceptable, not good enough

Exemplary- very good, that can be an example to other people

Flattering- making somebody look or sound more attractive or important than he/she really is

Imitative- copying or following a model or example

Desirable- wanted, often by many people

17. Beowulf was praised for his valour displayed in the battlefield. [SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Forbearance
(b) Erudition
(c) Cowardice
(d) Idiosyncrasy

Correct Answer: (c) Cowardice

Solution:Cowardice- a lack of courage, behaviour that shows that you are afraid

Valour- great courage and lack of fear

Forbearance- the quality of being patient and sympathetic towards people

Erudition- the state of having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by few people

Idiosyncrasy- a person's particular way of behaving, thinking, etc

18. The Government ruthlessly decided to force its citizens to pay taxes even during famine. [SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

(a) Leniently
(b) Indifferently
(c) Unscrupulously
(d) Tyrannically

Correct Answer: (a) Leniently

Solution:Leniently- not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected

Ruthlessly- in a way that shows no thought or worry about pain for others

Indifferently- in a way that shows you are not thinking about or interested in someone or something

Unscrupulously- behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want

Tyrannically- in a way that shows unfair and cruel use of power over other people

19. He consolidated his position as the leader of the political party. [SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

(a) weakened
(b) devised
(c) strengthened
(d) formulated

Correct Answer: (a) weakened

Solution:Weakened- to become less strong; to make somebody/something less strong

Consolidated- to join things together into one

Devised- to invent a new way of doing something

Strengthened- stronger to make something

Formulated- to prepare and organize a plan or ideas for doing something

20. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'IMMORAL' from the given sentence. [SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

The city of Hamburg and its surrounding region have generally decent health, with no pandemic illnesses having lately developed to any significant degree.

(a) Degree
(b) Decent
(c) Illness
(d) Region

Correct Answer: (b) Decent

Solution:Decent- being acceptable standard; of an

Immoral- considered wrong honest by most people or not

Degree- a measurement of temperature

Illness- the state of being physically or mentally ill

Region- a part of the country or the world

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