Punjab/Haryana High Court Exam (10.11.2019)

Total Questions: 70

61. Out of the given alternatives choose the one which is nearest in meaning to the given words:

PRIVY

Correct Answer: (1) Secret
Solution:Privy (Adjective) secret; private; nonpublic; confidential.

Look at the sentence:

  • I was never privy to conversations between top management.
  • Deprived (Adjective) = not having enough of the basic things in life; dispossessed.

62. Out of the given alternatives choose the one which is nearest in meaning to the given words:

RECIPROCATE

Correct Answer: (2) Interchange
Solution:Reciprocate (Verb) = to share the same feelings as someone else; respond; exchange; interchange.
  • Grant (Verb) = to give some-one something.

Look at the sentence:

  • We invited them to dinner and a week later they reciprocated.

63. Out of the given alternatives choose the one which is nearest in meaning to the given words:

VILIFY

Correct Answer: (3) Defame
Solution:Vilify (Verb) = malign; defame; revile; denigrate; insult; disparage.

Desert (Verb) = to leave, usually for ever.

Look at the sentence:

  • He claimed he was unfairly vilified by the press.

64. Out of the given alternatives choose the one which is nearest in meaning to the given words:

RAP

Correct Answer: (2) Criticize
Solution:Rap (Verb) = to criticize somebody strongly.

Look at the sentence:

Minister raps police over rise in crime.

65. Out of the given alternatives choose the one which is nearest in meaning to the given words:

ENTICE

Correct Answer: (2) Tempt
Solution:Entice (Verb) = tempt; lure; allure; attract.

Tease (Verb) = make fun of; mock; rag.

Look at the sentence:

  • A smell of coffee in the door way enticed people to enter the shop.

66. Father shall_______an hour.

Correct Answer: (3) within
Solution:'Within an hour' means less than or equal to an hour.

67. It is time you_______home.

Correct Answer: (3) went
Solution:We can use the expression it's time + subject + Past verb form to refer to the present moment.

68. Why don't you sit________me?

Correct Answer: (2) beside
Solution:Beside by the side of.

69. Where T = 1, E = 2, L = 3, S = 4, C = 5, A = 6

Select the combination of numbers so that the letters arranged accordingly will form a meaningful word:

Correct Answer: (3) 564132
Solution:CASTLE = fort; palace.

70. Where M = 1, F = 2, I = 3, A =4, N = 5, E = 6

Correct Answer: (2) 241356
Solution:FAMINE = extreme scarcity of food.