SOLVED PAPER 2020 (CDS) (II) (English)

Total Questions: 120

61. (Questions 61-70) Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word(s) followed by four words/group of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Emboldened by its success, the leader now plans to go ahead with the plan and implementation.

Correct Answer: (a) Encouraged
Solution:The given word ‘Emboldened’ means encouraged.

62. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

It is encouraging to see India’s indigenous cinema is going places.

Correct Answer: (c) home-grown
Solution:The given word ‘Indigenous’ means originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. Therefore, its synonym will be home-grown.

63. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

The ability to imagine and conceive a common good is inconsistent with what is known as ‘pleonexia’ is a major struggle for a good democracy to realise.

Correct Answer: (b) Greed to accumulate more and more wealth
Solution:The given word ‘pleonexia’ means extreme greed for wealth or material possessions.

64. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

He tried to avoid saying something that would implicate him further.

Correct Answer: (b) incriminate
Solution:The given word ‘Implicate’ means to introduce some to crime or to incriminate.

65. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

The statutory corporate tax which forms the major income of the government has not changed this year.

Correct Answer: (d) legal
Solution:The given word ‘statutory’ means legal.

66. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

He has been part of the all dissident activities.

Correct Answer: (a) rebellious
Solution:The given word ‘dissident’ means rebellious.

67. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

Advocacy is one major component of any new programme.

Correct Answer: (a) promotion
Solution:The given word ‘advocacy’ means to promote someone.

68. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

People avoided him for his high mindedness.

Correct Answer: (b) strong principles
Solution:The given word ‘high-mindedness’ refers to someone with very high and strong principles.

69. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

There is a tendency to treat social changes as mere development in terms of accumulation of wealth.

Correct Answer: (b) predisposition
Solution:The given word ‘tendency’ means an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour. The word ‘predisposition’ means the same.

70. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

During the ancient period poets were patronised through various institutions.

Correct Answer: (a) supported
Solution:The given word ‘patronised’ means to be supported.