Choose the one word replacement for the following expression -

A book published yearly with the annual calendar and with the dates of religious festivals / holidays.

Select the appropriate pair of words to fill in the blanks in the following sentence:

The diligent investigator posed several __________ questions to the suspect in order to________ the details of the case.

Choose the most appropriate option :

In the poem, the girl's voice has been compared with that of a Cuckoo-bird. Identify the figure of speech, from the options given below.

Identify the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and form a meaningful sentence.

When the police questioned the witness, he was hesitant to _____ any information about the incident.

Find the correct Match between options given in List I with List II

List I (SENTENCE / MEANING)	List II (ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)
A. Concern and anxious about the near future	I. COMPREHENSION
B. Knock down and break into pieces	II. DESTRUCTION
C. To build and create	III. CONSTRUCTION
D. To understand	IV. APPREHENSION

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the figures of speech given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Figures of speech)	(Meanings)
(A) Oxymoron	(I) a word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling
(B) Homophone	(II) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other
(C) Alliteration	(III) an indirect comparison between two things without using the words - like or as
(D) Metaphor	(IV) the same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of two or more words in succession

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:

The _____ between the genders, in every field, is so alarming that it is a huge cause of concern.