Vocabulary

Word Usage

Easy

Match the adjectives given in List-I with the appropriate nouns from List-II:

List-I (Adjectives) List-II (Nouns)
(A) Sensational (I) Food
(B) Over-cooked (II) News
(C) Fertile (III) Life
(D) Healthy (IV) Land

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I (Adjectives)	List-II (Nouns)
(A) Sensational	(I) Food
(B) Over-cooked	(II) News
(C) Fertile	(III) Life
(D) Healthy	(IV) Land

(A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

✅ Correct Option: 1

Option 1 -> Sensational-News, Over-cooked-Food, Fertile-Land, Healthy-Life (natural collocations)

Option 2 -> Sensational-Food, Over-cooked-News, Fertile-Life, Healthy-Land (unnatural pairings)

Option 3 -> Sensational-Food, Over-cooked-News, Fertile-Land, Healthy-Life (wrong initial matches)

Option 4 -> Sensational-Life, Over-cooked-Land, Fertile-Food, Healthy-News (illogical combinations)

Hence, Option 1: (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III) -> This creates the most natural and commonly used adjective-noun collocations: "sensational news" (exaggerated/dramatic news), "over-cooked food" (food cooked too long), "fertile land" (productive agricultural land), and "healthy life" (well-balanced lifestyle) -> correct

2026: 12 May Shift 1

Match the word in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Mysophobia	(I) Fear of death
(B) Thanatophobia	(II) Fear of old age
(C) Xenophobia	(III) Fear of filth and contamination
(D) Geraphobia	(IV) Fear of foreigners

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 21 May Shift 1

Select the most appropriate word to complete the following sentence:

The new government policy aims to _____ the economic gap between rich and poor.

2025: 27 May Shift 1

Fill in the blank in the given sentence with the correct option:

The person who studies the structure and composition of the earth to know about its history and antiquity is called

2026: 14 May Shift 2

Match the descriptions given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.

LIST-I (Description)		LIST-II (word)
A. One who physically travels in space	I.	Astrologer
B. A student of the stars and other heavenly phenomena	II.	Astronaut
C. One who studies position of celestial bodies to interpret its influence on humans and the world	III.	Astrophysicist
D. One who applies the laws and theories of physics to the interpretation of astronomical observatons.	IV.	Astronomer

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 30 May Shift 1

Choose sentences where the underlined word has been used correctly:

A. As the temperatures soared, the water level reseeded drastically creating a shortage of potable water.

B. The contingent receded on receiving the orders from the commanding officer.

C. She is confidant of topping the exam.

D. The coach's motivational words made the players feel confident.

2023: 7 June Shift 2

Choose the right word as the substitute for "A place where birds are kept." :

Match the adjectives given in List-I with the appropriate nouns from List-II: List-I (Adjectives)List-II (Nouns)(A) Sensational(I) Food(B) Over-cooked(II) News(C) Fertile(III) Life(D) Healthy(IV) Land Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Match the adjectives given in List-I with the appropriate nouns from List-II:

List-I (Adjectives) List-II (Nouns)
(A) Sensational (I) Food
(B) Over-cooked (II) News
(C) Fertile (III) Life
(D) Healthy (IV) Land

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: