Vocabulary

Word Usage

Medium

Match the definitions in List-I with the words in List-II:

List-I List-II
(Definitions) (Words)
(A) A person who supports a particular idea or party (I) Fanatic
(B) Someone with a very strong belief that something is great (II) Radical
(C) Someone who believes that there should be extreme change (III) Reactionary
(D) Someone opposed to change or new ideas (IV) Adherent

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Incorrectly matches "adherent" with reactionary and "fanatic" with adherent.

Option 2 -> Incorrectly matches "fanatic" with radical and "radical" with reactionary.

Option 3 -> Correctly matches: Adherent (supporter), Fanatic (strong believer), Radical (extreme change advocate), Reactionary (opposes change).

Option 4 -> Incorrectly matches "adherent" with reactionary and "radical" with adherent.

Hence, Option 3: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> An adherent supports ideas/parties, a fanatic has extreme enthusiasm, a radical seeks fundamental change, and a reactionary resists progress or new ideas -> correct

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Choose the most appropriate word for the following phrase from the options given below:

A section or speech at the end of a book or play serves as a comment on what has happened-.

2025: 3 June Shift 1

Match the definitions in List-I with the words in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Definitions)	(Words)
(A) Few words packed with meaning, concise	(I) Circumlocution
(B) Talking around, a way of talking indirectly	(II) Colloquial
(C) Informal, less grammatically rigid language	(III) Magniloquent
(D) Sonorous, emphasizing style at the expense of thought	(IV) Laconic

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 25 May Shift 1

Choose the correct word from the given options to complete the following sentence.

The villain, on the stage, laughed ________ and sent a chill down the spine of the audience.

2025: 2 June Shift 1

Match the figures of Speech given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:**

List-I (Figures of Speech)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Irony	(I) An expression that is gentler or less direct than the one normally used to refer to something unpleasant.
(B) Pun	(II) A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that may in fact be true.
(C) Paradox	(III) The expression of meaning through the use of language signifying the opposite, in order to be amusing or give emphasis.
(D) Euphemism	(IV) The humorous use of a word that has two meanings; play on words.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 28 May Shift 1

Select the correct expression to fill in the blank in the following sentence: The company plans to __________ the new product next month, and they are hoping it will boost their sales.

2025: 21 May Shift 1

Match the words given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Meanings)
(A) Indispensable	(I) One filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm for a cause
(B) Fanatic	(II) That which can not be done without
(C) Pugnacious	(III) Repetition of word by word
(D) Verbatim	(IV) Quarrelsome

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
(Definitions)	(Words)
(A) A person who supports a particular idea or party	(I) Fanatic
(B) Someone with a very strong belief that something is great	(II) Radical
(C) Someone who believes that there should be extreme change	(III) Reactionary
(D) Someone opposed to change or new ideas	(IV) Adherent

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