Vocabulary

Word Usage

Medium

Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank:

The mob was ______________ to indulge in a series of acts of arson.

inspired

instigated

motivated

animated

✅ Correct Option: 2

Instigate means to provoke or incite someone to a harmful act, which suits arson by a mob. Inspired, motivated and animated all carry positive connotations and do not fit a criminal act.

2025: 13 May Shift 1

Fill in the blank with the correct option:

The committee's appeal to the people for money _________ little response.

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Choose the correct word which can substitute the following words:

A very small village

2026: 14 May Shift 2

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II

LIST-I (Sentences)		LIST-II (Words)
A. The Government wanted to ______ the news but the media got hold of the original document and published it.	I.	censure
B. It was wrong on the part of the authorities to ______ the wrong-doings of students publicly.	II.	alleviate
C. She tried to ______ her friend's sorrow by telling her some jokes.	III.	censor
D. They tried to ______ the standard of their products through regular quality-check surveys.	IV.	elevate

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2023: 22 June Shift 1

Replace the underlined word/phrase, choosing the best option from the ones given below:-

Her hand-writing is not clear enough to be read

2024 Slot #1

Fill in the blank with the correct option. 'The candidate assured the interviewers that the dip in her grades during her second semester was an ________ since she had always been a top scorer in the first semester.'

2022: 16 July Shift 1

Choose the one word substitute from the given options for the following expression

Something that has no beginning or end and exists forever.

Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank: The mob was ______________ to indulge in a series of acts of arson.

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Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank:

The mob was ______________ to indulge in a series of acts of arson.