Vocabulary

Word Usage

Medium

Choose the option that best replaces the underlined portion in the given sentence:

The recent television series The Family Man showcases the valiant efforts made by Indian intelligence agencies to safeguard the nation, against the acting with equal force but with opposite effect attempts of different groups to puncture our tenuous peace.

connotative

histrionics

countervailing

filamentary

✅ Correct Option: 3

Countervailing means acting with equal force but in the opposite direction, which is exactly the sense of the underlined phrase. Connotative relates to implied meaning, histrionics means exaggerated dramatic behaviour, and filamentary means threadlike. Only countervailing works as an adjective before attempts.

2026: 6 June Shift 1

Select the word which can replace the given phrase:.

The state of being legally responsible for something.

2026: 13 May Shift 1

Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate word from the given options:-

I always act according to my ______ as it provides me with immense peace of mind.

2026: 23 May Shift 2

Choose any two word that are suitable to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

The __________ roar of the spectators proved to be a befitting reward for the players.

A. antagonizing

B. triumphant

C. cajoling

D. exciting

2023: 15 June Shift 3

Choose the incorrect homonym pair :

2026: 18 May Shift 2

Match the words in LIST-I with their definitions given in LIST-II:

	LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	Ellipsis	I.	A word ,phrase or name formed by rearranging the letters of another.
B.	Ambigram	II.	A grammatically incorrect arrangement of words in a sentence.
C.	Anagram	III.	A word, phrase or sentence written in such a way that it reads the same way upside down as right.
D.	Solecism	IV.	The omission of words without affecting meaning, a set of dots indicating such an omission.

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

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