Which word is most similar in meaning to 'pragmatic'?
Answer: B
'Pragmatic' means dealing with things in a practical, realistic way, synonymous with 'practical'.
Q.382Medium
Complete the cloze: 'The startup ecosystem in India has matured significantly, ___ hundreds of unicorns and generating substantial employment opportunities.'
Answer: A
'Producing' maintains parallel structure with the main clause about the ecosystem maturing and creating opportunities.
Q.383Medium
Read the passage: 'Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries from healthcare to finance. In healthcare, AI diagnostics can detect diseases earlier than human radiologists. However, experts caution that AI cannot replace human judgment entirely, especially in complex cases requiring ethical considerations.'
Which statement is best supported by the passage?
Answer: B
The passage acknowledges AI's advantages (early disease detection) while emphasizing the importance of human judgment, supporting option B.
Q.384Medium
Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence: 'The committee have decided to implement new policies regarding workplace harassment and discrimination.'
Answer: B
In British English, collective nouns like 'committee' can take plural verbs, but in Indian and American English, they typically take singular verbs. 'The committee has decided' is correct.
Q.385Medium
Complete the sentence: 'The financial analyst ___ the quarterly report when the CEO ___ into the conference room.'
Answer: A
Past continuous 'was presenting' indicates an action in progress, and simple past 'walked' shows the interrupting action. This correctly uses the past perfect construction.
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Q.386Medium
Identify the error: 'Not only the students but also the principal are attending the national conference on digital education tomorrow.'
Answer: B
When 'not only...but also' is used, the verb agrees with the nearest subject. Here, 'principal' (singular) is nearest, so 'is' should be used.
Q.387Hard
Which word best completes the analogy: 'Ephemeral is to Transient as ___ is to Mitigate'
Answer: A
Ephemeral and transient are synonyms (both mean temporary). Alleviate and mitigate are also synonyms (both mean to make less severe).
Q.388Easy
Choose the word most opposite in meaning to 'Obfuscate':
Answer: A
Obfuscate means to make unclear or confusing. Clarify, meaning to make clear, is the most opposite word.
Q.389Medium
Arrange the following sentences in logical order:
1) The startup ecosystem in India has grown exponentially over the past five years.
2) Government initiatives like Startup India have provided funding and mentorship.
3) Today, India is home to over 100 unicorn companies.
4) This growth can be attributed to multiple factors.
Answer: A
The logical flow is: statement of growth (1) → introduction of causes (4) → specific example of cause (2) → result of growth (3).
Q.390Easy
Read the passage and answer: 'Renewable energy sources like solar and wind power are becoming increasingly cost-competitive with fossil fuels. By 2024, solar energy costs have dropped by 90% compared to 2010. Major industries are shifting their energy consumption patterns.' What is the primary purpose of this passage?
Answer: B
The passage focuses on the economic competitiveness of renewable energy, presenting cost reductions as the key reason for adoption.
Q.391Medium
Cloze Test: 'The integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare has ___ the way medical professionals diagnose diseases. AI algorithms can now ___ medical images with accuracy levels exceeding human radiologists. However, concerns about data privacy and ethical ___ still need to be addressed.'
Answer: A
'Revolutionized' best captures the magnitude of change; 'analyze' is the most precise verb for medical image processing; 'implications' is the most appropriate term for ethical concerns in formal contexts.
Q.392Hard
Identify the error: 'The data shows that despite of increase in remote working, employee productivity have not decreased significantly in 2024.'
Answer: C
'Despite' is never followed by 'of'. Additionally, 'data' with a singular verb form is correct in modern usage, but the construction 'The data...have' requires correction to 'has'.
Q.393Medium
Which of the following best completes the sentence with the correct preposition? 'The researchers attributed the breakthrough ___ years of dedicated research ___ a supportive institutional framework.'
Answer: A
'Attribute...to' is the correct phrasal structure. Both reasons mentioned should use 'to' for parallelism.
Q.394Hard
Read the inference question: 'The government announced stricter regulations on single-use plastics starting January 2025. Manufacturers have already begun developing biodegradable alternatives. Environmental activists, however, argue that these measures are insufficient without consumer behavior change.' What can be inferred from this passage?
Answer: C
The passage presents policy change (government regulation), industry response (manufacturers adapting), and the view that both policy and behavior change are necessary for success.
Q.395Easy
Identify the error in the following sentence: 'The committee have decided to postpone the meeting because of the unexpected circumstances that arose.'
Answer: A
'Committee' is a collective noun that takes a singular verb in standard English. Therefore, 'have decided' should be 'has decided'. The sentence should read 'The committee has decided to postpone the meeting.'
Q.396Easy
Select the word that is most similar in meaning to 'EPHEMERAL'.
Answer: A
Ephemeral means lasting for a very short time. Transient is the closest synonym, meaning temporary or fleeting.
Q.397Medium
Identify the error in the sentence: 'The committee have decided to postpone the meeting until next week.'
Answer: B
Committee is a collective noun treated as singular in British English; hence 'has' is correct instead of 'have'.
Q.398Easy
What does the word 'SANGUINE' mean?
Answer: B
Sanguine means optimistic or positive about future outcomes, despite difficulties.
Q.399Medium
Choose the correct form: 'If I _____ known about the event, I would have attended.'
Answer: A
The correct form of past conditional is 'If + had + past participle', so 'had known' is correct.
Q.400Medium
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'LAUDABLE'?
Answer: C
Laudable means worthy of praise. Reprehensible means deserving criticism or disapproval, making it the opposite.
