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One who is in charge of museum
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Curator.

Curator: a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.
Supervisor: a person who supervises a person or an activity.
Caretaker: a person employed to look after a building.
Warden: a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or activity or for enforcing the regulations associated with it.
32
A government by the nobles
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Aristocracy.

Aristocracy: a form of government in which power is held by the nobility.
Democracy: a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Autocracy: a system of government by one person with absolute power.
Bureaucracy: a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
33
One who is honourably discharged from service
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Emeritus.

Retired: having left one's job and ceased to work.
Emeritus: (of the former holder of an office, especially a university professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honour.
Relieved: no longer feeling distressed or anxious.
Emancipated: free from legal, social, or political restrictions.
34
Present opposing arguments or evidence
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Rebut.

Criticise: indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.
Rebuff: reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.
Reprimand: a formal expression of disapproval.
Rebut: claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
35
The policy of extending a country's empire and influence
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Imperialism.

Communism: a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.
Internationalism: the state or process of being international.
Capitalism: an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Imperialism: a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
36
Of outstanding significance
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Monumental.

Monumental: great in importance, extent, or size.
Rational: based on or in accordance with reason or logic.
Ominous: giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.
Evident: clearly seen or understood.
37
Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Protocol.

Statesmanship: skill in managing public affairs.
Formalism: the basing of ethics on the form of the moral law without regard to intention or consequences.
Hierarchy: a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.
Protocol: the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.
38
A fixed orbit in space in relation to earth
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Geo-stationary.

Geological: relating to the study of the earth's physical structure and substance.
Geo-synchronous: existing or occurring at the same time.
Geocentric: having or representing the earth as the centre, as in former astronomical systems.
Geo-stationary: (of an artificial satellite of the earth) moving in a circular geosynchronous orbit in the plane of the equator, so that it appears to be stationary in the sky above a fixed point on the surface.
39
That which cannot be believed
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitute is Incredible.

Incredible: impossible to believe.
Incredulous: (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
Implausible: (of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince.
Unreliable: not able to be relied upon.
40
To issue a thunderous verbal attack
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Fulminate.

Languish: (of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality.
Animate: bring to life.
Fulminate: express vehement protest.
Invigorate: give strength or energy to.