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41
Seeds need sufficient water and air to germinate.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Grow : (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.
Reproduce : produce a copy of.
Breed : (of animals) mate and then produce offspring.
Sprout : (of a plant) put out shoots.
Germinate : (of a seed or spore) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy.
Synonym of Germinate is Sprout
42
The magazine was embellished with amusing articles.
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Answer: Option C
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Filled : cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.
Replete : filled or well-supplied with something.
Adorned : make more beautiful or attractive.
Sprinkled : cover (an object or surface) with small drops or particles of a substance.
Embellished : make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Synonym of Embellished is Adorned
43
He was dismissed from service because they found him dishonest.
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Answer: Option B
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Prevented : keep (something) from happening.
Removed : take (something) away or off from the position occupied.
Retired : having left one's job and ceased to work.
Stopped : (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
Dismissed : remove from employment or office, typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance.

Synonym of Dismissed is Removed
44
Five year plans have been put into operation to mitigate the sufferings of the poor.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Lessen : make or become less; diminish.
Remove : take (something) away or off from the position occupied.
Reduce : make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
Cut : make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.
Mitigate : make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.

Synonym of Mitigate is Lessen
45
The Principal's advice will prove salutary for the students.
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Answer: Option C
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Encouraging : giving someone support or confidence; supportive.
Remarkable : worthy of attention; striking.
Beneficial : resulting in good; favourable or advantageous.
Harmful : causing or likely to cause harm.
Salutary : (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial.

Synonym of Salutary is Beneficial
46
The Pandavas led an austere life in the mountains.
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Answer: Option C
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Harsh : unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
Religious : relating to or believing in a religion.
Strict : demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed.
Unsteady : liable to fall or shake; not steady in position.
Austere : severe or strict in manner or attitude.

Synonym of Austere is Strict
47
Sumit neglected to remit the fees in time and therefore had to pay a fine.
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Answer: Option C
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Exempted : free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
Refused : indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.
Failed : (of an undertaking or a relationship) not achieving its end or not lasting; unsuccessful.
Promised : assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.
Neglected : fail to care for properly.

Synonym of Neglected is Failed
48
The art movie I watched this evening has put me in a pensive mood.
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Answer: Option B
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Cheerful : noticeably happy and optimistic.
Reflective : providing a reflection; capable of reflecting light or other radiation.
Confused : (of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered.
Depressed : (of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency.
Pensive : engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

Synonym of Pensive is Reflective
49
I am afraid I cannot relate the details now.
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Answer: Option B
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Instruct : tell or order someone to do something, especially in a formal or official way.
Recount : tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience.
Recollect : remember (something); call to mind.
Tell : communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.
Relate : give an account of; narrate.

Synonym of Relate is Recount
50
The scheme failed for want of adequate funds.
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Answer: Option D
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Necessary : needed to be done, achieved, or present; essential.
Recommended : advised or suggested as good or suitable.
Required : officially compulsory, or otherwise considered essential; indispensable.
Sufficient : enough; adequate.
Adequate : satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.

Synonym of Adequate is Sufficient