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41
It is the Prime Minister's prerogative to appoint or dismiss a minister.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Function : an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing.
Monopoly : the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
Authority : the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
Privilege : a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.
Prerogative : a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

Synonym of Prerogative is Privilege
42
A bone got stuck in his gullet.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Stomach : the internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being (in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine.
Molars : a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal's mouth.
Chest : the front surface of a person's or animal's body between the neck and the stomach.
Throat : the passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal.
Gullet : the passage by which food passes from the mouth to the stomach; the oesophagus.

Synonym of Gullet is Throat
43
The new government decided to rescind most of the decisions of its predecessor.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Rectify : put right; correct.
Modify : make partial or minor changes to (something).
Revoke : officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).
Reconsider : consider (something) again, especially for a possible change of decision regarding it.
Rescind : revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).

Synonym of Rescind is Revoke
44
He had been living his life according to set pattern.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Performance : an act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
Model : a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.
Conduct : the manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation.
Behaviour : the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially towards others.
Pattern : an arrangement or design regularly found in comparable objects.

Synonym of Pattern is Model
45
Many people feel queasy while travelling on a bus on hilly roads.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Uneasy : causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable.
Mobile : able to move or be moved freely or easily.
Drowsy : sleepy and lethargic; half asleep.
Dynamic : (of a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
Queasy : slightly nervous or worried about something.

Synonym of Queasy is Uneasy
46
If you want the quality of your writings to improve, then avoid redundant words.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Unwilling : not ready, eager, or prepared to do something.
Mistaken : wrong in one's opinion or judgement.
Wrong : not correct or true; incorrect.
Unnecessary : not needed.
Redundant : not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.

Synonym of Redundant is Unnecessary
47
He was a vulpine person and so avoided by his neighbours.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Indolent : wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
Miserly : of or characteristic of a miser.
Haughty : arrogantly superior and disdainful.
Crafty : clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.
Vulpine : crafty; cunning.

Synonym of Vulpine is Crafty
48
Ramlal is quite parsimonious by nature.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Cruel : wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
Miserly : of or characteristic of a miser.
Prodigal : spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
Haughty : arrogantly superior and disdainful.
Parsimonious : very unwilling to spend money or use resources.

Synonym of Parsimonious is Miserly
49
After the dismal performance of the team in the series concluded yesterday, the captain offered his resignation to the President of the Club.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Poor : lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.
Miserly : of or characteristic of a miser.
Short : measuring a small distance from end to end.
Sorrowful : feeling or showing grief.
Dismal : causing a mood of gloom or depression.

Synonym of Dismal is Sorrowful
50
The defendant was grateful for the judge's clemency.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Patience : the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
Mercy : compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
Relaxed : free from tension and anxiety.
Politeness : behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people.
Clemency : mercy; lenience.

Synonym of Clemency is mercy