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81
He was ingenious enough to know how to get out of the clutches of law.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Clever : quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
Intelligent : having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level.
Alert : quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances; vigilant.
Cunning : having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
Ingenious : (of a person) clever, original, and inventive.

Synonym of Ingenious is Clever
82
When he returned he was accompanied by a sprightly young girl.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Sportive : playful; light-hearted.
Intelligent : having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level.
Lively : full of life and energy; active and outgoing.
Beautiful : pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.
Sprightly : (especially of an old person) lively; full of energy.

Synonym of Sprightly is Lively
83
His adulatory remarks surprised us.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Discreet : careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.
Insulting : disrespectful or scornfully abusive.
Appreciate : be grateful for (something).
Funny : causing laughter or amusement; humorous.
Adulatory : excessively praising or admiring.

Synonym of Adulatory is Appreciate
84
Dr.S.Radhakrishnan has written an erudite commentary on the Bhagwad Gita.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Scholarly : involving or relating to serious academic study.
Inspiring : having the effect of inspiring someone.
Effective : successful in producing a desired or intended result.
Perfect : having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
Erudite : having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Synonym of Erudite is Scholarly
85
In the company of smart and crafty fellows, a gaby finds himself out of place.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Talkative : fond of or given to talking.
Innocent : not guilty of a crime or offence.
Honest : free of deceit; truthful and sincere.
Cunning : having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
Gabby : excessively or annoyingly talkative.

Synonym of Gabby is Talkative
86
He kept his eyes peeled and his ears pricked for some important clue.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Hint : a slight or indirect indication or suggestion.
Notable : worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.
Remarkable : worthy of attention; striking.
Sensational : causing great public interest and excitement.
Clue : a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime.

Synonym of Clue is Hint
87
The claims of students look hollow when they attribute their poor performance to difficulty of examination.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Inundate : overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.
Inhere : exist essentially or permanently in.
Impute : represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done or possessed by someone; attribute.
Infer : deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
Attribute : regard something as being caused by.

Synonym of Attribute is Impute
88
AIDS is a chronic disease.
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Answer: Option D
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Incurable : (of a sick person or a disease) not able to be cured.
infectious : (of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc. through the environment.
Contagious : (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact.
Persistent : continuing to exist or occur over a prolonged period.
Chronic : (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.

Synonym of Chronic is Persistent
89
These recent developments seem to be quite adverse to our interests.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Favourable : expressing approval.
Indifferent : having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
Unfortunate : having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky.
Opposed : anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with.
Adverse : preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable.

Synonym of Adverse is Opposed
90
The demand for an autonomous state is responsible for insurgence of terrorism in Punjab.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Separate : forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.
Independent : free from outside control; not subject to another's authority.
Secluded : (of a place) not seen or visited by many people; sheltered and private.
Self-governed : (of a region or organization) having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.
Autonomous : having the freedom to act independently.

Synonym of Autonomous is Self-governed