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81
Silence is mandatory for meditation to be effective.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
compulsory : required by law or a rule; obligatory.
optional : available to be chosen but not obligatory.
voluntary : done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
permissive : allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behaviour.
mandatory : required by law or mandate; compulsory.

Synonym of mandatory is compulsory
82
We should always try to maintain and promote communal amity.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
bondage : the state of being a slave.
contention : heated disagreement.
friendship : the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.
understanding : the ability to understand something; comprehension.
amity : friendly relations.


Synonym of amity is friendship
83
he soldier displayed exceptional courage and saved Major from the enemy's hand.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
avoidable : able to be avoided or prevented.
unusual : not habitually or commonly occurring or done.
strange : difficult to understand or explain.
abnormal : deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.
exceptional : unusual; not typical.

Synonym of exceptional is unusual
84
Public figures should not indulge in mud-slinging.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
caricatures : a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
mockery : teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing.
slander : the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
quarrelling : have a heated argument or disagreement.
mud-slinging : the use of insults and accusations, especially unjust ones, with the aim of damaging the reputation of an opponent.


Synonym of mud-slinging is slander
85
The notice said that the meeting would begin precisely at 9.30 AM.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
approximately : used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly.
exactly : used to emphasize the accuracy of a figure or description.
inaccurately : in an incorrect or inexact manner.
concisely : in a way that is brief but comprehensive.
precisely : in exact terms; without vagueness.

Synonym of precisely is exactly
86
That the plan is both inhuman and preposterous needs no further proof.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
heartless : displaying a complete lack of feeling or consideration.
impractical : not adapted for use or action; not sensible or realistic.
absurd : wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
abnormal : deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.
preposterous : contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.


Synonym of preposterous is absurd
87
The prisoner has been languishing in the jail for the last many years.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
convicted : having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge.
suffering : the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.
attempting : make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult).
avoiding : keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).
languishing : be forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.


Synonym of languishing is suffering
88
As the driver was inebriated he could not control the car.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
inexperienced : having little knowledge or experience of a particular thing.
tired : in need of sleep or rest; weary.
befuddled : cause to become unable to think clearly.
intoxicated : (of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behaviour.
inebriated : make (someone) drunk; intoxicate.


Synonym of inebriated is intoxicated
89
When the police questioned him, he gave very incoherent answer at first.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
irrational : not logical or reasonable.
inconsistent : not staying the same throughout.
irrelevant : not connected with or relevant to something.
irritating : causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger.
incoherent : not logical or internally consistent.


Synonym of incoherent is inconsistent
90
Even today many people are guided by abstruse moral values.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
dangerous : able or likely to cause harm or injury.
impracticable : (of a course of action) impossible in practice to do or carry out.
obscure : not clearly expressed or easily understood.
irrational : not logical or reasonable.
abstruse : difficult to understand; obscure.


Synonym of abstruse is obscure