Question
Choose the alternative which is closest to the opposite in
meaning of the bold word in the sentence. The politician's cryptic response left the reporters puzzled.Solution
The word "cryptic" means mysterious or having a hidden meaning. The opposite of this would be something clear and easily understood.
Option 3 (Transparent) correctly conveys the opposite of "cryptic", as it means open and clear.
Option 1 (Obscure) and Option 4 (Secretive) are similar to "cryptic" in meaning, so they are incorrect.
Option 2 (Ambiguous) also implies uncertainty or double meaning, which does not match the opposite.
The amount of data stored (A)/were so vast that (B)/even if we put a number on it, (C)/it would be beyond our comprehension (D).
Find the erroneous part of the given sentence. If none of the parts contains error, mark ‘No Error’ as your answer.
The company's sales tea...
Good people will make good laws (a) / but good laws passed by a few does not (b) / necessarily make a good society (c) / No Error (d)Â
Born on December 17, 1924 he studied at Chennai’s R.S. High School, after which he joins Presidency College.
Identify the erroneous part of the sentence.
The officer asked / whether I could explain / why had I left / the meeting early.
It is not difficult to sense country’s displeasure, even granting its rough diplomat disposition.
(A) to ensure economic stability
(B) interest rates may be adjusted
(A) the central bank is monitoring inflation rates,
(i) since
(ii) as
(iii) however
In Delhi, he (a)/ suddenly came across many (b)/ of his friends who had settled there. (c) / No Error (d)
Each sentence is divided into four parts (A), (B), (C), and (D).
Find the part that contains the error. If there is no error, choose (D) as yo...
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number ...
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