Question
Sink (i) She moved to the sink and turned on the
water. (ii) I bet you could really sink your teeth into that pork roast. (iii) He also had a sink of responsibility about it. Directions: In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE.Solution
i- this is correct. here, ‘sink’ means ‘a bowl that is attached to the wall in a kitchen or bathroom in which you wash dishes or your hands, etc.’. ii- this is correct. here, ‘sink’ means ‘to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance’. iii- this is incorrect.
Tepid (A) / timid (B) economic growth hasn’t helped, and states have had to resort to higher market borrowings.
The Centre has been short-chan...
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
DILEMMA
The bus terminus project, which is a long-pending demand (A) of the people of Tiruchi, is gaining momentum (B) with the Chief Minister lying (C) the fou...
Several villages in Rajasthan dominated by the Rajput ………… have imposed a ban on the entry of BJP leaders over the unveiling of a statue of Sam...
When I am at the airport all set for a vacation, I have a (sinking) feeling in my stomach.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
APPLAUD
Each of the following questions consists of two words which have a relationship to each other. This is followed by four pairs of related words. Choose...
a room where medicines are prepared and provided
Find the appropriate word.
Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.Â
A set of rooms forming one residence in a building
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