Question
Fig Leaf (i) His act of philanthropy was merely
a fig leaf designed to hide his corrupt practices. (ii) The recently scheduled back-to-back meetings are like a fig leaf to cover the impending tasks of the project. (iii) You’ll have to use a fig leaf and work hard if you want to impress the board. 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
In (iii), pull of socks is a better fit as an idiom, which means to work hard. In the other two sentences, hiding an embarrassing fact is required, hence fig leaf is the correct usage.
In the word ‘INSTRUMENTAL’ all consonants are written as their preceding letter and all vowels are written as their succeeding letters. Now all le...
Find which one of the given words cannot be made from the letters of the given word.
‘ FORWARD ’
...Find which one word cannot be formed from the given letters of the word.
‘ BEHAVIOUR ’
...Select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
PLATINUM
In a competition, five players, G, H, I, J, and K, scored different points. G scored more than I but less than K. H scored less than I. J is not the hig...
In the following question, find which one word cannot be made from the letters of the given word “TRANSGENDER”
Statements: U > H < Y > S = B ≥ Z > F ≥ Q
Conclusion
I: Z < Y
II: B > Q
Which among the following word can be formed using the letters of the given word only once?
TRANSPORTATION
From the given alternatives select the word which cannot be formed using the letters once of the given word
SECULARIZATION
...Select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word using the letters only once.
GYMNASTIC