Question
In each of the following questions, a word has been
given and used in three statements. You are supposed to identify which of the statements/s use/s the word correctly and mark that as your answer. Abstention (I) The company’s sudden abstention from lobbying efforts, after years of aggressive advocacy, raised eyebrows among policy analysts tracking corporate influence. (II) In judicial ethics, a judge’s abstention from hearing a case due to perceived bias isn’t just a courtesy—it's a procedural safeguard against conflicts of interest. (III) While the reform bill passed by a narrow margin, the high rate of abstention among opposition legislators was read as a silent protest rather than political indifference.Solution
Abstention = the act of deliberately refraining from participation — especially in voting, public acts, or institutional decisions. Sentence (I): "Abstention from lobbying efforts" is a strategic, deliberate withholding of influence — not passive, but intentional. Used in a corporate-political context, and fits perfectly. Sentence (II): A judge’s abstention due to bias is a formal and valid legal use. This aligns with judicial conduct codes. The phrasing is precise, and the sentence is grammatically solid. Sentence (III): Abstention" here isn’t just “not voting”; it’s used symbolically. The sentence correctly captures the nuance: not voting as a form of protest.
In the following question select the answer pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the capitalised pair.
Loss of appetite
 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate antonym of the word in Italic from the options given:
His optimistic outlook was replaced by _______ ...
- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Eager Internecine
The poor man’s son is working very hardly.
The Girls said, “Hurrah! we have won the battle”.
The original chapel was built in the ________ of CharlesÂ
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