Directions (1-10): Choose the option which is the antonym of the word mentioned in the question.
Q1. Nullify
(a) eradicate
(b) ratify
(c) expedite
(d) activate
Q2. Lax
(a) lenient
(b) easy
(c) rigorous
(d) intractable
Q3. Macrocosm
(a) equable
(b) equitable
(c) balanced
(d) microcosm
Q4. Munificent
(a) generous
(b) lavish
(c) stingy
(d) provident
Q5. Benevolent
(a) cheerful
(b) optimistic
(c) malevolent
(d) edgy
Q6. Piquant
(a) tangy
(b) racy
(c) risqué
(d) bland
Q7. Perseverance
(a) patience
(b) joy
(c) harmony
(d) inconstancy
Q8. Unobtrusive
(a) arcane
(b) morose
(c) noticeable
(d) amoral
Q9. Aggravate
(a) worsen
(b) mitigate
(c) imperil
(d) redeem
Q10. Naive
(a) tyro
(b) sophisticated
(c) beginner
(d) vituperate
Directions (11-15): Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four given alternatives.
The Ages of Faith, which are praised by our neo-scholastics, were the times the clergy had all the things their own way. Daily life was full of miracles wrought by saints and wizardry, perpetrated by devils and necromancers.
Many thousands of witches were burnt at the stake. The sins of men were punished by pestilence, famine, earthquake, flood and fire. And yet, strange to say, they were even more sinful than they are nowadays.
Very little was known scientifically about the world. A few learned men remembered Greek proofs that the earth is round, but most people made fun of the notion that there are antipodes. To suppose that there are human beings at the antipodes was heresy. It was generally held, though modern Catholics took a milder view, that the immense majority of mankind was dammed. Dangers were held to lurk at every turn.
Q11. Many thousands of witches were
(a) buried
(b) encouraged in their work
(c) burnt at the stake
(d) revered and respected
Q12. The sins of men were punished by
(a) sending them to the gallows
(b) beating them to death
(c) disease, death and despair
(d) pestilence, famine, earthquake, flood and fire
Q13. Scientifically, very little was known about
(a) mankind
(b) the plants
(c) the animals
(d) the world
Q14. A few learned men remembered that
(a) the earth is round
(b) the sun rises in the east
(c) the sun sets in the west
(d) human beings inhale oxygen
Q15. Most people, in those days, made fun of the notion that there are
(a) antipoles
(b) antipodes
(c) antibodies
(d) anti-Catholics
Solutions
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.C
5.C
6.D
7.D
8.C
9.B
10.B
11.C
12.D
13.D
14.A
15.B
