Key Points

• Feline refers to a type of domesticated cat or the qualities of such a cat. It can also be used to describe any species of cat, especially those that are small and agile. (फेलिन एक प्रकार की पालतू बिल्ली या ऐसी बिल्ली के गुणों को संदर्भित करता है। इसका उपयोग बिल्ली की किसी भी प्रजाति का वर्णन करने के लिए भी किया जा सकता है, विशेष रूप से वे जो छोटे और फुर्तीले हैं।)
  • Example: The feline gracefully leaped from the windowsill and landed softly on the ground below.

Let's see the meanings of the given words

• Feminine" is an adjective that is used to describe a person, thing, or quality that is traditionally associated with women. ("स्त्री" एक विशेषण है जिसका उपयोग किसी व्यक्ति, वस्तु या गुण का वर्णन करने के लिए किया जाता है जो परंपरागत रूप से महिलाओं से जुड़ा हुआ है।)
  • Example: She has a very feminine demeanour.
• Cat-like- To describe something as "cat-like" might mean that it exhibits characteristics that are associated with cats, such as agility, grace, stealth, or independence. ("बिल्ली की तरह" के रूप में कुछ का वर्णन करने का मतलब यह हो सकता है कि यह उन विशेषताओं को प्रदर्शित करता है जो बिल्लियों से जुड़ी हैं, जैसे कि चपलता, अनुग्रह, चुपके या स्वतंत्रता।)
  • Example: The thieves were able to slip past security and escape the museum with the valuable painting, thanks to their cat-like stealth and quick reflexes. 
• Ferocious means savagely fierce, intense, or violent. It is often used to describe animals, but can also be used to describe people or things that are fiercely aggressive or intense. (क्रूर का अर्थ होता है जंगली रूप से भयंकर, तीव्र या हिंसक। यह अक्सर जानवरों का वर्णन करने के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है, लेकिन इसका उपयोग उन लोगों या चीजों का वर्णन करने के लिए भी किया जा सकता है जो अत्यधिक आक्रामक या तीव्र हैं।)
  • Example: The lion was ferocious, stalking its prey with deadly intent. 
• Clumsy: Clumsy can describe someone or something that is physically unappealing or awkward in its movements. (कुरूप और अनाड़ी किसी व्यक्ति या किसी वस्तु का वर्णन कर सकते हैं जो शारीरिक रूप से अनाकर्षक या अपनी गतिविधियों में अजीब है।)
  • Example: His clumsiness embarrassed him.

According to the meanings of the given words, the correct answer is Option 2, i.e., cat-like.

Key Points 

• Emasculating means 'making someone or something weaker or less effective (शक्तिहीन करना, प्रभावहीन करना)'.
• Marked option 'Enfeebling' means 'making weak or feeble; debilitate or prostrate (दुर्बल,कमजोर बनाना, अशक्त करना)'.
  • ​Example: Gyan finds himself politically enfeebled.
• It is clear that Emasculating and Enfeebling are similar in meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1.

Additional Information

• Fortifying means to make something stronger, especially in order to protect it; strengthen someone mentally or physically (दृढ़ करना, मजबूत करना).
• Emboldening means giving someone the courage or confidence to do something; encourage, strengthen, and fortify (उत्साहवर्धक, साहस देना, प्रोत्साहित करना).
• Encouraging means giving someone support or confidence; supportive, reassuring, and enthusiastic (उत्साहजनक, बढ़ावा देना).

Key Points

• Inducement means 'something that is offered to somebody to make him/her do something (प्रोत्साहन, प्रलोभन)'.
• Marked option 'Persuasion' means 'the act of persuading somebody to do something or to believe something (प्रोत्साहन, अनुनय, मानना)'.
  • ​Example: Sheryl agreed to come to the meeting after a little persuasion.
• It is clear that Inducements and Persuasion are similar in meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

Additional Information

• Repulsion means a strong feeling of not liking something; that you find extremely unpleasant (प्रतिकर्षण, नफ़रत, विरोध).
• Prevention means the action of stopping something from happening or arising (रोकथाम, बचाव).
• Hindrance means a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone (अवरोध, बाधा, अड़चन).

The correct answer is Middle.

Key Points

• Amid means in middle of; among (बीच में, मध्य में).
• Marked option 'Middle' means the point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something (मध्य, बीच).
  • ​Example: Benjamin sneaked away in the middle of the meeting.
• It is clear that Amid and Middle are similar in meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1.

Additional Information

• Separate means apart; not together, different, not connected (पृथक, अलग होना, विलग होना).
• Interpolate means to make a remark that interrupts a conversation (प्रक्षेप डालना, बातचीत में व्यवधान डालना).
• Outside means the external side or surface of something (बाहर).

Key Points

• Augury means a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen (भविष्यवाणी).
• Marked option 'Forecast' means to say something will probably happen in future; predict, prophesy, and foretell (पूर्वानुमान, भविष्यवाणी). 
  • Example: Monsoon beats IMD's own forecasts, covers six day early in the country.
• It is clear that Augury and Forecast are similar in meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1.

Additional Information 

• Stupidity means behaviour that shows a lack of good sense or judgement (मूर्खता, बेवक़ूफ़ी).
• Impetuosity means acting or done quickly and without thought or care (असंयम, उतावलापन).
• Ignorance means lack of knowledge or information (अज्ञानता, अनभिज्ञता).

Key Points

• Ludicrous: Very silly; ridiculous (बहुत बेतुका; हास्‍यास्‍पद)
  • ​E.g.- What a ludicrous idea!
• Crazy: Very silly or foolish (सनकी, पागल, मूर्ख)
  • ​E.g.- You must be crazy to turn down such a wonderful offer.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Crazy'.

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• Intuitive: Perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.
  • ​E.g.- A positive pregnancy test soon confirmed her intuitive feelings.
• Astute: Very clever; good at judging people or situations (चतुर व होशियार, व्‍यक्तियों या स्थितियों को परखने में कुशल​)
  • ​E.g.- She was politically astute.
• ​Intrinsic: Belonging to something as part of its nature; basic [(किसी वस्‍तु की) प्रकृति का अंतरंग,मूलभूत]
  • ​E.g.- The object is of no intrinsic value.

Key Points

• Let's look at the meaning of the given words
  • Countervailing: To compensate for
  • Compensating: To be equivalent to
  • Argumentative: Having a tendency to disagree or argue
  • Crying: Calling for notice
  • Complaining: To express grief, pain or discontent
• ​Here, the word that is most similar in meaning to 'Countervailing' is 'Compensating'.
• Thus, option 2 is correct.

​The correct word is: Compensating

Additional Information

• Let's look at some of the synonyms of 'Countervailing'
  • ​Counteract, equal, match etc.
• Let's look at some of the antonyms of 'Countervailing'​
  • ​Approve, validate, permit etc.

Key Points

• Let's look at the meaning of the given words
  • Munificent: Characterized by great liberality
  • Generous: Liberal in giving
  • Well to do: Having more than adequate financial resources
  • Respectable: Decent or correct in character or behavior
  • Learned: Having acquired much knowledge through studies.
• Here, the word that is most similar in meaning to munificent is generous.
• Thus, option 2 is correct here.

​The correct word is: Generous

Additional Information

• Let's look at some of the synonyms of 'Munificent'
  • Freehearted, fulsome, liberal etc.
• Let's look at some of the antonyms of 'Munificent'
  • ​Illiberal, penurious, costive etc.

Key Points

• The word 'Rectitude' is a noun that refers to a kind of behaviour that is honest and morally correct.
  • For example, Most of these great personsonalities of India who are still revered led lives of exemplary moral rectitude.
• The marked option 'Integrity' means the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be right.
  • For example, She is a woman of integrity who has never abandoned her principles for the sake of making money.
• We can see that 'Integrity' and 'Rectitude' are similar in meaning.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 2.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other words given in the options:
  • Duplication ⇒ The act of making a copy of something
    • Usage example, The Klinefelter’s syndrome involves a duplication of one of the sex chromosomes.
  • Rectification ⇒ The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
    • Usage example, For a brief stint last year, he was entrusted with the rectification of the leading articles of the Times.
  • Recovery ⇒ The process of getting better after an illness, injury etc. It also refers to the process of returning to a normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty.
    • Usage example, The next budget is drawing nearer and the hopes of economic recovery is fading.

Key Points

• The word 'Humble' means not thinking that you are better or more important than other people (यह न सोचें कि आप अन्य लोगों से बेहतर या अधिक महत्वपूर्ण हैं)
  • Example - He became very rich and famous but he always remained a very humble man.
• The word 'Modest' means not talking too much about your own abilities, good qualities (अपनी खुद की क्षमताओं, अच्छे गुणों के बारे में ज्यादा बात न करें)
  • Example - She got the best results in the exam but she was too modest to tell anyone.
• Thus, the words 'Humble' and 'Modest' are similar in meaning.

Hence, the correct answer is option (2).

Additional Information

• Arrogant: thinking that you are better and more important than other people (यह सोचना कि आप अन्य लोगों से बेहतर और महत्वपूर्ण हैं)
  • Example - She is far too arrogant to learn the error of her ways.
• Haughty: proud, and thinking that you are better than other people (घमंडी और स्‍वयं को दूसरों से बेहतर समझना)
  • Example - The principal at my school is haughty and considers herself to be above everyone else.