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Question 3811. He declined to speak about the problem when I asked him.
  1.    agreed
  2.    promised
  3.    refused
  4.    permitted
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> refused
Agreed : discussed or negotiated and then accepted by all parties.
Promised : assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.
Refused : indicate or show that one is not willing to do something.
Permitted : officially allow (someone) to do something.
Declined : politely refuse (an invitation or offer).
Synonym of Declined is Refused
Question 3812. Pakistan has been vigorously pursuing a clandestine nuclear weapons programme.
  1.    nefarious
  2.    progressive
  3.    systematic
  4.    secretive
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> secretive
Nefarious : (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
Progressive : happening or developing gradually or in stages.
Systematic : done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical.
Secretive : (of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information.
Clandestine : kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Synonym of Clandestine is Secretive
Question 3813. The Director leaves on Tuesday on tour of the overseas branches of the company.
  1.    round
  2.    private
  3.    journey
  4.    personal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> journey
Round : shaped like a circle or cylinder.
Private : belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only.
Journey : an act of travelling from one place to another.
Personal : belonging to or affecting a particular person rather than anyone else.
Tour : a journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited.
Synonym of Tour is Journey
Question 3814. Most of the politicians these days have a large number of toadies around them.
  1.    followers
  2.    professional
  3.    servants
  4.    sycophants
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> sycophants
Followers : a person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas.
Professional : relating to or belonging to a profession.
Servants : a person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant.
Sycophants : a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.
Toadies : a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.
Synonym of Toadies is Sycophants
Question 3815. Scientific knowledge is an intoxicating draught, and it may be one in which the human race is unable to sustain.
  1.    drink
  2.    product
  3.    disease
  4.    process
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> drink
Drink : take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.
Product : an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale.
Disease : a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Process : a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
Draught : a single act of drinking or inhaling.
Synonym of Draught is Drink
Question 3816. The bounties of nature are being exploited by man.
  1.    gifts
  2.    products
  3.    rules
  4.    ecological
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> gifts
Gifts : a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.
Products : an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale.
Rules : one of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity.
Ecological : relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
Bounties : a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.
Synonym of Bounties is Gifts
Question 3817. His wife enjoined him to change his ways.
  1.    asked
  2.    pleaded
  3.    urged
  4.    threatened
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> urged
Asked : say something in order to obtain an answer or some information.
Pleaded : make an emotional appeal.
Urged : try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.
Threatened : state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done.
Enjoined : instruct or urge (someone) to do something.
Synonym of Enjoined is Urged
Question 3818. She does not get her work done punctually and properly because she is always dawdling.
  1.    confused
  2.    playing
  3.    loitering
  4.    chit-chatting
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> loitering
Confused : (of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered.
Playing : engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.
Loitering : walk slowly and with no apparent purpose; dawdle.
Chit-chatting : talk about trivial matters.
Dawdling : waste time; be slow.
Synonym of Dawdling is Loitering
Question 3819. The man looked at the poor boy with contempt.
  1.    disrespect
  2.    pity
  3.    jealousy
  4.    concern
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> disrespect
Disrespect : lack of respect or courtesy.
Pity : the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings and misfortunes of others.
Jealousy : the state or feeling of being jealous.
Concern : relate to; be about.
Contempt : the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
Synonym of Contempt is Disrespect
Question 3820. What India hankers for most at this moment is security and stability.
  1.    dreams
  2.    plans
  3.    desires
  4.    aims
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> desires
Dreams : a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
Plans : a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
Desires : a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
Aims : point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target.
Hankers : feel a strong desire for or to do something.
Synonym of Hankers is Desires

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