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Question 71

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom.

Long in the tooth

  1. AOption (a)

    distant journey

  2. BOption (b)

    rather old

  3. COption (c)

    ailment

  4. DOption (d)

    young

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

distant journey

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Question 72

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom.

Swollen headed

  1. AOption (a)

    to be suffering from illness

  2. BOption (b)

    to be conceited

  3. COption (c)

    to be narrow-minded

  4. DOption (d)

    to be dumb

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Answer: (a)A.

to be suffering from illness

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Question 73

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: Give one word substitutes for the following from the alternatives given below them.

A substance that can stick or cause sticking.

  1. AOption (a)

    adhesive

  2. BOption (b)

    aphrodisiac

  3. COption (c)

    apiary

  4. DOption (d)

    aesthete

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Answer: (a)A.

adhesive

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Question 74

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: Give one word substitutes for the following from the alternatives given below them.

A short interesting or amusing story.

  1. AOption (a)

    concert

  2. BOption (b)

    chalet

  3. COption (c)

    anecdote

  4. DOption (d)

    apiary

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Answer: (a)A.

concert

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Question 75

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: Give one word substitutes for the following from the alternatives given below them.

Connected with the brain.

  1. AOption (a)

    celestial

  2. BOption (b)

    cerebral

  3. COption (c)

    cardiac

  4. DOption (d)

    carnivore

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Answer: (a)A.

celestial

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Question 76

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: Give one word substitutes for the following from the alternatives given below them.

Existing at or from one's birth.

  1. AOption (a)

    coagulate

  2. BOption (b)

    congenital

  3. COption (c)

    conductor

  4. DOption (d)

    chalet

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

coagulate

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Question 77

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, some words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.

Four people – Ram, Ratan, Raghu and Rana meet to carry 27 the last 28 of Raju, who has made an unusual 29 : he wants his ashes to be 30 into the sea at Margate. Why ? The four men 31 : several mundane reasons are considered and rejected. Through his painful and tedious illness, Raju has never discussed his peculiar wish.

27

  1. AOption (a)

    on

  2. BOption (b)

    away

  3. COption (c)

    out

  4. DOption (d)

    over

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Answer: (a)A.

on

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Question 78

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, some words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.

Four people – Ram, Ratan, Raghu and Rana meet to carry 27 the last 28 of Raju, who has made an unusual 29 : he wants his ashes to be 30 into the sea at Margate. Why ? The four men 31 : several mundane reasons are considered and rejected. Through his painful and tedious illness, Raju has never discussed his peculiar wish.

28

  1. AOption (a)

    wish

  2. BOption (b)

    rites

  3. COption (c)

    plans

  4. DOption (d)

    policies

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Answer: (a)A.

wish

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Question 79

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, some words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.

Four people – Ram, Ratan, Raghu and Rana meet to carry 27 the last 28 of Raju, who has made an unusual 29 : he wants his ashes to be 30 into the sea at Margate. Why ? The four men 31 : several mundane reasons are considered and rejected. Through his painful and tedious illness, Raju has never discussed his peculiar wish.

29

  1. AOption (a)

    desire

  2. BOption (b)

    request

  3. COption (c)

    gift

  4. DOption (d)

    announcement

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Answer: (a)A.

desire

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Question 80

APSSB Constable 2023• General English

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, some words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.

Four people – Ram, Ratan, Raghu and Rana meet to carry 27 the last 28 of Raju, who has made an unusual 29 : he wants his ashes to be 30 into the sea at Margate. Why ? The four men 31 : several mundane reasons are considered and rejected. Through his painful and tedious illness, Raju has never discussed his peculiar wish.

30

  1. AOption (a)

    sprayed

  2. BOption (b)

    submerged

  3. COption (c)

    inundated

  4. DOption (d)

    scattered

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

sprayed

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