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Q1 · medium · PYQ 2025
Match List I (word/expression/specialised term) with List II (meaning) and select the answer using the code given below the Lists. List I: A. Atonement B. Sacrilege C. Clawback D. Bandwagon List II: 1. Retrieving money already paid 2. Contaminating a holy place 3. Involvement of a large number of people in something 4. Making amends for mistakes
  1. A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
  2. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
  3. A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
  4. A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
Q2 · medium · PYQ 2026
Match List I with List II: List I (Word/Expression/Specialised term): A. Implication, B. Complication, C. Supplication, D. Application. List II (Meaning): 1. The act of communicating with/praying to a deity, 2. A verbal or written request for an official purpose, 3. A meaning not clearly stated but which can be inferred, 4. A situation or condition that is complex or confused.
  1. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
  2. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
  3. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  4. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
Q3 · medium · PYQ 2025
Match List I (word/expression/specialised term) with List II (meaning) and select the answer using the code given below the Lists. List I: A. Damp squib B. Excerpt C. Rostrum D. Scourge List II: 1. Small raised platform on a stage 2. Something that causes a great deal of trouble 3. Situations or events that are less impressive than expected 4. Small part of a longer text, film or musical piece
  1. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
  2. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
  3. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
  4. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
Q4 · easy · PYQ 2026
Imminent and Eminent
  1. Imminent means immobile and Eminent means extremely large
  2. Imminent means extremely large and Eminent means immobile
  3. Imminent means famous and respected, and Eminent means happening soon
  4. Imminent means happening soon and Eminent means famous and respected
Q5 · hard · PYQ 2026
Match List I with List II: List I (Word/Expression/Specialised term): A. Pragmatist, B. Promethean, C. Promontory, D. Prolix. List II (Meaning): 1. Using too many words, 2. Daringly original and creative, 3. A headland that juts into a large water body, 4. A person concerned with practical matters.
  1. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
  2. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  3. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
  4. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
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