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
- A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
- A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
- A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
- 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.
- A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
- A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
- A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
- 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
- A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
Q4 · easy · PYQ 2026
Imminent and Eminent
- Imminent means immobile and Eminent means extremely large
- Imminent means extremely large and Eminent means immobile
- Imminent means famous and respected, and Eminent means happening soon
- 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.
- A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
- A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
- A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
- A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4