11. The underlined expression is an example of : I’ll give you a ‘definite maybe‘.
(a) Simile
(b) Metaphor
(c) Synecdoche
(d) Oxymoron
Answer:
(d) Oxymoron
Explanation:
An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., “definite” and “maybe”).
12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option :
The mail of all prisoners is _______
(a) censored
(b) censured
(c) censered
(d) censared
Answer:
(a) censored
Explanation:
To “censor” means to examine mail or media and suppress unacceptable parts. (“Censure” means to express severe disapproval).
13. Which of the following is correct?
(a) It’s dangerous to walk in the road.
(b) There is dangerous to walk in the road.
(c) To walk in the road is dangerous.
(d) To walk on the road is dangerous.
Answer:
(d) To walk on the road is dangerous.
Explanation:
In standard Indian English, walking “on the road” is the commonly accepted and grammatically preferred prepositional phrase.
14. ‘Ascesis’ is the practice of:
(a) reluctance
(b) self-harm
(c) self-discipline
(d) self-awareness
Answer:
(c) self-discipline
Explanation:
Ascesis (or asceticism) refers to the strict practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence.
15. ‘Condole’ means:
(a) conserve
(b) to preserve
(c) to grieve over
(d) to corroborate
Answer:
(c) to grieve over
Explanation:
To condole means to express sympathy or sorrow (“to grieve over”) with someone who is experiencing suffering or loss.
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