86. We must try to get at the ______ of the problem.
(A) Root
(B) Route
(C) Way
(D) Top
Answer:
(A) Root
Explanation:
The common English idiom is “to get to the root of the problem,” which means to find its fundamental cause.
87. Four different words are given in each question. Choose the odd one out:
(A) Church
(B) Mosque
(C) Gurudwara
(D) Museum
Answer:
(D) Museum
Explanation:
Church, Mosque, and Gurudwara are all places of religious worship. A museum is a place for displaying artifacts and is not primarily for worship.
88. In the following question, four words are written, out of which three words are wrongly spelt. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(A) Kriminal
(B) Juge
(C) Lawyer
(D) Cort
Answer:
(C) Lawyer
Explanation:
“Lawyer” is the only correctly spelled word. The correct spellings are Criminal, Judge, and Court.
89. Rearrange the words to form meaningful proverbs/phrases:
man (a) is playing (b) with (c) today (d) nature
(A) acdb
(B) bacd
(C) dabc
(D) badc
Answer:
(C) dabc
Explanation:
The words can be rearranged to form the sentence: “Today (d) man (a) is playing (b) with (c) nature.” The correct letter sequence would be ‘dabc’, which corresponds to option (C). Note: The question is confusingly laid out in the source document.
90. Tick the right conjunction. The vegetable seller is poor ______ happy.
(A) And
(B) But
(C) Or
(D) So
Answer:
(B) But
Explanation:
The conjunction “but” is used to connect two contrasting ideas (being poor and being happy).
