Choose the most appropriate word from the options given which expresses the opposite meaning of the word given below:

Languish

A sentence has been given. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Pass the buck.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

One major human
A. frailty is that most
B. people do not want
C. to think and act

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

It's not rocket science.

In each of the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

One who specialises in the study of birds.

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the word/sentence.

A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill.

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

Choose the word which is the same in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

Benign

Direction: In the following question, two columns are given containing four sentences/phrases each. In the first column, sentences/phrases are 1, 2, 3 and 4 and in the second column the sentences/phrases are 5, 6, 7 and 8. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e., “None of these” as your answer.

Lal Bahadur Shastri, to whom rich tributes were paid on his birth anniversary on 2 October, was the original accidental prime minister of India, and it was precisely the qualities the American newspaper highlighted that first made him palatable to leaders of the Congress party and was extolled. Born in 1904, Shastri had accumulated nearly a decade of prison time during the freedom struggle, and after independence, quietly served under Nehru in various ministerial capacities. At 60, he enjoyed inverted popularity, born out of his singular ability to provoke no enmities at a party full of internecine rivalries. His principal gift seemed to be that while he inspired not even a shadow of euphoria, nobody minded him either: the socialists might come to terms with Shastri, just as the right-wing within the Congress could be prevailed upon to accept this candidate who successfully stayed out of everybody’s hair.

Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold as given in the passage.

Reconnaissance

Direction: In the following question, two columns are given containing four sentences/phrases each. In the first column, sentences/phrases are A, B, C, and d and in the second column, the sentences/phrases are E, F, G, and H. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e., “None of these” as your answer.

In its latest World Development Report, The Changing Nature of Work, the World Bank examines the global implications of the on-going technological shift that is piquant altering the nature of work. In so doing, it also highlights many of the challenges facing India and other emerging economies as they pique to create jobs for their people.

Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold type in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.
Fast food can be dangerous as they deprive the body of essential nutrients.