Direction: In the following questions, three words are highlighted in a sentence.<\/p>
Choose the most appropriate pair of SYNONYMS\/ANTONYMS of the highlighted words. If none of the alternatives is correct, choose option E as your answer.<\/p>
1. A New York judge has upheld<\/b> an order preventing The New York Times from publishing documents between conservative group Project Veritas and its lawyer and ruled that the newspaper must immediately relinquish<\/b> confidential legal memos it obtained.<\/p>
A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 praise: justify<\/p>
B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 supported: abdicate<\/b><\/p>
C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 advocate: represent<\/p>
D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 promote: foster<\/p>
E.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 None of these<\/p>
Upheld: confirm or support (something \u00a0which has been questioned) <\/p>
relinquish: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up. <\/p>
Abdicate: (of a monarch) renounce one’s throne. <\/p>
Thus, option B indicates the synonyms of the highlighted words<\/p>
2. U. S. President Joe Biden on December 23 signed into law legislation that bans imports from<\/p>
China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor, the White House said, provoking<\/b> an angry Chinese condemnation<\/b>.<\/p>
A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 baffle: uncertain<\/p>
B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 abandon: divulge<\/p>
C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 celebrate: discriminate<\/p>
D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 appease: acclaim<\/b><\/p>
E.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 None of these<\/p>
Provoke: stimulate or incite (someone) to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger in them. <\/p>
Condemn: express complete disapproval of; censure. <\/p>
Appease: assuage or satisfy (a demand or a feeling). <\/p>
Acclaim: praise enthusiastically and publicly. <\/p>
Thus, option D indicates the antonyms of the highlighted words.<\/p>
3. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government on Friday approved record defence spending, with a 10th straight annual increase in 2022, against a backdrop of<\/p>
China’s rapid<\/b> military expansion<\/b> and North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes.<\/p>
A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 widespread: available<\/p>
B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ameliorate: effective<\/p>
C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 unhurried: reduction<\/b><\/p>
D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 distinct: increase<\/p>
E.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 None of these<\/p>
Sol:<\/p>
Rapid: happening in a short time or at a great rate. <\/p>
Expansion: the action of becoming larger or more extensive. <\/p>
Thus, option C indicates the antonyms of the highlighted words.<\/p>
4. U. S. Navy patrol ships transferred the confiscated<\/b> weapons to the guided-missile destroyer USS O\u2019Kane before sinking the fishing vessel because of the hazard<\/b> it posed to commercial shipping.<\/p>
A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 seized: imperil<\/b><\/p>
B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 controlled: danger<\/p>
C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 confirmed: accident<\/p>
D.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sustained: liability<\/p>
E.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 None of these<\/p>
Confiscated: take or seize (someone’s property) with authority. <\/p>
Hazard: a danger or risk. <\/p>
Imperil: put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed. <\/p>
Thus, option A indicates the synonyms of the highlighted words.<\/p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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