31. Instrumental
(A) Responsible
(B) Creditable
(C) Reasonable
(D) Liable
Answer: (A) Responsible
Instrumental: Serving as a crucial means, agent, or tool in pursuing an aim or policy.
(A) Responsible: Being the primary cause of something and so able to be credited for it.
(B) Creditable: Deserving public acknowledgment and praise.
(C) Reasonable: As much as is appropriate or fair; moderate.
(D) Liable: Responsible by law; legally answerable.
32. Educe
(A) Exert
(B) Educate
(C) Extract
(D) Extend
Answer: (C) Extract
Educe: To bring out or develop something latent or potential.
(A) Exert: To apply or bring to bear a force, influence, or quality.
(B) Educate: To give intellectual, moral, and social instruction.
(C) Extract: To remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
(D) Extend: To cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider.
33. Abolish
(A) desert
(B) eradicate
(C) forsake
(D) perform
Answer: (B) eradicate
Abolish: To formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution.
(A) desert: To abandon in a way considered disloyal.
(B) eradicate: To destroy completely; put an end to.
(C) forsake: To abandon someone or something.
(D) perform: To carry out, accomplish, or fulfill an action, task, or function.
34. Tepid
(A) hot
(B) cold
(C) warm
(D) boiling
Answer: (C) warm
Tepid: Only slightly warm; lukewarm.
(A) hot: Having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.
(B) cold: Of or at a low or relatively low temperature.
(C) warm: Of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature.
(D) boiling: At or near boiling point.
35. Reinforced
(A) strengthened
(B) reconstructed
(C) replaced
(D) re-examined
Answer: (A) strengthened
Reinforced: Strengthened or supported, especially with additional material.
(A) strengthened: Made or become stronger.
(B) reconstructed: Built or formed again after having been damaged or destroyed.
(C) replaced: Provided a substitute for something broken, old, or inoperative.
(D) re-examined: Examined again or further.
36. Dexterity
(A) advantage
(B) skill
(C) exclusion
(D) cruelty
Answer: (B) skill
Dexterity: Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
(A) advantage: A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
(B) skill: The ability to do something well; expertise.
(C) exclusion: The process or state of excluding or being excluded.
(D) cruelty: Callous indifference to or pleasure in causing pain and suffering.
37. Solitude
(A) aloneness
(B) resentment
(C) tiredness
(D) pleasant
Answer: (A) aloneness
Solitude: The state or situation of being alone.
(A) aloneness: The state of being alone.
(B) resentment: Bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.
(C) tiredness: The state of wishing for sleep or rest; fatigue.
(D) pleasant: Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.
38. Mercurial
(A) heavy
(B) clownish
(C) mechanical
(D) temperamental
Answer: (D) temperamental
Mercurial: Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
(A) heavy: Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.
(B) clownish: Comic, absurd, or playful in a clumsy way.
(C) mechanical: Working or produced by machines or machinery.
(D) temperamental: Liable to unreasonable changes of mood.
39. Valour
(A) affluence
(B) bravery
(C) brightness
(D) sourness
Answer: (B) bravery
Valour: Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
(A) affluence: The state of having a great deal of money; wealth.
(B) bravery: Courageous behavior or character.
(C) brightness: The quality or state of giving out or reflecting light.
(D) sourness: The taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth.
40. Rancour
(A) bitterness
(B) fatigue
(C) energy
(D) generosity
Answer: (A) bitterness
Rancour: Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.
(A) bitterness: Anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly; resentment.
(B) fatigue: Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion.
(C) energy: The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
(D) generosity: The quality of being kind and generous.