10 Questions with Answers & Explanations
Set 35 of 38
a boon
a credit
a blessing
an asset
an asset
In professional terms, a valuable person or thing that provides a benefit to a company or organization is called an 'asset'.
Expert
Intellectual
Snob
Literate
Intellectual
An intellectual is defined as a person possessing a highly developed objective thinking and reasoning capacity.
compulsory
necessary
required
needed
compulsory
The word 'mandatory' means required by law or rules; it is synonymous with 'compulsory'.
Context: The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones attention, and should travel the wires no farther". The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.
there has to be censorship on newspapers
there is no point in having censorship
newspapers always dress up junk to look meaningful
one has to be strict in selecting news items
one has to be strict in selecting news items
By criticizing the current weak evaluation where no one 'puts his foot down', the author implies that a rigorous and strict selection process is necessary for responsible journalism.
the preceding events corroborated his involvement in the crime
the additional information confirmed his guilt
the subsequent events established that he was guilt
the subsequent events proved that he was innocent
the subsequent events proved that he was innocent
The conjunction 'Although' introduces a contrast; if investigations pointed towards him, the contrast is that he was actually innocent.
qualms
scruple
conscience
morals
qualms
'Qualms' refers to an uneasy feeling of doubt or fear, especially about one's own conduct, which best fits the context of an act of betrayal or violence.
brought into
brought to
taken into
taken to
taken to
The phrase 'taken to' is commonly used to describe the action of being brought to a location like prison or hospital by authorities.
Context: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
dispensable
redundant
expandable
obsolete
redundant
'Redundant' is the appropriate term used when employees lose their jobs because they are no longer needed due to automation or changes in industry.
Context: There is modicum of truth in the assertion that "a working knowledge of ancient history is necessary to the intelligent interpretaion of current events". But the sage who uttered these words of wisdom might well have added something on the benefits of studying, particularly, the famous battles of history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose. And the student will see that the same patterns recurs consistently, again and again, throughout the centuries.
what led the previous leaders win a battle
what made them lose a battle
the qualities and deficiencies of commanders of these battles
the strategies that they have evolved in course of these battles
the qualities and deficiencies of commanders of these battles
The passage explicitly states that such a study reveals qualities and attributes that lead to winning and deficiencies that cause losing, which leaders can learn from.
of
off
from
under
off
The phrasal verb 'fall off' is used when someone or something drops from a surface or a vehicle like a bicycle.
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