English Language

Antonyms

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Antonyms are a crucial part of the English language section in competitive exams, testing a candidate's vocabulary depth. Questions require selecting the exact opposite meaning of a given keyword from multiple options. Regular practice with these words enhances comprehension speed and accuracy for banking and SSC exams.

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Antonyms Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

ADROIT

  1. characterised by clumsiness

  2. characterised by grandeur

  3. imperfectly executed

  4. inadequately prepared
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Adroit means skillful, dexterous. Its opposite, among the choices, is characterised by clumsiness.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the antonym.

AFFABLE

  1. sentimental

  2. disobedient

  3. irascible

  4. equivocal

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Affable means pleasant, congenial, good-natured. Its opposite is irascible, which means bad-tempered, irritable, testy.

Multiple choice

The opposite of ‘mature’ is

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Around 35 percent of school-going children in India suffer from poor lung health with Delhi topping the chart, reveals a recently released survey report.
According to nation-wide survey report, a worrisome 21 percent of the children surveyed in Delhi have been tagged with 'poor' lung capacity in the Lung Health Screening Test (LHST) conducted on them while another 19 percent faring as 'bad'.
Together this segment forms a whopping 40 percent of the children surveyed.
The survey included 2000 school students in the age group of 8-14 from all parts of the county.
"The Lung Health Screening Test determines how much air the lungs can hold, how quickly one can move air in and out of their lungs, and how well the lungs take oxygen in and remove carbon dioxide out from the body. The tests can detect lung diseases and measure the severity of lung problems. Poor results on LHST mean compromised lung function and high possibilities of contracting pulmonary diseases," Dr Preetaish Kaul, representative of HEAL Foundation said.
"While rising air pollution in the country poses serious health risks for all, it is more worrisome for children as they are yet in their growth years with vital organs of the body physiologically not mature enough to deal with it," Dr Raj Kumar, HOD Department of Respiratory allergy said.

  1. complete

  2. ripe

  3. seasoned

  4. young
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Mature' means 'grown up or adult'.

'Young' means 'being in an early period of life, development, or growth'.