Contronyms (One Word – Opposite Meanings) : Repeated Contronyms for SSC / Railway / ADRE


A contronym is a word that has two opposite meanings depending on the sentence or context.


Contronym āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝāĻžā§° āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ⧰ context āĻ…āύ⧁āϏ⧰āĻŋ āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


1. Bolt (verb)


A: to fasten / lock : He bolted the gate tightly. : āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āϗ⧇āϟāĻŸā§‹ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻ•ā§ˆ āϞāĻ• āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤


B: to run away suddenly : The deer bolted into the forest. - āĻšā§°āĻŋāĻŖāĻŸā§‹ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻĻ⧌⧰āĻŋ āĻĒāϞāĻžāχ āĻ—’āϞāĨ¤


2. Off


A: not working : The TV is off. - TV āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


B: started suddenly : The alarm went off suddenly. - āĻāϞāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŸā§‹ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


3. Left


A: remaining : Only one seat is left. - āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻāϟāĻž āφāϏāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


B: departed / went away : She left the room quietly. - āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ¨ā§€ā§°ā§ąā§‡ āĻ•āĻ•ā§āώāĻŸā§‹ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ—’āϞāĨ¤


4. Sanction


A: permit / approve : The principal sanctioned the trip. - āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻ­ā§ā§°āĻŽāĻŖāĻŸā§‹ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤


B: punish / penalty : The nation imposed sanctions. -āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āϞ’āϞ⧇āĨ¤


5. Dust (verb)


A: remove dust : Please dust the shelves. - āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻš āϕ⧰āĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻŦā§‹ā§° āϧ⧂āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


B: add powder : Dust the cake with sugar. - āϕ⧇āĻ•āĻ–āύāϤ āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋ āĻ›āϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĨ¤


6. Clip (verb)


A: attach / join : Clip the papers together. - āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻāϕ⧇āϞāϗ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒ āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


B: cut off : She clipped the dry leaves. - āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤


7. Overlook


A: fail to notice : I overlooked the spelling error. - āĻŽāχ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧰ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŸā§‹ āϧāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧋āρāĨ¤


B: supervise / watch over : The manager overlooks the staff. - āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇āϜāĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻ•ā§°ā§āĻŽāϚāĻžā§°ā§€āϏāĻ•āϞāĻ• āύāϜ⧰ ā§°āĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤


8. Screen (verb)


A: hide or protect : Trees screen the house. - āĻ—āĻ›āĻŦ⧋⧰⧇ āϘ⧰āĻŸā§‹ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤


B: display or show : They screened the movie. - āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āϚāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤


9. Fast


A: quick / rapid : He runs fast. - āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻĻā§Œā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


B: fixed firmly : Hold fast to the rope. - ā§°āĻ›āĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ•ā§ˆ āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻžāĨ¤


10. Trim (verb)


A: decorate : They trimmed the hall for the festival. - āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻšāϞāĻŸā§‹ āϏāϜāĻžāχāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


B: cut or reduce : Trim your hair neatly. - āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžā§° āϚ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϚ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


Contronyms for Competitive Exams (SSC / Railway / ADRE)


1. The teacher overlooked the mistake.“Overlooked” means:
A) Ignored B) Supervised C) Checked D) Corrected


Ans: A) Ignored


Explanation: Here overlooked means the teacher did not notice the mistake. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ overlooked āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŸā§‹ āϧāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āύāϕ⧰āĻž āĻŦāĻž āωāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


2. The manager overlooks all employees.


A) Ignores B) Supervises C) Punishes D) Leaves


Ans: B) Supervises


Explanation: Here overlooks means to watch over or supervise workers. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ overlooks āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•ā§°ā§āĻŽāϚāĻžā§°ā§€āϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāϜ⧰ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻžā§ąāϧāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


3. Please dust the table.


A) Add powder B) Clean dust C) Break D) Paint


Ans: B) Clean dust


Explanation: Here dust means to remove dust while cleaning furniture. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ dust āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āϧ⧂āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


4. Dust the cake with sugar.


A) Remove sugar B) Add sugar powder C) Cut cake D) Bake cake


Ans: B) Add sugar powder


Explanation: Here dust means to sprinkle a small amount of powder (sugar) on the cake. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ dust āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϕ⧇āϕ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ…āϞāĻĒ āĻšā§‡āύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāωāĻĄāĻžā§° āĻ›āϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


5. He bolted the door.


A) Locked B) Ran away C) Opened D) Broke


Ans: A) Locked


Explanation: Here bolt means to lock or fasten the door securely. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ bolt āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŸā§‹ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻ•ā§ˆ āϞāĻ• āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


6. The horse bolted suddenly.


A) Stopped B) Ran away C) Jumped D) Fell


Ans: B) Ran away


Explanation: Here bolt means to run away suddenly in fear or excitement. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ bolt āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāϤ āĻĻ⧌⧰āĻŋ āĻĒāϞāĻžāχ āĻ¯ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


7. The alarm went off.


A) Started ringing B) Stopped C) Fell down D) Broke


Ans: A) Started ringing


Explanation: Here went off means the alarm suddenly started ringing. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ went off āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻāϞāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŸā§‹ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋ āωāĻ āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


8. The lights are off.


A) Broken B) Not working C) On D) Bright


Ans: B) Not working


Explanation: Here off means the lights are switched off or not operating. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ off āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϞāĻžāχāϟ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


9. She left the room.


A) Entered B) Departed C) Stayed D) Sat


Ans: B) Departed


Explanation: Here left means she went away from the room. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ left āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•āĻ•ā§āώāĻŸā§‹ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ—’āϞāĨ¤


10. Only two seats are left.


A) Remaining B) Broken C) Reserved D) Occupied


Ans: A) Remaining


Explanation: Here left means only two seats are still available. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ left āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āφāϏāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


11. The principal sanctioned the trip.


A) Approved B) Punished C) Cancelled D) Ignored


Ans: A) Approved


Explanation : Here sanction means to officially permit or approve something. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ sanction āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


12. The country imposed sanctions on the company.


A) Rewards B) Penalties C) Gifts D) Support


Ans: B) Penalties


Explanation : Here sanctions means punishment or economic restrictions. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ sanctions āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤


13. Clip the papers together.


A) Attach B) Tear C) Burn D) Throw


Ans: A) Attach


Explanation: Here clip means to fasten or join papers together. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ clip āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻāϕ⧇āϞāϗ⧇ āϞāĻ—ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


14. She clipped the dry leaves.


A) Decorated B) Cut C) Painted D) Watered


Ans: B) Cut


Explanation: Here clip means to cut something short. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ clip āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


15. Hold fast to the rope.


A) Quickly B) Firmly C) Slowly D) Weakly


Ans: B) Firmly


Explanation: Here fast means held tightly or firmly. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ fast āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ•ā§ˆ āϧ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


16. He runs very fast.


A) Quickly B) Slowly C) Carefully D) Lazily


Ans: A) Quickly


Explanation : Here fast means moving quickly. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ fast āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ⧰⧇āĨ¤


17. They trimmed the hall for the festival.


A) Decorated B) Destroyed C) Burned D) Broke


Ans: A) Decorated


Explanation: Here trim means to decorate or make attractive. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ trim āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻšāϞāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻœā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


18. Trim your hair neatly.


A) Decorate B) Cut slightly C) Wash D) Grow


Ans: B) Cut slightly


Explanation: Here trim means to cut something slightly to make it neat. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ trim āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϚ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āϞāĻĒ āϚ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻ•āϟāĻžāĨ¤


19. Trees screen the house.


A) Hide B) Break C) Burn D) Destroy


Ans: A) Hide


Explanation: Here screen means to hide or protect something. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ screen āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ ā§°āĻ–āĻžāĨ¤


20. They screened the movie yesterday.


A) Hid B) Showed C) Cancelled D) Broke


Ans: B) Showed


Explanation: Here screen means to show a film publicly. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ screen āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


21. The cloth wears well.


A) Lasts long B) Tears quickly C) Burns D) Shrinks


Ans: A) Lasts long


Explanation: Here wear means remain in good condition for a long time. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ wear āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻā§€ā§°ā§āϘāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻžāĨ¤


22. Water wears away the rock.


A) Fixes B) Damages slowly C) Builds D) Joins


Ans: B) Damages slowly


Explanation: Here wear means gradually damage or erode. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ wear āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϧ⧀⧰⧇ āϧ⧀⧰⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


23. The train is bound for Delhi.


A) Going B) Stuck C) Lost D) Broken


Ans: A) Going


Explanation: Here bound means going to a destination. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ bound āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ āĻžāχāϞ⧈ āĻ—ā§ˆ āĻĨāĻ•āĻžāĨ¤


24. The prisoner was bound with ropes.


A) Free B) Tied C) Running D) Escaping


Ans: B) Tied


Explanation: Here bound means tied or restrained. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ bound āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ ā§°āĻšā§€ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ⧰⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


25. Seed the watermelon before eating.


A) Plant seeds B) Remove seeds C) Wash D) Cut


Ans: B) Remove seeds


Explanation: Here seed means remove seeds from fruit. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ seed āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĢāϞ⧰ āϗ⧁āϟāĻŋ āωāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


26. Farmers seed the field in spring.


A) Remove seeds B) Plant seeds C) Burn D) Destroy


Ans: B) Plant seeds


Explanation: Here seed means to plant seeds in soil. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ seed āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ āϗ⧁āϟāĻŋ ā§°ā§‹āĻĒāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


27. The pillar held up the roof.


A) Supported B) Destroyed C) Burned D) Painted


Ans: A) Supported


Explanation: Here hold up means support something. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ hold up āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§°ā§āĻĨāύ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


28. The accident held up traffic.


A) Delayed B) Started C) Cleared D) Finished


Answer: A) Delayed


Explanation: Here hold up means to delay something. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ hold up āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϝāĻžāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›ā§ā§ąāĻžāχ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


29. The ship weathered the storm.


A) Survived B) Caused C) Ignored D) Lost


Ans: A) Survived


Explanation: Here weather means to successfully survive difficulty. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ weather āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĨāĻ•āĻžāĨ¤


30. The rocks weather over time.


A) Grow B) Erode C) Shine D) Break suddenly


Ans: B) Erode


Explanation: Here weather means gradually wear away. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ weather āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϧ⧀⧰⧇ āϧ⧀⧰⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


31. The lawyer consulted the client.


A) Gave advice B) Ignored C) Punished D) Arrested


Ans: A) Gave advice


Explanation: Here consult means to give professional advice. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ consult āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻŽā§°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


32. She consulted the doctor.


A) Gave advice B) Sought advice C) Ignored D) Warned


Ans: B) Sought advice


Explanation: Here consult means to seek advice. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ consult āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻŽā§°ā§āĻļ āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


33. The bridge buckled under pressure.


A) Strengthened B) Collapsed C) Expanded D) Repaired


Ans: B) Collapsed


Explanation: Here buckle means collapse or bend under pressure. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ buckle āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒāϤ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤


34. He buckled his belt.


A) Broke B) Fastened C) Removed D) Painted


Ans: B) Fastened


Explanation: Here buckle means to fasten with a clasp. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ buckle āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


35. The manager kept oversight of the project.


A) Supervision B) Neglect C) Punishment D) Silence


Ans: A) Supervision


Explanation: Oversight means careful supervision. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻžā§ąāϧāĻžāύāĨ¤


36. The mistake happened due to oversight.


A) Plan B) Error C) Rule D) Success


Ans: B) Error


Explanation: Here oversight means an unintentional mistake. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ…āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϭ⧁āϞāĨ¤


37. He threw out a new idea.


A) Presented B) Destroyed C) Ignored D) Cancelled


Ans: A) Presented


Explanation: Throw out means to suggest or present an idea. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻ™āĻŋ āϧ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


38. The committee threw out the proposal.


A) Accepted B) Rejected C) Improved D) Completed


Ans: B) Rejected


Explanation: Here throw out means reject or discard. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžā§ąāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āϕ⧰āĻžāĨ¤


39. The glass is transparent.


A) Clear B) Opaque C) Dark D) Broken


Ans: A) Clear


Explanation: Transparent means allowing light to pass through. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ›āĨ¤


40. His excuse was transparent.


A) Hidden B) Obviou