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Hints!and!Solutions$$
Q.$No$
1.& In&a&jiffy&means&'very&soon&or&suddenly'.& 25.& Globetrotters&mean&'travellers&around&the&
2.& Upto& the& hilt& means& 'completely,& fully& or& world'.&
entirely'.& 26.& The&correctly&spelt&word&is&Connoisseur.&
3.& Man&of&letters&means&'a&literary&person'.& 27.& The&correctly&spelt&word&is&Munificent.&
4.& Sangfroid&means&'the&ability&to&remain&calm&in& 28.& The&correctly&spelt&word&is&Equanimity.&
difficult&situations'.& 29.& The&correctly&spelt&word&is&Veterinary.&
[
5.& Powerful& here& means& 'able& to& control& and& 30.& (A+B+C)’s&3&days&work& X + [ +& &
influence&people&and&events'.&Out&of&the&given& & YZ XZ \Z
alternatives&it&fits&the&blank&appropriately.& ^_Y_[ [Y
6.& In& the& context& of& the& sentence& 'could'& fits& the& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&=&&& \Z =& &
\Z
blank&appropriately.& ∴&(A&+&B&+C)’s&can&do&the&whole&work&
7.& Scene&of&accident/attack/question/crime&etc.&is& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&=&3&x&5&=&15&days&
used.& (Note&A&is&assisted&by&B&and&C&every&third&day)&
8.& Out& of& the& given& alternatives& 'comfort'& is& an&
obvious&choice&in&the&contextof&the&sentence.&
9.& Glimpse&means&'a&look&at&something/somebody& 31.& Let&the&speed&upstream&=&x&kmph&
for& a& short& time'& which& is& appropriate& in& the& Then&speed&downstream&is&=&3x&kmph&[as&per&
context&of&the&sentence.& question]&
10.& Otherwise& is& easily& the& best& choice& in& the& speed&in&still&water&=&12(a+b)=>12(3x+x)&
context&of&the&sentence.& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&=>2x&&
11.& Sporadic& means& 'happening& occasionally& or& at& as&per&question&we&know,&
[i
Yh
intervals'.& 2x=9 1 &=>2x=& =>x= &
12.& Genesis& means& 'beginning& or& origin& of& So,&& 3 X X
something'.&
13.& Intransigent& means& 'unwilling& to& change& Speed&upstream&=&14/3&km/hr,&Speed&
downstream&14&km/hr.&&
opinions,&stubborn'.& Speed&of&the¤t&
14.& Intimidate& means& `to& frighten& or& threaten& [ [i
somebody'.& = &[14− ]&
Y
X
k
[i
15.& Clemency& means& 'kindness& shown& when& = =4 kmph&
l
X
somebody&is&being&punished;&mercy'.&Corporal& 32.& Let&the&speed&of&the&stream&be&x&km&/&hr.&Then,&
means&'physical&punishment'.& Speed&downstream&=&(10&+&x)&km/hr,&Speed&
16.& Cajole&means&`to&make&somebody&do&something& upstream&=&(10&o&x)&km/hr.&
by& being& nice& to& them'.& Bully& means& `to& use& 26&/&(10&+&x)&=&14&/&(&10&o&x&)&<=>&260&o&26x&
your&power&or&strength&to&make&somebody&do& =14&+&14x&<=*&40x&=&120&<=>&x&=&3&km/hr.&
something'.& 33.& Suppose&principal&amount&=&₹&P&
17.& Malevolent&means&'having&or&showing&a&desire& r&s&t&s&[\ r&s&t&s&[\
to&harm&someone'.& Then,&&2PoP&= [ZZ &⇒P&= [ZZ &
18.& Purgatory& means& 'of& hell'.& Celestial& means& 'of& ⇒&&&r&=& [ZZ &&&&&&&&⇒&&r=& Yv %&
heaven'.& [\ i
19.& Neither&I&nor&II&is&true.& Again,&SI&=& r&s&t&s&x &
20.& Answer& can& be& inferred& from& the& first& sentence& of& [ZZ
the&passage.& ⇒&&x&=& r&s&Yv&s&h &&(suppose&SI&=₹&x)&
21.& All&other&options&are&clearly&inappropriate.& i&s&[ZZ
22.& A& curtain& lecture& means& 'a& private& scolding& of& a& &
y
husband&by&his&wife'.& ⇒&&x&=&₹ &
23.& Square& pegs& in& round& holes& means& 'people& in& the& Y
z
Xr
r
wrong&jobs/places'.& ∴&required×&=&p+x &=&P+ &= &=&1 &x&P&
24.& In& weal& and& woe& moans& 'in& both& good& and& bad& Y Y k
times',&
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