IIFT 2019 Question Paper | VARCs

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Match each word in the left hand column with the description in the right hand column which best describes its meaning/synonym :

Question 26 :

(a) Schism	(i) Mollifying; Placating; Placebo; Sop
(b) Torsion	(ii) A soft gentle wind
(c) Zephyr	(iii) Twisting or turning something especially one end of something while the other end is held fixed
(d) Palliative	(iv) Courageous; Fearless; Bold; Valiant
(e) Intrepid	(v) Split; Division; Faction

1. (a) -(iv), (b) -(ii), (c) -(iii), (d) -(i), (e) -(v)
2. (a) -(v), (b) -(iii), (c) -(ii), (d) -(i), (e) -(iv)
3. (a) -(i), (b) -(iv), (c) -(v), (d) -(ii), (e) -(iii)
4. (a) -(iii), (b) -(v), (c) -(iv), (d) -(ii), (e) -(i)

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Explanatory Answer

Schism = Split, division, or faction
Torsion= twisting or turning something especially one end of something while the other end is fixed
Zephyr = A soft gentle wind.
Palliative = mollifying, placating, placebo
Intrepid = courageous, fearless, bold, valiant

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The question is " None "

Hence, the answer is '(a) -(v), (b) -(iii), (c) -(ii), (d) -(i), (e) -(iv)'

Choice B is the correct answer.

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