Vocabulary in Context
Vocabulary in Context is a English Language concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 10 past MPSC questions across 8 exam years between 2013 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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In comparison with love, the writer considers the virtue of tolerance as __________ .
(a)low in emotion
(b)unpopular
(c)dangerous
(d)negative
According to the text, the writer considers tolerance compared to love as low in emotion, unpopular, and negative in certain contextual aspects (a, b, d).
'A terrible combat ensued' here implies :
The word 'ensued' means to happen or occur afterward as a result, implying that a battle followed the encounter between the captain and the shark.
Which analogy was used for the judges in the Spycatcher's case ?
In the Spycatcher's case literary or specific derogatory terms like 'Old Fools' were metaphorically used for the judges in the context of the legal text.
गाळलेली जागा भरून समानार्थी अर्थाची दोन वाक्ये मिळवण्यासाठी दिलेल्या पर्यायांून उचित शब्दजोडी निवडा. मित्राने व लोकशाही पद्धतीने संबोधले जाण्याची सवय असल्यामुळे अनेक अध्यापक नव्या विभाग प्रमुखाच्या सुरुवातीच्या भाषेच्या ________ शैलीमुळे अलिप्त राहिले. / Select the appropriate pair of words from given options for filling the space and make two sentences with equivalent meanings. Many senior faculty members who were accustomed to being addressed in a more collegial and egalitarian manner were alienated by the ________ tone of the new department chair's introductory remarks.
The term 'collegial and egalitarian' contrasts with a formal or authoritative tone, but in the context of the sentence completion, the correct pair matches the intended contextual gap for a strict or high-handed tone represented by the final option.
The word 'grain' in the passage means __________.
In the context of wood and tree rings, 'grain' refers to the natural pattern of lines in the surface of wood.