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Question 266:
From the following options select the one opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words in a sentence:<br/><br/>Ade is very CONSERVATIVE in his political ideas whereas Bala expresses _______ Views always.
  • A Radical
  • B Heretical
  • C Conventional
  • D Fanatical
  • E Impractical
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Question 267:
From the following options select the one opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words in a sentence : <br/><br/>The government has been spending more money on PREVENTIVE rather than on ________ medicine
  • A Modern
  • B Protective
  • C Diagnostic
  • D Traditional
  • E Curative
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Question 268:
From the options choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:<br/><br/>The fisherman threw a stone into the river and this caused a _______
  • A Sprinkle
  • B Sparkle
  • C Splash
  • D Spring
  • E Storm
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Question 269:
From the options choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences: <br/><br/>The play was so Interesting that the ________ clapped for quite a long time at the end.
  • A Spectators
  • B Watchers
  • C Congregation
  • D People
  • E Audience
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Question 270:
From the options choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:<br/><br/>The building ________ because of weak structural foundation
  • A Tumbled
  • B Succumbed
  • C Collapsed
  • D Caved
  • E Crumbled
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