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Question 1

In the following question, out of the five alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Prestigious

Question 2

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.
The ability to work flexibly, be that at home or wherever else life may take you, is the dream for every disgruntled employee who has to fit in school pickups, dentist appointments and long commutes around office hours.
But after two years of working from home, Blanda, an editorial director for a tech company based in Philadelphia, knows only too well the many pitfalls of this way of life, with the greatest being isolation. One won’t get the positive reinforcement one’d normally rely on from body language and the ‘vibe’ from being in an office. Beyond the lack of interaction with colleagues – there are no ideas by osmosis, no overhearing others talking – there is also the lack of interaction with the wider world.
More and more people are working where they live and living where they work, attracted by the promise of greater flexibility. In the UK there are 4.8 million freelancers, mostly home-based workers, making up a significant 15% of the workforce, and companies are increasingly allowing employees to work remotely.
After interviewing everyone from a professional juggler to a building surveyor who worked out of a garden shed, academic Frances Holliss found some common disadvantages and negative impacts: mental health suffered (anxiety, stress, depression), isolation was rife (not being in a team), and it was hard to have self-discipline (proximity of the fridge and biscuit tin; not enough exercise; difficulty in setting boundaries between work and life).
Working alone may mean greater flexibility and fewer interruptions, but it is in those small interactions with colleagues – where people become multifaceted, as opposed to the flattened, disembodied personas of online avatars – that connections are made.
Of course, the biggest hurdle when you are alone is that there is no one to help you regain perspective when things are not going to plan. Not knowing when to say no to work – or how to switch off for the day – can quickly lead to being overwhelmed. Figuring out how to balance life and work in the same space is difficult for everyone, although research suggests women have it harder.
Contrary to the received wisdom that working from home equals more flexibility for parents, this study found that, for mothers, it basically means more childcare: three whole extra hours a week, to be exact. The home-based fathers the study polled, meanwhile, just got extra work done – but scarcely more time with the kids. If juggling sickness, school plays, inset days and the never-ending summer holidays with a full-time office job is difficult enough for a parent to manage, trying to do anything that requires brainpower from your kitchen table in the midst of tiny people is – well, to call it “challenging” seems disingenuous. It’s impossible.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com

Which of the following is the MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the given word?
Disgruntled

Question 3

In the following question, out of the five alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the given word.
Inundation

Question 4

In the following question, out of the given alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Profiteering 

Question 5

Which of the following represents "the leading or most important position or place"?
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