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8121. Even the loss of her jewels did not disturb the lady’s equanimity.

A. temper

B. composure

C. affability

D. humour

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Temper : a person’s state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm.

Composure : the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.

Affability : the quality of being affable; geniality.

Humour : the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.

Equanimity : calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.

Synonym of Equanimity is Composure

8122. Synonym of ADMIT

A. Decide

B. Realise

C. Accept

D. Commit

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Decide : come or bring to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration.

Realise : become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.

Accept : consent to receive or undertake (something offered).

Commit : perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act).

Admit : allow (someone) to enter a place.

Synonym of Admit is Accept

8123. Tired and weary he returned home late that night.

A. exhausted

B. frustrated

C. lithe

D. emancipated

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Exhausted : very tired.

Frustrated : feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something.

Lithe : (especially of a person’s body) thin, supple, and graceful.

Emancipated : free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberated.

Weary : feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.

Synonym of Weary is Exhausted

8124. Synonym of GRAPHIC

A. Squarish

B. Geometrical

C. Pictorial

D. Mathematical

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Squarish : somewhat square in form or appearance.

Geometrical : relating to geometry, or according to its methods.

Pictorial : of or expressed in pictures; illustrated.

Mathematical : relating to mathematics.

Graphic : relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.

Synonym of Graphic is Pictorial

8125. Synonym of BARTER

A. Deal

B. Return

C. Lend

D. Exchange

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Deal : distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation to players for a game or round.

Return : come or go back to a place or person.

Lend : grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.

Exchange : an act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.

Barter : exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.

Synonym of Barter is Exchange

8126. “It’s not my business,” said the postman. “Let the government do whatever it has to.”

A. The postman said that it was the government’s and not his business to do that.

B. The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.

C. The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.

D. The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.

✅ The correct answer is option C.

8127. “Have you done this sort of work before?” said his new employer

A. His new employer asked him whether he has done that sort of work before.

B. His new employer asked him whether he has done this sort of work before.

C. His new employer asked him whether he had done that sort of work before.

D. His new employer asked him whether he had done this sort of work before.

✅ The correct answer is option C.

8128. Naren said, “Why are you still waiting here, Binod?”

A. Naren asked Binod why he was still waiting there.

B. Naren asked Binod that why he was still waiting there.

C. Naren asked Binod why he is still waiting there.

D. Naren asked Binod that why you were still waiting there.

✅ The correct answer is option A.

8129. He said to her, “Are you coming to the party?”

A. He asked her whether she was coming to the party.

B. He told her if she was coming to the party.

C. He asked her if she was coming to the party.

D. He asked her if she will be coming to the party.

✅ The correct answer is option C.

8130. My cousin said, “My room-mate snored throughout the night.”

A. My cousin said that her room-mate had snored throughout the night.

B. My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.

C. My cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.

D. My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.

✅ The correct answer is option A.