136. According to author in his early youth he liked to have more dealings with books than with men. Mock Test1 Solutions (English)
137. According to the passage the author says
that in later years his love of books diminished because even the bad experiences he had with men were more valuable than what the noblest book gave. 138. In view of the given passage, the sentence It is the experience with other human beings that nourishes ones life and not the books is the statement which reflects the main argument of the passage. 139. Dozen is never used in plural. Therefore, in place of dozens dozen will come. Option (b) is correct. 140. Alphabet is never used in plural. Therefore, in place of alphabets alphabet will come. Option (a) is correct. 141. Furniture is always used in singular. Therefore, in place of furnitures furniture will come. Option (d) is correct. 142. Luggage is used in singular. Therefore, in place of Luggages luggage will come. Option (c) is correct. 143. Order is used in singular. Therefore, in place of orders order will come. Option (b) is correct. 144. Absolution means pardon and amnesty means general pardon to political offender. Therefore, option (a) is correct. 145. Grouse means complain and complain means to object any one or express displeasure. Therefore, option (c) is correct synonym.
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146. Acumen means sharpness or mental
acuteness and cleverness also have same meaning. Therefore, option (d) is correct synonym. 147. Adhere means to hold opinion and believe also have same meaning. Therefore, option (b) is correct synonym. 148. Sequence means continuity or series while break means dicontinuity. Therefore, option (c) is correct antonym. 149. Benign means kind while cruel means pitiless. Therefore, option (b) is correct antonym. 150. Amnesty means pardon. Therefore, punishment is the antoym of amnesty. Option (d) is correct.