SRCC GBO 2016 Question Paper

Fair and square means doing things honestly and being straightforward with them.

Hence, the answer is Upright.

The idiom "burnt his fingers" means to suffer negative consequences or get into trouble as a result of meddling or interfering in something that one should not have. In this context, it refers to the person facing trouble due to interfering in his neighbour's affairs. Hence, Option D is the correct choice. 

The idiom feather their own nest means to enrich oneself by using one's influence or position or with other people's money. The option that best captures this idea is option C.

Option A suggests improving the company's reputation, which is not related to personal gain.

Option B refers to managing the company, but it’s not about self-interest.

Option D means changing or expanding the company's offerings, which is not related to personal enrichment.

The idiom "in a brown study" means to be deeply absorbed in thought, often to the point of being unaware of one's surroundings or inattentive. Hence, "absent-minded" (Option C) best captures the meaning of the phrase.

Option B ("absorbed in reading") seems like a close contender, but the idiom "in a brown study" typically refers to being preoccupied with one's own thoughts rather than just focusing on 'reading.'

Keep a straight face in this context would be to be professional and not show emotions. 
The correct replacement here would be option A, remain serious which best fits the context of children breaking their tone on the wrong pronunciation. 

Therefore, Option A is the correct answer. 

From the sentence, it can be understood that the presence of armed guards stopped the subject of the sentence from doing anything (which they wanted to do presumably). 

Inspired, and encouraged would suggest that the subjects went ahead and did the disruptive things, which is opposite to what the sentence suggests. 

Irritated would also not fit since "It irritated them from doing anything" would not b grammatically correct. 

Prevented would best fit, showing that the presence of the armed guards prevented anything disruptive from happening. 

Therefore, Option B is the correct answer. 

The sentence can be understood as an ironic remark on the politician, saying that he expects others to be polite towards him. This would make sense if the adjective showed him not to be polite towards them. 

Docile and Civilised would both show the politician in a good light, which would not fit the ironic tone of the sentence. 

Merciless would mean cruel, which although fits the ironic tone is not the most suitable among the options. 

Insolent means someone rude and arrogant. This would be the best fit, showing the politician to be rude towards others and still expecting others to be polite towards him. 

Therefore, Option A is the correct answer. 

Option A: Reticent is someone who does not reveal one's own thoughts and feelings; while this might relate to the part about Paula not questioning, this does 

Option B: Taciturn is a person who is reserved in speech and says little. Although this would fit with the part about Paula not questioning, this does not reflect her tendency to believe everything she was told. 

Option C: Recalcitrant means someone who has an uncooperative attitude and hence would be the exact opposite of what is needed in the sentence. 

Option D: Credulous refers to someone always ready to believe in things. This would be the most apt word for Paula as described in the sentence. 

Therefore, Option D is the correct answer. 

From the sentence, we see that the adjective should present the "way" that is able to navigate through steep mountain passes and coarse terrain. 
We can eliminate easy and smooth since they present the way to be easy to traverse, while the sentence suggests otherwise 

Elusive would mean something that is difficult to catch or find which does not fit the given context. 

Tortuous means something that has a lot of twists and turns and is complex. This would best fit as an adjective to the path wind will have to take to cover the difficult terrains. 

Therefore, Option D is the correct answer. 

The sentence is talking about the instance where the number of seats were insufficient. While entertain and welcome both can be used to talk about the number of seats, the sentences talks from a more managerial perspective. 

Ascertain means to confirm something, which does not it the context here. 

Accommodate would be the given context where it would mean space for lodging or making room for the people at the venue. 

Therefore, Option D is the correct answer.