Pilfer (find synonym)

• gossip
• trifle
• loiter
• steal
Correct Option: D  [ steal ]

Remark:

Our monthly expenditure ___________ by five hundred rupees when we decided to buy milk from the milkman.

• grew up
• shot up
• got up
• lifted up
Correct Option: A  [ shot up ]

Remark: "shot up": increase (become bigger or greater in amount)

Impede (Find Antonym)

• Block
• Advance
• Obstruct
• Retard
Correct Option: B  [ Advance ]

Remark: "Impede" means to obstruct, hinder, or slow down the progress or movement of something or someone.

"Advance" means to move forward or make progress, both in terms of physical movement and the development.

Which is a synonym of STUBBORN.

• Amenable
• Docile
• Obstinate
• None of these
Correct Option: C  [ Obstinate ]

Remark: "Stubborn" is an adjective used to describe someone who is unyielding, obstinate, or resistant to change or persuasion.

I owe a large sum _________ the bank.

• in
• to
• with
• on
Correct Option: B  [ to ]

Remark:

He has some respite ______ suffering.

• from
• in
• into
• with
Correct Option: A  [ from ]

Remark:

Please be as brief as you can, I have other fish to fry.

• to cook the food
• to take rest
• some important work to attend to
• to attend the friends
Correct Option: C  [ some important work to attend to ]

Remark:

At first there was a show of resistance to the new rule issued by the Government, but the movement had no backbone and speedily collapsed.

• justification
• impact
• strength
• support
Correct Option: C  [ strength ]

Remark:

Neither of the two stores _________ open.

• are
• is
• has
• have
Correct Option: B  [ is ]

Remark: Sentence begins with "neither" or "either" without the "or/nor" combination, the verb is singular.

Morose (find opposite)

• healthy
• cheerful
• gloomy
• haggard
Correct Option: B  [ cheerful ]

Remark: