Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word given in capital letters:

DEBILITATE

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Study of snakes

Some of the most (1)/ successful organisations in the world (2)/ uses exploration and plays (3)/ to their continued success and growth (4) / No error (5).

IRONIC

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

The population of Sri Lanka are less than that of India.

Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

Porous

In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

ESCAPADE

Directions : Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required', mark (E) as the answer.

It is the crippling losses suffered by US banks have led to the current economic slump.