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Answer: (d)

Though tea is a fluid or liquid, and a drink, it is more specifically a beverage ('liquid for drinking').

Answer: (d)

To 'instigate' is 'to urge or incite a person(s) to action', especially to do something wrong/ evil/violent. 'Inspire' has the opposite meaning; it means 'to instil, though not directly, thought or feeling of a positive kind, into a person'. 'Ignite' is 'to set fire to' or 'cause to burn'. Igniting certain feelings or thoughts in another means 'creating them directly' (unlike inspire). To 'invite' is to 'request courteously or attract through inducements, etc.'.

Answer: (c)

The terms 'uncivilised', 'primitive' and 'savage' are similar in meaning. 'Primitive' means 'early', 'ancient'. 'Savage' means 'uncivilised'. Generally, 'uncivilised', 'savage' and 'primitive' are used in the context of humans, life, etc.— savage man, primitive life, uncivilised means, and so on. In the given sentence, it is just a wild animal looking for food.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

With reference to a 'river', we always speak of its 'banks' (meaning, its edge).