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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The driver gave (advice) at the court during the murder trial.

 

A) evidence B) proof
C) witness D) no improvement

Answer:   A) evidence



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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

We, all of us, (are compromise) the moment we’re living in.

 

A) compromise B) compromising
C) is compromised D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) compromise

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

In fact, (be) among so many happy people can automatically cheer you up.

 

A) to be B) been
C) being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) being

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

 

The action of driving or pushing forwards

 

A) Propulsion B) Astern
C) Abaft D) Propitiate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Propulsion

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

 

Public disgrace arising from shameful conduct

 

A) Opprobrium B) Kudos
C) Plaudit D) Ovation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Opprobrium

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

A bad hair day

 

A) A day which has a bad start will eventually become better. B) A day on which everything seems to go wrong.
C) Don’t worry over hair loss or else you will lose more. D) A day when you forget to comb your hair.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A day on which everything seems to go wrong.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Chicken out

 

A) Quickly move from one position to another in a game of chess or war. B) Be a lover of non vegetarian delicacies.
C) Be easily confused over small issues. D) To decide not to do something because you are too frightened.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To decide not to do something because you are too frightened.

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

All this suggests the intimate relations which exist between history, politics, and sociology. The ____________ thing, however, is not the identities but the distinctions.For, however much the _____________ disciplines may, in practice, overlap, it is necessary ________ the sake of clear thinking to have their limits defined. As far _______sociology and history are concerned the differences may be summed up in a word. __________ history and sociology are concerned with the life of man as man.

 

up in a word. __________ history and

 

A) Two B) Both
C) Twice D) Pair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

All this suggests the intimate relations which exist between history, politics, and sociology. The ____________ thing, however, is not the identities but the distinctions.For, however much the _____________ disciplines may, in practice, overlap, it is necessary ________ the sake of clear thinking to have their limits defined. As far _______sociology and history are concerned the differences may be summed up in a word. __________ history and sociology are concerned with the life of man as man.

 

As far _______ sociology and history are concerned

 

A) as B) like
C) same D) such
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) as

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