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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

Sociologists believe

 

P : that the reason why honour killings

Q : of the continued rigidity of the caste system

R : continue to take place is because

 

 

A) PRQ   B) RQP  
C) QRP   D) PQR

Answer:   A) PRQ  



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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".

 

If all of us (had been) philosophical thinkers, we would not have been deceived by scheming politicians all these years.

 

A) has been B) have been
C) had being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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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".

 

Whether it (were balancing) the budget or the day-to-day menu, grandma was the expert.

 

A) has balancing B) was balanced
C) was balancing D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) was balancing

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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.

 

Comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment

 

A) Arouse B) Pique
C) Fluster D) Console
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Console

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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.

 

Reduce or decrease in speed or intensity

 

A) Expedite B) Slacken
C) Impel D) Spur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Slacken

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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.

 

Excuse my French

 

A) Used to apologize for swearing. B) Said when one cannot speak the language of the other person correctly.
C) Used to make a flimsy excuse. D) Used when you give up easily.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Used to apologize for swearing.

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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.

 

To quit on someone

 

A) To fire someone from a job. B) To cheat with someone.
C) To give up on a difficult person. D) To stop helping someone, especially when the support is needed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To stop helping someone, especially when the support is needed.

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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.

 

Without habit, personality could not exist; for we could never do a thing twice alike, and ___________ would be a new person each succeeding moment. The acts which give us our own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts--the little things that do themselves moment by moment without care or attention, and are the truest and best expression of our real selves. Probably _______ one of us could be very sure which arm he puts ________ the sleeve, or which foot he puts into the shoe, first; and yet each of us ____________ formed the habit long ago of doing these things in a certain way.

 

and yet each of us ____________ formed the habit

 

 

A) certain B) certainty
C) certainly D) be certain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) certainly

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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.

 

Without habit, personality could not exist; for we could never do a thing twice alike, and ___________ would be a new person each succeeding moment. The acts which give us our own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts--the little things that do themselves moment by moment without care or attention, and are the truest and best expression of our real selves. Probably _______ one of us could be very sure which arm he puts ________ the sleeve, or which foot he puts into the shoe, first; and yet each of us ____________ formed the habit long ago of doing these things in a certain way.

 

which arm he puts ________ the sleeve

 

 

A) into B) on
C) upon D) to
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) into

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