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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

______ a wrench she unscrewed the bolts.

 

A) Along with B) On
C) By means of D) Sticking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) By means of

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

Speech was given (A)/ to man to (B)/ conseal his thoughts. (C)/ No Error (D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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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.


A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ___________, freezing her acts of goodness in time. Goodness acquires an act of fixed quality __________ in amber. Rather than _____________ a living creature, a saint or an icon becomes a hoarding, a permanent spectacle or a redundant quotation. Saintliness or heroism becomes a bundle of pictures in a calendar, a statue __________ inflexibly. Goodness becomes a stencil fixed _________ time.


A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ___________

A) pedestal B) platform
C) plinth D) podium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) pedestal

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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.


The preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.


_______________, the 79-year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances,

A) contemporary lingo B) modern linguistics
C) fashionable jargon D) common slang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) contemporary lingo

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The painting had not been painted by the famous painter.

A) The painting had never been painted by the painter who was famous. B) The painter who was famous not had painted the painting.
C) The famous painter had not painted the painting. D) The famous painter could not have painted the painting.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The painting had never been painted by the painter who was famous.

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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.
Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.

A) Valiant B) Stout
C) Phobic D)  Foolhardy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phobic

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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".
I wondered what one would have thought some 40 years ago if you (had said) you could heat liquid using a plastic container.

A) having said B) had say
C) have saying D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

They are looking forward (A)/to meet (B) /their parents (C)/No Error (D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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