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Which among the following games was very popular in ancient India?

A) Chess B) Cricket
C) Hockey D) Football
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chess

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Exorbitant

A) Clear B) Dull
C) High D) Rare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) High

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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 have an axe to grind

A) sharpening your skills in anticipation of future challenges B) to have a private reason for doing something
C) preparing for a fight D) getting ready for work or a new project
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to have a private reason for doing something

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

grease the palm

A) dirty one's hands B) work in a garage
C) slip and fall D) bribe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) bribe

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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".

She (had to) four previous solo shows.

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

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


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

The _____ background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon.

A) soporific B) merciful
C) vivid D) hardened
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) vivid

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Leaps and bounds

A) Slowly B) Rapidly
C) Jumping D) Stationary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rapidly

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

To play fast and loose

A) To be narrow minded B) To play a good game
C) To act in an unreliable way D) To defeat a person
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To act in an unreliable way

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