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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 bone of contention

A) The only part to which two arguing parties agree. B) An issue over which there is continuing disagreement.
C) A very expensive inherited property. D) To be happy with only a few things.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) An issue over which there is continuing disagreement.

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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.

 

The art of growing up is living in the school of life, where learning is ______, and taking responsibility is important.

A) neglected B) ignored
C) focused D) superficial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) focused

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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.


And then, a few glorious minutes ______________, it was time to reluctantly head ashore. ____________ time, the strokes were more fluid, the movements more relaxed. I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason why I came to the Andamans. As I watched, it played hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away. Suddenly, I realised a kinship with the blue waters ___________ the Bay of Bengal.


I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason

A) to say B) said
C) saying D) says
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to say

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

 

They found him lying dead on the roadside.

 

A) The roadside found him lying dead. B) He was lying dead found by the roadside.
C) Lying by the roadside, he was found dead. D) He was found lying dead by the roadside.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He was found lying dead by the roadside.

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Which of the following is added to iron to make iron hard and strong?

A) Zinc B) Copper
C) Carbon D) Sodium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbon

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The number of valence electrons in an atom of Phosphorous is

A) 4 B) 3
C) 2 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

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In the Modern Periodic Table elements present in the same period will have the same

A) atomic weight B) number of shells
C) atomic number D) valence electrons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) number of shells

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In the following questions, 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.

Literature is a _____ through which a person conveys his ideas towards or protest _____ different norms of society. The words that deal with a _____ issue are ofparticular importance in literature. They are _____ with a particular purpose in _____.

Literature is a _____ through which a person

A) base B) medium
C) source D) subject
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) medium

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