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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.

 

I am tired ______ this, Chandler.

 

A) with B) over
C) of D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) of

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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.


New kid on the block

 

A) A person who is acting smart to impress others     B) Be inexperienced in company of veteran  
C) To block the path of success of outsiders.   D) Newcomer to a particular place or sphere of activity  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Newcomer to a particular place or sphere of activity  

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 


According to the author, all art is

 

A) a reflection of life. B) art
C) an escape D) an important sense.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) an escape

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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.

 

Ignorance is bliss

 

A) Lack of knowledge is a curse B) Sometimes it is better for you if you do not know all the facts
C) Fools believe they know more than the wise D) To be truly happy one should ignore everything else
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sometimes it is better for you if you do not know all the facts

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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.

 

The fire will burn this house.

A) Burning of this house will be done by the fire. B) The firing would be burning this house.
C) This house will be burnt by the fire. D) This is the house that the fire will be burning.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) This house will be burnt by the fire.

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are nice and gentle and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she has been told. The nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her home town to her own people.

Gopal is from a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirement. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decides to sell their own land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscates Gopal's passport and gives him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do.


Which word from the ones given below, best describes Namita's relationship with her employers in the beginning?

A) Cordial B) Friendly
C) Sympathetic D) Complaining
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cordial

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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 ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.


a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide

A) enlarged B) evolved
C) grown D) enhanced
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) evolved

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In the following question, sentence given with blank is 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 investigations revealed a ______________lack of efficiency in the functioning of the airlines.

A) plain B) obscure
C) conspicuous D) concealed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) conspicuous

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