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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 scorpion stung the farmer.

A) The farmer was stung by the scorpion. B) The farmer had been stung by the scorpion.
C) The farmer is stung by the scorpion. D) The farmer has been stung by the scorpion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The farmer was stung by the scorpion.

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


The public sector banks are witnessing in india a period of transition and are at crossroads, where they without giving up social responsibility, should also remain healthy. They need to undertake risky experiments yet perform it innovatively in a way it does not fail. They should make forays into new areas which are rarely tread by them and lose no emerging opportunities. It should be understood that absence of any bad advance is no sign of efficient banking system. It only indicates immense conservatism. However this is no guarantee for profit. There should be a balance between liquidity and risk. Past sins should be forgotten. Novel and pragmatic techniques should be adopted without which banks would be in danger.

 

What does the absence of any bad advance indicate?

A) A penchant for risks B) Immense conservatism
C) Financial independence D) A deep-seated social commitment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Immense conservatism

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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 boxer lands an upper cut to the chin of his opponent.

A) Landing of an upper cut was done by the boxer to the chin of his opponent. B) The chin of the opponent is where the upper cut of the boxer has landed.
C) Upper cutting of the chin of his opponent has been done by the boxer. D) An upper cut was landed to the chin of his opponent by the boxer.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) An upper cut was landed to the chin of his opponent by the boxer.

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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.

Leave no stone unturned

A) Search for the hidden treasure B) Do a futile task
C) Be known for achieving a tremendous feat D) Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

You have come here with the intention in insulting me.

A) for insulting me B) of insulting me
C) on insulting me D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) of insulting me

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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

 

Man's attitude to various animals changed many times in the course of centuries. From indifference or practicality, he went on to adoration and deification, and then to hatred. Ancient Egyptians, for example, highly appreciated the cat's ability to destroy rodents. The cat was much superior in this respect to the grass­snakes and weasels they had kept in their houses before. These proved unable to cope with hordes of rats which invaded Egypt from Asia. So the cat, a very useful animal, was ranked as a sacred animal and one of the most important animals, too. The goddess of the Moon, fertility and child­birth, Bast herself was portrayed by the Egyptians as a woman with a cat's head.

Sumptuous temples were built to this goddess, where cats were kept in luxury and fed the choicest of foods. They had their own priests and votaries, more numerous as a matter of fact than any other sacred animal could boast. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the festival in the city of Bubastis, which had a temple dedicated to cats, was attended by as many as 700 thousand, who brought their offerings to the goddess in the shape of figurines of her made of gold, silver and bronze and adorned with precious stones.

 

The cat was considered to be a _____ .

A) sacred animal B) goddess
C) symbol of peace D) symbol of fertility
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sacred animal

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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.

Mend your ways

A) Happy with one's behaviour B) Sad with one's behaviour
C) Destroy one's behaviour D) Improve one's behaviour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Improve one's behaviour

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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.

Once again, a _____________ monsoon so vital to India's economic fortunes has left some states in shambles. From Assam to Karnataka, heavy rainfall in a ____________ has created paralysing floods that have taken a _______________, wiped out crops and destroyed hard-earned assets. When the waters ___________, a familiar cycle of assessment of damage by Central teams, preparation of loss estimates and expensive ____________ work such as repairs of river embankments, will follow.


floods that have taken a _______________

A) many deaths B) dangerous turn
C) heavy toll of life D) big cost in terms of life
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) heavy toll of life

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