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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 child looked up at her teacher, obviously afraid that she would further __________ her.

 

A) revere B) extol
C) laud D) chastise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) chastise

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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.

 

Kill someone by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate

 

A) Bulwark   B) Foster  
C) Sentinel   D) Smother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Smother

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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.

 

Absolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing

 

A) Indict   B) Exonerate
C) Allege   D) Slur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Exonerate

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) circummventing B) circumvanting
C) circumventing D)  circummvanting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) circumventing

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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.

 

Accordingly to the author ___________ enables him to project a vision of the future

 

A) man's present experience B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past
C) man's sympathetic nature D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past

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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 entry of foreign media has to be ______ by strict rules. Any intention to ______ the country politically or economically or any attempt at cultural ______ in order to make the country a slave to the designs of international powers would not be ______. If the foreign media is keen on making a presence on the Indian soil, respect for the country’s unity and ______ is essential.

 

cultural ______ in order to make the country.

 

A) absenteeism B) clonism
C) imperialism D) dogmatism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) imperialism

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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 way criminal justice is designed and administered today _______________ serves any of the purposes for which it is set up: towards securing life and property. It does not ________________ criminals because of the delay and uncertainties involved in its processes and ridiculously ineffective punishments it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted. It provides wide discretion to the police and the prosecution, __________________ the system vulnerable to corruption and manipulation and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.


it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted.

 

A) of B) onto
C) over D) on
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) on

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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 English language is ___________ complex in character that it can scarcely be learned by rule, and can __________ be mastered by the study of such idioms and phrases as are provided in this book; but just as care must be taken to place every accent or stress _________ the proper syllable in the ______________ of every word it contains, so must the stress or emphasis be placed on the proper word in ___________ sentence spoken.

 

and can __________ be mastered by the study

 

 

A) good B) best
C) nice D) fine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) best

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