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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.

graveyard shift

A) to work in a very scary place	B) a place where one is forced to work so hard that it almost kills you
C) to work with a team where everybody else is very lazy	D) a work shift that runs through the early morning hours

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a work shift that runs through the early morning hours

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

Life offers myriad choices, isn't it?

A) shouldn't it?	B) does it?
C) doesn't it?	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) doesn't it?

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Ritu said to you,"You are looking very pretty."

A) Ritu told you that you were looking very pretty.	B) Ritu told you that I was looking very pretty.
C) Ritu told you that she was looking very pretty.	D) Ritu told you that you are looking very pretty.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ritu told you that you were looking very pretty.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

He said to Raina,"I cannot marry you now but I shall surely do so next year."

A) He told Raina that he cannot marry her now but would surely do so the following year.	B) He told her that he could not marry Raina then but would surely marry her next year.
C) He told Raina that he could not marry her then but he would surely do so the following year.	D) He told Raina that he would not marry her then but would surely do so the next year.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He told Raina that he could not marry her then but he would surely do so the following year.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Please don't ________ me when I'm speaking.

A) interrupted	B) interrupts
C) interrupt	D) interrupting

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) interrupt

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

We are withnessing not triumph but the breakdown of democracy.

A) not the triumph but breakdown	B) not the triumph but the breakdown
C) note triumph but breakdown	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) not the triumph but the breakdown

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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.

Irony. __________________word captures our response to the ongoing nationwide drought in more ways than one. We have woken _________ the reality of drought a full six months after the end of monsoon. After waking up, we focus ____________ the drinking water __________ in urban centres and not the multidimensional crisis of life and livelihood in _______________ hinterland.

After waking up, we focus ____________

A) on	B) in
C) into	D) upon

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) on

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Puissant

A) Secure	B) Forceful
C) Active	D) Lazy

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