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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.

Environmental protection and management is ______attracting a lot of attention these days.

A) affectedly B) deservedly
C) acridly D) lewdly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) deservedly

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

My friend said to me, "I am not going to talk to you."

A) The friend has told me that he is not going to talk to me. B) The friend told me that he would not be talking to me.
C) The friend told me that he was not going to talk to me. D) The friend has told me that he is never going to talk with me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The friend told me that he was not going to talk to me.

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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 thorn in the flesh

A) A minor discomfort which is easily ignored. B) To fight despite being injured.
C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble. D) A person within close family whom you secretly hate.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble.

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 


We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture.

 


The ______ of our cultural heritage

 

A) source B) minaret
C) altar D) citadel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) citadel

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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.

 

You can say that again

 

A) To challenge someone B) To express agreement
C) To politely ask someone to repeat D) A favourite story
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To express agreement

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

My friend said to me, "For me running is like therapy."

 

A) My friend told me this that for her running is like therapy. B) My friend told me that for her running was like therapy.
C) My friend told me that for her having ran was like therapy. D) My friend tells me that for her running is like therapy.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My friend told me that for her running was like therapy.

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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.

No man is an island

 

A) a man is self sufficient only when he gets married B) no one is self­-sufficient; everyone relies on others
C) nobody prefers to live alone D) to not marry is like living on an island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) no one is self­-sufficient; everyone relies on others

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At least one pair of opposite angles is congruent in a _____.

A) Cyclic quadrilateral B) Trapezium
C) Isosceles trapezium D) Kite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kite

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