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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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

in conjunction __________ others to be found

 

 

A) between B) midst
C) with D) in
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

By then running water and electricity (had arrive), making the well and the lamp post redundant.

 

A) had arriving   B) had arrived  
C) arriving   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had arrived  

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Whom you think B) will be dismissed 
C) first? D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Whom you think

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The error is in first part. Replace ‘whom’ with ‘who’. ‘Whom’ is a pronoun which is the objective case of the pronoun ‘who’. But who is the subject in the given sentence, and hence usage of ‘whom’ is incorrect here.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Our office building comprises (1)/ seven floors and a restaurant at the top in an (2)/ area of about eight hundred sq. metres. (3)/ No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Goods  and  Services  Tax  likely  to  be  levied in India is not a

A) gross value tax B) value-added tax
C) consumption tax D) destination-based tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) gross value tax

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GST  is  a  destination-based  tax,  it means   end   users   consuming   any goods or services is liable to pay the Goods  and  Services  Tax.  The  tax  is collected  by  the  State  in  which  the goods or services are consumed and not  by  the  state  in  which  goods  are manufactured    and    If    there    are exports,  the  seller  of  the  goods  or services  is  exempted  from  paying the tax. GST is a consumption-based tax,  it  means  the  state  where  the goods  were  consumed  will  receive GST   and   where   goods   were   sold should  not  get  any  taxes.GST  is  a value added tax as it is based on the increase  in  value  of  a  product  or service  at  each  stage  of  production or   distribution.GST   is   not   gross value tax.

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‘Capital gains’ refers to goods which

A) serve as a source of raising further capital B) help in the further production of goods
C) directly go into the satisfaction of human wants D) find multiple uses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) help in the further production of goods

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriateoption. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No error'.

My sister-in-laws (1)/ who lives in Kolkata (2)/ have come to stay with us. (3)/ No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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When the human body temperature falls by about 2 - 3.5 F below the normal body temperature, the condition is known as

A) Fever B) Hypothermia
C) Hyperthermia D) Hyperpyrexia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hypothermia

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