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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 question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To make a fuss about

A) To be extremely delighted B) To work hard for eventual success
C) To be very strict or have very high standards D) An excessive display of attention or activity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) An excessive display of attention or activity

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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.

The clerk asked for my __________.

A) determination B) destiny
C) destination D) designation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) designation

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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".

No one knows how he escaped (dash) to pieces.

A) being dash B) being dashed
C) dashed D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) being dashed

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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.
Learn by heart

A) To memorize something B) Love something terribly
C) Learn a lesson by making a mistake D) Learn to control or hide your true feelings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To memorize something

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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".

She was uneasy because she (never be) on a plane before.

A) had never been B) never been
C) is never been D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) had never been

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