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

To avert

A) To aid B) To deter
C) To forestall D) To preclude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To aid

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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".

 

All the other subjects (has been reduced) to nameless and faceless extras.

A) have been reduced B) have being reduced
C) has been reducing D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) have been reduced

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Strain every nerve

A) Try all tricks B) Work very hard
C) Beg before others D) Spend a large amount
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Work very hard

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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.

A person who lives outside his native country

A) Indigenous B) Natal
C) Expatriate D) Intrinsic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expatriate

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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.

The state or quality of being holy

A) Avarice B) Baseness
C) Sanctity D) Parsimony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sanctity

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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) frenatically B) freneticaly
C) frenetically D) frenaticaly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) frenetically

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

He asked the child to go and play with some others children.

A) some other's children B) some others
C) some other D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) some other

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Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer


"I need you to give me a ballparks worth
of figures of how much this event is
going to cost us in the next two months."
i. give me a ballpark figure of how much this
event is going to cost
ii. give me the biggest ballpark of your figure,
how much this event is going to cost
iii. give me a ballpark figure of how much this
event is coming to cost

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. ii and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A. Only i

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Ans. A.
The answer is 'give me a ballpark figure of how much this event is going to cost.' A ballpark figure is a rough numerical estimate or approximation.

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