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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

A hair’s breadth

A) Telling about the smallest possible amount or degree of something B) Irresponsible pleasure sealing in an old age
C) Praising someone’s abilities and achievements D) Looking for something which is not clearly visible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Telling about the smallest possible amount or degree of something

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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.
The old man said, "Thanks I shall never forget this kindness, Ankit."

A) The old man applauded Ankit for his kindness and he shall never forget Ankit. B) The old man thanked Ankit and assured him that he would never forget his kindness.
C) Ankit was being thanked by the old man for his kindness towards an old man. D) The old man said thank you to Ankit for his kindness.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The old man thanked Ankit and assured him that he would never forget his kindness.

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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 preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.


"____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens

A) couch potato B) lazy tomato
C) loafer D) spectator
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) couch potato

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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.

 

Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

 

A) Hedonistic B) Decadent
C) Effete D) Ascetic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ascetic

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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.

 

Be in the red

 

A) Be the top performer B) To be in a loss or debt
C) Be in the list of people who are never invited D) Be in the bad books of a person
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To be in a loss or debt

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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'.

 

Hardly had I stepped(A)/out of my house when(B)/I saw them coming towards my house.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both "normal" and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers.

 

Selling a commodity at a price that is not more than that charged by competitors is -

A) rejected by the free market system B) opposed by the advocates of the free market theories
C) considered suspicious by the free market theorists D) recognized by the advocates of the free market theories
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) recognized by the advocates of the free market theories

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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.

 

Several countries ___________________ the world are now replacing the __________________ model of criminal justice partly _____________________ wholly with different models of restorative justice, _____________________ promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ____________________ indigenous systems of justice.

 

_____________________ promising results in crime control.

 

A) to yield B) yielding
C) for yielding D) yields
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) yielding

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