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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.


Instead of finding the root cause of_________ of Indians, the British government took to more ____________ measures. Under the Defense of India Act, it gave more power to the police to arrest persons to stop processions with ____________ movements and actions. The Act brought in the Central Legislative Assembly was defeated by one vote. Even then it was to be passed in the form of an ordinance in the "interest of the public." Bhagat Singh who was in hiding all this while, volunteered to throw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly where the meeting to pass the ordinance was being held. It was a carefully laid out _________, not to cause death or injury but to _____________ the attention of the government, that the modes of its suppression could no more be tolerated. It was decided that Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt would court arrest after throwing the bomb.


the British government took to more ____________ measures.

A) drastic B) angrier
C) repressive D) damaging
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) repressive

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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”.

The majority of the rain-fed Indian rivers, either dry up, or become trickle after the monsoon.

A) the trickle B) a trickle
C) an trickle D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a trickle

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In the following question, four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

A) orthopeadic B) orthopadic
C) orthopaedic D) orthopedic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) orthopaedic

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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.

The criminal changed his name to an ___________ in order to elude the police.

A) alternative B) alias
C) option D) untrue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) alias

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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'.

As Benjamin ran (1)/ next the street, he wondered (2)/ what he should buy. (3)/No Error (4)

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

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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.

 

backseat driver

A) A person who keeps giving advice to others for things that they are not responsible B) The one who is sitting in the back seat behaves like a boss
C) The real power lies in the hands of those who control the strings D) The puppet dances to the actions of the puppeteer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A person who keeps giving advice to others for things that they are not responsible

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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'.

The two children were(A)/identical except for(B)/the colour for their eyes.(C)/No error(D)

 

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

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Copious

 

A) Counterfeit B) Plentiful
C) Commendable D) Deficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Plentiful

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