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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 news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

the day’s most ____________ upheavals

 

 

 

A) significance B) significantly
C) significant D) significancy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) significant

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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".

 

I could see that the situation (have reversed).

 

A) had reverse B) had reversed
C) had reversing D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had reversed

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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 picture paints a thousand words

 

A) An image of a subject conveys its meaning more effectively than a description does. B) No words can do justice to a masterpiece.
C) A great poem or script recreates a complete imagery. D) Your mind will create fanciful images based on the information that it gets.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) An image of a subject conveys its meaning more effectively than a description does.

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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 reason is a fear that we will not ______________ find ourselves in that higher echelon of posts and achievements that get so many likes and reposts, a sign of success and ____________ in our binary outlook. A darker worry also exists at the back _______ our mind. What if we end __________ in the other group, an object of ridicule, derided as another in a long list of failures _________ embarrassments that go viral for all the wrong reasons?

 

a sign of success and ____________ in our binary outlook.

 

A) appreciate B) appreciative
C) appreciation D) appreciatively
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) appreciation

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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 mind is a tool to achieve ______ levels of consciousness, wisdom and bliss.

 

A) higher B) digaonal
C) vertical D) horizontal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) higher

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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'.

 

Gita had been(A)/dancing at the party little(B)/more than usual.(C)/No error(D)

 

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

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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 thefour alternatives.

When the kerosene burned, the fuel in the tank below would be __________ pressure, and __________ a small circular flame would appear in the burner. The valve had tobe opened to let more kerosene vapour to the burner and pumping resumed. With the increase in pressure, the burner flame would spread _________ a loud noise. Tolower the flame, the valve had to be _________ opened to reduce the pressure and then tightened until the desired flame size was achieved. _________ you wanted theflame to be bigger, you had to hit the piston again. Pump stoves are still in vogue.

had to be _________ opened to reduce

A) partly B) some
C) none D) everything
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) partly

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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.
If your child has not met the ______________ vaccination requirements, he or she will not be allowed to attend public school.

A) optional B) referral
C) compulsory D) guideline
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) compulsory

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