TOEFL Questions

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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 action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

Select the word with the correct spelling.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

A plant, leaf, or flower becoming limp

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'
 
1. It is easy to fall victim
2. not only to those who may hurt or mistreats us
3. but also to our own anger
4. No error

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.

Price-fixing is a phenomenon that is normal in -

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

Leaders usher

A-creates a natural tension

B-in organisational change, which

C-as the status quo fights back

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

From stem to stern

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

Great minds think alike