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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped out from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him.

The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, "Sorry to have kept you waiting." Not many whites would have done what he did.

The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Dr. Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, "That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking."


Dr. Albert was _____ person.

A) a generous and friendly B) a proud
C) a timid D) a kind and helpful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a kind and helpful

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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.

We entered, and

X-had been assigned
Y-to each of us
Z-found that a hut

A) YZX B) YXZ
C) ZXY D) XZY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ZXY

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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.

Put your own house_______ order before preaching others.

A) within B) into
C) in D) to
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) in

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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) amusemant B) ammusement
C) ammusemant D) amusement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) amusement

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In the following questions, 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.

Management is a set of _____ that can keep a complicated system of people and technology running _____. The most _____ aspects of management include planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, controlling and problem solving. Leadership is a set of process that creates organization in the first place or adapts, them to _____ changing circumstances. Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that _____ and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.

of people and technology running _____.

A) fastly B) reliably
C) smoothly D) sharply
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) smoothly

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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.
Red letter day

A) Starting day B) Holiday
C) Significant day D) Ending day
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Significant day

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

They hurried up the booth’s back and waited for the malformed youth to disperse.

i. to the booth’s back

ii. for towards the booth’s back

iii. for the booth’s backing

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

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The correct preposition to be used with the verb ‘hurried’ is ‘to’ and not the others. ‘Hurry to a place’ means ‘move to a place with great haste.’

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

Cantankerous

A) Humorous B) Quarrelsome
C) Remorseful D) Dullness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Quarrelsome

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