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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.

Rat race

A) Make others fight for scraps and get sadistic pleasure out of it B) Be an oppressive boss and treat employees like animals
C) A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power D) Play games with the lives of other people and see them run aimlesly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power

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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.

A person who lives outside his native country

A) Indigenous B) Natal
C) Expatriate D) Intrinsic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expatriate

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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'.

Several great battles (1)/ took place among (2)/ the British and the Americans. (3)/No Error (4)

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

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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 woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows.

A) and B) because
C) but D) if
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) and

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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.

Protection of or authority over someone

A) Autonomous B) Tutelage
C) Nonaligned D) Unaided
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tutelage

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Cap in hand

A) Defiant B) Screaming
C) Well behaved D) In a respectful manner
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) In a respectful manner

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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.

Purush wandered _______________ through life, with no clear ideas of where he was heading and what he wanted to accomplish.

A) madly B) excitedly
C) crazily D) aimlessly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) aimlessly

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
GREGARIOUS

A) UNSOCIABLE B) UNSYMPATHETIC
C) UNGRATEFUL D) UNATTRACTIVE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) UNSOCIABLE

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