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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 fool and his money are easily parted

A) a foolish person spends money carelessly and will soon be penniless B) a miser will eventually lose all his money due to one foolish mistake
C) a foolish person will never be able to get rich D) a rich person should be smart enough to avoid people who will fool him for his wealth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a foolish person spends money carelessly and will soon be penniless

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.


Capacious

 

A) Cramped B) Broad
C) Comfortable D) Generous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cramped

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

Had work been resumed by the labourers before the manager arrived?

 

A) Have the labourers resumed work before the arrival of the manager? B) Had the labourers resumed work before the manager arrived?
C) Had they resumed the work before the manager came? D) Had the labourers not resumed work before the manager arrived?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Had the labourers resumed work before the manager arrived?

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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 receptionist gave us (A)/ much informations (B)/ which we needed. (C)/ No Error (D)

 

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

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If a body slides over a surface, the force resisting the motion between them is called ______.

A) Centripetal force B) Friction
C) Centrifugal force D) Inertia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Friction

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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.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time. The camera is our pause button, the cork we use to stop time from running out. And the photo album is the most potent time machine ever ____________, one that transports you to a curated past where everything exists ________ you choose to remember it,one that lets you revisit ________ just people and places and ages, but the hidden crannies of ________ own memory and the strange landscape of emotions that lies beyond.

 

everything exists ________ you choose to

A) so B) to
C) at D) as
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) at

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The Rajya Sabha members are elected for a term of _____ years.

A) 15 B) 12
C) 9 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

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According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors?

A) Vellanvagai B) Brahmadeya
C) Shalabhoga D) Devadana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vellanvagai

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