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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 latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common)

A) sometime B) sometimes
C) at time D) any time
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sometimes

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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 fouralternatives.

If we can permit ourselves to _______________ movement fully, we permit ourselves to perceive, think ________ reflect. We allow ourselves the privilege of reimagining dance,music, and the way you and I talk, or think, or love. We move _____________ an incredible space of __________, primarily in thought, but perhaps more restrictively in defining____________, or maybe even doing away with it.

space of __________, primarily in thought,

A) liberty B) liberation
C) liberties D) liberal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) liberty

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Being a rainy day B) we did not feel like going out or doing anything
C) except playing chess in our room. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Being a rainy day

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The error is in first part. If we start the sentence with being, it means that we were rainy which is incorrect. The sentence indicates that the day was Rainy, and the day will be denoted by ‘It’. So ‘It being a rainy day’ will be the correct idiomatic expression. Otherwise the meaning of the sentence changes.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Draconian law

A) Written law B) Extremely severe law
C) Oral law D) Lenient law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Extremely severe law

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Simon teaches children __________ water colour painting

A) the art on B) the art in
C) the art by D) the art of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the art of

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If the resistance of a conductor is reduced to half its initial value, then the heating effect in the conductor will become ___.

A) half B) double
C) one-fourth D) four-times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) half

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Which of the following monuments built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah is said to be built to commemorate the eradication of plague?

A) Alai Minar B) Charminar
C) Fateh Burj D) Qutub Minar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Charminar

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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) scentillate B) scintilate
C) scintillate D) scentilate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) scintillate

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