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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.

 

Bite off more than you can chew

 

A) A voracious person who eats with big morsels. B) It is not good manners to hog food when you are in a social setting.
C) A commitment is a commitment irrespective of whether you can do it or not. D) Take on a commitment one cannot fulfil.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Take on a commitment one cannot fulfil.

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

 

1. I can't stand here and promise that your future path is going to be wonderful.
P. Whatever one feels like doing today is set up as moral.
Q. People don't even pretend to care about what is right.
R. Instead, it might be very difficult, because our time is different than some other eras in human history.
S. If you look around, you can see that, little by little, it is a path leading to our destruction.
6. I am afraid that this legacy of freedom is facing an uncertain future.

 

A) PSRQ B) RQPS
C) QSRP D) PQRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RQPS

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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.

Mr. Sen is absent today. He _____ sick

A) has to be B) could have been
C) might be D) must have been
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) might be

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Chandragupta Maurya was born in Pataliputra, which is now in _______.

A) Chattisgarh B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Bihar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bihar

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Who will be implementing the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana scheme during financial year 2017-18?

A) National Insurance Company Limited B) New India Assurance Company Limited
C) Life Insurance of Corporation of India D) SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Life Insurance of Corporation of India

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Which of the following elements has the electronic configuration 2, 8, 3?

A) Magnesium B) Sodium
C) Aluminium D) Argon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aluminium

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvementis needed, select "no improvement".

 

During the last decade the typewriters (had give) way to the computers.

 

A) have gave B) is giving
C) have given D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have given

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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.

 

Verdant

 

A) Grassy B) Lush
C) Dying D) Fresh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dying

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