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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.

Leave no stone unturned

A) Search for the hidden treasure B) Do a futile task
C) Be known for achieving a tremendous feat D) Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something

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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 improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

There's nothing wrong with (having to) a different opinion.

A) have to B) has to
C) having D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) having

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What is the capital of Turkey?

A) Jerusalem B) Canberra
C) Wellington D) Ankara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ankara

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

A) Alter B) Concur
C) Digress D) Vary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Concur

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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.

Modern man is imprisoned by his time-table and his routine. His life is all care and _____. He does not have _____ for anything but his duties and occupation for _____ money. Men, in all _____ may have been prone to this disease and; indeed, we in India may not have been _____ by it to the extent that people in western countries have been.

but his duties and occupation for _____ money.

A) making B) minting
C) collecting D) spending
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) making

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Q:

What is the SI unit of temperature?

A) Kelvin B) Joule
C) Celsius D) Fahrenheit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kelvin

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Q:

Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of what industrial issue?

A) the formation of trusts B) the formation of labor unions
C) the crushing of labor unions D) vertical integration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the formation of labor unions

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Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of workers' rights. He was the first president of the American Federation of Labor, an organization that represented skilled workers from many different industries. Gompers advocated using collective bargaining or negotiations and strikes to gain greater rights for workers.

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Q:

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

 

Halcyon

 

A) Calm B) Gentle
C) Palmy D) Agitated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agitated

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