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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.

 

Comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment

 

A) Arouse B) Pique
C) Fluster D) Console
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Console

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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/Phraseand click the button corresponding to it.

Once in a blue moon

A) Very rarely B) Common
C) Predictable D) Ordinary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Very rarely

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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.

To heave a sigh of relief

A) To ecome very tired with routine or boring work B) To suddenly feel very happy because something unpleasant has not happened or has ended
C) To Feel extremely sad over someone else's misfortune D) To Feel silent anger over real or perceived injustice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To suddenly feel very happy because something unpleasant has not happened or has ended

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A person who grows crops

A) Sharecropper B) Freedman
C) Farmer D) Slave
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Farmer

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
She said to me, "Will you be coming to the party, tomorrow?"

A) She asked me if I would be going to the party the day after tomorrow. B) She asked me if I will be going to the party the following day.
C) She asked me if I will be going to the party the day after tomorrow. D) She asked me if I would be going to the party the following day.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) She asked me if I would be going to the party the following day.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Would it be impolite (to be asked) why they are leaving?

A) to ask B) for asking
C) for being asked D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to ask

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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.

I was _____________ paying the toll tax.

A)  free from B) exonerated from
C) exempted from D)  exposed to
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) exempted from

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

The Vice Chancellor congratulated the blind student for his success in the examination

A) in his B) on his
C) over his D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) on his

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