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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.

He ________ the low pay

A) moan at B) complain about
C) grumbled at D) ran after
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) grumbled at

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

A) Ardent B) Indifferent
C) Prohibit D) Merciless
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ardent

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In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.
Fire : Burn : : ? : ?

A) Water : Drink B) Wood : Trees
C) Ice : Freeze D) Flower : Rose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ice : Freeze

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
He thanked me for what I (have done) for his wife.

A) had done B) had been done
C) have been done D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) had done

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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.
flesh and blood

A) a very gory murder scene B) a lot of hard work
C) loss of lives in battle D) a person's physical body and their needs and frailties
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a person's physical body and their needs and frailties

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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.
 
Objective

A)

Fair

B)

Detached

C)

Straight

D)

Prejudiced

 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

Prejudiced



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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

Your services are dispensed for.

A) from B) with
C) off D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) off

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‘dispensed’ should be followed by ‘off’. Dispensed off means given away, therefore the sentence means that his services are no longer needed.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. Human beings are social animals, (who are living in communities), regulated by social norms and laws.

A) living in communities B) living amongst a community
C) living in midst of communities D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) living in communities

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