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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

One who knows everything.

A) Omniscient B) Conscious
C) Intellectual D) Learned
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Omniscient

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

______ to the story of family existence

A) inordinate B) subordinate
C) audacious D) judicious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) subordinate

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) feriest B) meditate
C) diuratic D) farments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) meditate

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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.
He said, "I saw a snake here."

A) He said that he had seen a snake there. B) He said that he saw a snake here.
C) He said that he saw a snake there. D) He said that he had seen a snake.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He said that he had seen a snake there.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

REPROOF

A) WARNING B) RIDICULE
C) REBUKE D) THREAT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) REBUKE

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) snoping B) leniency
C) bivoacs D) kerbsid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) leniency

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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 make a long story short

A) A very long boring narrative B) One should always communicate with fewer words wherever possible
C) Used to end an account of events quickly D) When you want the complete details and not just the summary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Used to end an account of events quickly

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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.

Consanguinity

A) Affinity B) Kin
C) Race D) Disunion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Disunion

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