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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.

A remedy for all diseases

A) Antiseptic B) Antibiotic
C) Narcotics D) Panacea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Panacea

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

A) Ebb B) Fade
C) Extend D) Wane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Extend

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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.

 

War and Peace is _____ concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families,

A) importantly B) primarily
C) heavily D) connectively
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) primarily

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

The author implies that

 

A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles B) hedgehogs eat only black beetles
C) they do not eat black beetles D) he is writing a book on hedgehogs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles

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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 noimprovement is needed, select "no improvement".

What seeds you (has sow) in the garden of your mind determine the quality of life you shall have.

A) sowing B) sow
C) had sow D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sow

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In the following question, four words have been given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Fanatiecism B) Femininity
C) Flippant D) Fortuitous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fanatiecism

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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 go for broke

A) to risk everything in an all-out effort B) failure in relationship or partnership
C) losing all money in an effort to revive a failing business D) to start again after failing in a business
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to risk everything in an all-out effort

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) pillages B) spliter
C) palenes D) bloting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) pillages

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