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

A) Bolster B) Shrivel
C) Mount D) Amplify
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shrivel

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

A) Anxiety B) Believe
C) Height D) Peity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Peity

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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.

EXAGGERATE

A) MAGNIFY B) IMAGINE
C) REINFORCE D) REITERATE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) MAGNIFY

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
She is not used (to sleep) for so long.

A) to be sleeping B) to sleep
C) to sleeping D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to sleeping

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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.

Smell a rat

A) To sense that events will not be in one's favour B) To begin to suspect trickery or deception
C) To be forewarned of danger to oneself D) To prevent calamity by chance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To begin to suspect trickery or deception

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.


I took the grinder yesterday.

A) The grinder was took by me yesterday. B) The grinder was took by me the day before.
C) The grinder had been took by me the day before. D) The grinder was taken by me yesterday.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The grinder was taken by me yesterday.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Nothing fantastic there, (A)/nor anything Riya would find(B)/either threatening nor interesting.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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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.

 

Egregious

 

A) Noticeable B) Gross
C) Mild D) Obvious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mild

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