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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Stagnetion B) Stagnasion
C) Stagnation D) Stegnation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Stagnation

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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.

 

An axe to grind

 

A) One cannot cut wood with a blunt axe. B) To have important jobs to do.
C) Have an ulterior motive. D) A weapon is useful only when it is sharp.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Have an ulterior motive.

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Interuption B) Interruption
C) Intreuption D) Intteruption
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Interruption

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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.

From the last five days it has been raining torrentially.

A) Since the last B) for the last 
C) Since last D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Since the last

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From is used to denote a point of time. The preposition ‘since’ should be used here as five days is a period of time and the event started at the beginning of those five days.

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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. Distress

A) Concern B) Pleasure
C) Anxiety D) Discomfort
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pleasure

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In the following question, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column 'A' contains the
list of bold words, and in column 'B' the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options. If no correction is required against the given bold words, mark (E), i.e., "None of the above" as your answer.

On the occasion of his golden jubilee, the generous king Maharaja of Bikaner Ganga Singh, participated in the ancient Hindu TulaDaan ceremony whereby he sat on a large set of scales and was measured against gold bars, whose cash equivalent was then donated to the charitable Golden Jubilee Fund.

A) Both (1)-(5) and (4)-(8) B) (4)-(8)
C) (1)-(5) D) (3)-(7)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (3)-(7)

Explanation:

When a person sits on a scale, it is his weight against which the gold bars are measured. Also, we measure something with a scale, not against it.'Occasion' is a particular event or the time at which it takes place. 'Date' is the number of a day along with the month of the year specified by a number. Since no number is present, 'occasion' is correct. Wherein and whereby have the same meaning in the sentence and since none of the options mention the combination, it can be ignored. 'Equity' is the quality of being fair and impartial, which will not suit the sentence. Hence, the correct
answer is 4.

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

A) Definite B) Inchoate
C) Dismal D) Sullen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Definite

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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.

CONSCRIPT

A) DRAFT B) DRAW
C) ENCIRCLE D) SUBSCRIBE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) DRAFT

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