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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.

 

A little bird told me

 

A) Have a strong network of spies from where you get reliable information from which you can profit. B) Used to indicate that the speaker knows something but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret.
C) A secret which is known by everybody. D) A person unknowingly letting out a secret.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Used to indicate that the speaker knows something but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret.

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

I did not give at the examination as my circumstances are bad.

A) write B) sit
C) appear D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) appear

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

 

I will take the responsibility of failure.

A) I have been taking the responsibility of failure. B) The responsibility of failure will be taken by me.
C) The responsibility of failing would have been taken by me. D) Taking the responsibility of failure will be done by myself.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The responsibility of failure will be taken by me.

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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 put the cat among the pigeons

 

A) To hunt easy prey B) To be different in a group where everybody is alike
C) To do something that is likely to cause controversy D) When the entire group feels trapped in a bad situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To do something that is likely to cause controversy

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

Piquancy

A) Bland B) Flavouring
C) Insipid D) Tedious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Flavouring

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped out from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him.

The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, "Sorry to have kept you waiting." Not many whites would have done what he did.

The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Dr. Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, "That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking."


Dr. Albert was _____ person.

A) a generous and friendly B) a proud
C) a timid D) a kind and helpful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a kind and helpful

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

A) Reside B) Revise
C) Advise D) Demice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Demice

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Each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and markyour response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.


S1 :The climate question presents a leapfrog era for India’s development paradigm.
S6 :This presents a good template for India, building on its existing plans to introduce electric mobility through buses first, and cars by 2030.
P :It is aimed at achieving a shift to sustainable fuels, getting cities to commit to eco-friendly mobility and delivering more walkable communities, all of which will improve the quality of urban life.
Q : At the Bonn conference, a new Transport Decarbonisation Alliance has been declared.
R : This has to be resolutely pursued, breaking down the barriers to wider adoption of rooftop solar energy at every level and implementing net metering systems for all categories of consumers.
S :Already, the country has chalked out an ambitious policy on renewable energy, hoping to generate 175 gigawatts of power form green sources by 2022.


The correct sequence should be

A) S R Q P B) S P R Q
C) P R S Q D) Q R S P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) S P R Q

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SPRQ is the correct order in which sentences should be arranged.
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