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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.

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

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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 no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

The battle (to rage) for some time.

A) is raging B) has been raged
C) had been raging D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) had been raging

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Rub a part of the body to restore warmth or sensation.

A) Fuzz B) Chafe
C) Scum D) Oblique
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chafe

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Gokul said to Sumit, "Why did not you attend the meeting yesterday?"

A) Gokul asked Sumit why he did not attend the meeting the day before. B) Gokul asked Sumit why he had not attended that meeting yesterday.
C) Gokul asked Sumit why he had not attended the meeting the day before. D) Gokul asked Sumit why he did not attend that meeting yesterday.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gokul asked Sumit why he had not attended the meeting the day before.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Few people know that flowers use textures to __________ different kinds of insects.

A) signal B) feel
C) attract D) distract
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) attract

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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.

good Samaritan

A) a very rich but humble person B) a person who helps others but with a hidden cause
C) a charitable or helpful person D) a person who accepts defeat sportingly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a charitable or helpful person

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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.

Wear your heart on your sleeve

A) a very bold person B) a noble pure person
C) make one's feelings apparent D) being overtly polite at all times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) make one's feelings apparent

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct

 

1. Suddenly the man heard the low hum of an engine.
P. Instead, it grew louder and louder and seemed to be coming from above.
Q. At first he thought that it must be a car travelling along the road he had recently left.
R. He looked up quickly and saw an aeroplane cutting a crazy, zigzag path across the sky.
S. He expected the noise to fade away in the distance.
6. It disappeared for an instant behind some clouds, then emerged and plunged into the field.

A) QSPR B) SPRQ
C) RPSQ D) QPRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QSPR

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