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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.
I have been _____ this problem since noon.

A) working into B) working on
C) working for D) with after
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) working on

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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".

 

If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.

A) If the room was brighter B) If the room are brighter
C) Had the room been brighter D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Had the room been brighter

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Beyond the pale

A) Unreasonable or unacceptable B) Beyond redemption
C) Full of rhetoric D) Distasteful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Unreasonable or unacceptable

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

An instrument for measuring pressure of gases

A) barometer B) anemometer
C) micrometer D) manometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) manometer

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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.

 

On a wing and a prayer

 

A) A prayer can move mountains. B) A prayer has the strength to make you achieve great heights just like wings do.
C) The more one gets into prayer the closer one feels to God. D) With only the slightest chance of success.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) With only the slightest chance of success.

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

A) conturtion B) contorsion
C) contortion D) contursion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) contortion

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

Cajole

A) Disenchant B) Entice
C) Repulse D) Bully
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Entice

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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.

Go for a song

A) One's favourite music B) Happy go lucky attitude
C) Sold cheaply D) Something which is prohibitively expensive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sold cheaply

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