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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.

 

For how long will you keep neglecting your duties.

 

A) For how long have you kept neglecting your duties. B) For how long do your duties need to be neglected by yourself.
C) For how long will your duties be kept neglected by you. D) Neglecting of the duties by you have been going on since how long.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) For how long will your duties be kept neglected by you.

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

According to the author, unicorns and salamanders

 

A) have existed in the past B) are invisible
C) caused writers to write strange stories D) never really existed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) never really existed

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

Your father is among the other things a private person.

 

A) of the other things B) among other things
C) among the others D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) among other things

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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 orrect.

 

1. The king was distressed because his people were lazy.
P. All cursed the stone and blamed the Government.
Q. Then the king had the stone removed.
R. Next day people passed by and went round it.
S. He had a big stone put in the middle of the road one night.
6. Under the stone the king had placed a purse full of money.

 

A) PSRQ B) SRPQ
C) QPRS D) PQRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) SRPQ

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

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

A) pique B) vexation
C) chagrin D) distress
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) distress

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

Mountain climbing

A) Alienisms B) Alpinism
C) Albinism D) Algorism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alpinism

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

The philosophy of putting another's welfare above one's own.

A) Agnosticism B) Polytheism
C) Altruism D) Iconoclasm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Altruism

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Oracular

A) Lucid B) Distinct
C) Cryptic D) Unambiguous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cryptic

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