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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

 

Bite the dust

A) eat poorly B) suffer a defeat
C) clean something D) attack and defeat somebody
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) suffer a defeat

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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 wild goose chase

A) Fruitful search B) Timely search
C) Useless search D) Wrong decision
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Useless search

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

The reason for (A)/ my absence is (B)/ due to ill health (C)/ No Error (D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

Viraat threw the stone.

 

A) The stone got threw by Viraat. B) The stone is thrown by Viraat.
C) The stone thrown by Viraat.   D) The stone was thrown by Viraat.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The stone was thrown by Viraat.

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

 

Slow and careful movement or thought

 

A) Vacuous B) Utter
C) Deliberation D) Coherence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deliberation

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P: Practical farming includes knowledge of fruit and vegetable farming.
Q: These schools need not necessarily have their own farms because the village itself will provide ample field work facilities.
R: Agriculture should be made compulsory in higher secondary schools; alternatively, the urban students can be taught town-planning, industrial planning etc.
S: Therefore, at this stage, only theoretical education for the village students would suffice.

A) QRSP B) RPQS
C) RSPQ D) QPRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RPQS

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

My father said to the stranger, "Where do you live?"

A) My father asked the stranger where he lives. B) My father asked the stranger where he has been living.
C) My father asked where he lives to the stranger. D) My father asked the stranger where he lived.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My father asked the stranger where he lived.

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

To reveal the true, objectionable nature of someone

A) to betray B) to forsake
C) to expose D) to delude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to expose

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