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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows.

A) and B) because
C) but D) if
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) and

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Vivacious B) Vivascious
C) Vivasious D) Vivacouse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vivacious

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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.

I left (A)/no stone unturned(B)/to achieve for my object.(C)/No Error(D)

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

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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.

A person who is new to a profession

A) Expert B) Coach
C) Tutor D) Novice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Novice

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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) curvacias B) curvaceous
C) curvaceuse D) curveaceous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) curvaceous

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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.

Multitude

A) Scarcity B) Minority
C) Mass D) Radiant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mass

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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.

fuddy-duddy

A) An ill mannered person that one accepts willingly because he/she is a very dear friend B) a person who is very old-fashioned and pompous
C) a shoddy work D) a very confusing situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a person who is very old-fashioned and pompous

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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.

 

"I always drink warm water in the morning," she said to me.

A) She said to me that she always drinks warm water in the morning. B) She said to me she always drank warm water in the morning.
C) She said to me she always drinks warm water in the morning. D) She said to me that she always drank warm water in the morning.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) She said to me that she always drank warm water in the morning.

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