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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.

 

Count one's blessings

 

A) To be blessed with the best things in life. B) Be grateful for what one has.
C) Keep a track of your wealth or else you may lose it. D) Something which you thought lucky turns out to be bad luck.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Be grateful for what one has.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

Whoop it up

 

A) Be continually reminded of an unpleasant topic B) Enjoying in a noisy way, usually in a group
C) Be totally ignorant or incompetent D) Used as an exhortation to overcome or be rid of something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Enjoying in a noisy way, usually in a group

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

Siddhartha ____________ his wife and children, and left for the mountains.

 

A) renounced B) deserted
C) neglected D) relinquished
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) renounced

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) bulfrog B) assemble
C) paraket D) colandeer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) assemble

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

She said, “Let us wait for the seat”

 

A) She proposed that they should wait for the seat.   B) She proposed that they could wait for the seat.  
C) She proposed to wait for the seat.   D) She proposed let us wait for seat.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She proposed that they should wait for the seat.  

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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.

The state or quality of being holy

A) Avarice B) Baseness
C) Sanctity D) Parsimony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sanctity

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

 

the customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group

A) etiquette B) frizette
C) epaulette D) fossette
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) etiquette

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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.

 

A state where there is no effective government.

 

A) Secular B) Democracy
C) Governance D) Anarchy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Anarchy

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