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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.

 

The chef did not cook a dish.

 

A) A dish was not cooked by the chef.   B) A dish wasn’t cook by the chef.  
C) A dish isn’t cooked by the chef.   D) A dish didn’t prepare by the chef.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A dish was not cooked by the chef.  

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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.

 

Be on the air

 

A) Broadcast over the radio or on TV. B) Float like a bird.
C) To pass bodily gases. D) Be very arrogant.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Broadcast over the radio or on TV.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

Needless to say, cooking (has become) easier now.

 

A) is become B) has becoming
C) have become D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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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.

 

Be glad to see the back of

 

A) Be always welcome whenever you go back. B) Talk bad about somebody you hate behind their back.
C) Be happy when a person leaves. D) Feel happy that you backed off from a fruitless plan.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Be happy when a person leaves.

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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.

 

Give it a whirl

 

A) To be engaged in cheating B) To completely destroy something
C) Attach or criticize someone D) To try out something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To try out something

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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.
To face the music

A) To bear the consequences B) To disparage someone
C) To be hard of hearing D) To enjoy a musical concert
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To bear the consequences

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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 state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

A) Abolishment B) Disenfranchisement
C) Abandonment D) Abatement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Disenfranchisement

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

Delegation is the transfer of/ authority through superior to subordinate/ at different levels/ in an organized sector.

A) Delegation is the transfer of B) Authority through superior to subordinate
C) At different levels D. In an organized sector D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Authority through superior to subordinate

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The error lies in the second part of the sentence. The correct usage for transfer is 'from........to........' and not 'through.....to......'. Hence, 'through' must be replaced with 'from'.

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