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

That which cannot be corrected

A) Impregnable B) Immolation
C) Incorrigible D) Ineligible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Incorrigible

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Petrify

A) Adorn B) Calm
C) Curious D) Harden
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Harden

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Lethargy

A) Activity B) Drowsy
C) Modest D) Pleasure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Drowsy

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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. 

 

"What did you eat last night?" asked my mother.

A) My mother said to me what did I eat last night. B) My mother asked me what I had eaten the previous night.
C) My mother said what did you eat last night. D) My mother questioned me what I ate last night.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My mother asked me what I had eaten the previous night.

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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.

 

I wrote a harsh letter to the editor.

A) Writing of a harsh letter has been done by me to the editor. B) I myself have written a letter which is harsh to the editor.
C) The editor will get a harsh letter which I wrote. D) A harsh letter was written by me to the editor.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A harsh letter was written by me to the editor.

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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.

The detective's ability to ________ makes it easy for him to scare suspects into confessing.

A) bluff B) stuff
C) enough D) cough
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bluff

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Invent cock and bull stories

A) Delightful fables B) Eco-friendly accounts
C) Absurd and unlikely stories D) Credible tales
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Absurd and unlikely stories

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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.

Cars were owned by

A-only a privileged few and 

B-my class of society was

C-as yet untouched by it

A) ABC B) CBA
C) CAB D) BCA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ABC

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