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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.


___________ being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. _______________ of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar _____________ to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ________________ they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense _________________.


we have familiar _____________ to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India.

A) assistance B) aids
C) help D) support
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) aids

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0 1887
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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.

The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art

A) Artistic B) Aesthetics
C) Ethics D) Metaphysics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aesthetics

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The policeman said, "I saw a knife here."

A) The policeman exclaimed that he had seen a knife here. B) The policeman said that he had seen a knife there.
C) The policeman said he had seen a knife here. D) The policeman told he had seen a knife there.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The policeman said that he had seen a knife there.

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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.

Rome was not built in a day

A) It takes time to create great things B) You have to win many wars to build an empire
C) A task done hurriedly fails completely D) Building anything worth while requires skill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It takes time to create great things

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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 jump ship

 

A) Climbing the career ladder B) To jump to grab an opportunity
C) To leave an organization D) To renounce great wealth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To leave an organization

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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) frothyest B) frothiest
C) frrothiest D) frrothyest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) frothiest

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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.
Common adverse __________ of this medication include, bleeding, nausea and vomiting.

A) affects B) effect
C) effects D) affect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) effects

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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.

Ever since Anita lost her job, she has done _________ but wallow in self-pity.

A) none B) nothing
C) no D) never
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) nothing

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