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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 spin one's wheels

 

A) to take a chance B) to do a job quickly
C) to narrate someone a confusing story D) to waste one's time
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to waste one's time

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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.

 

During a depression even the affluent middle class struggles to _______ out a living.

 

A) make B) eke
C) pull D) stretch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) eke

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

Why did he break the vase?

 

A) Why is the vase broken by him? B) Why was the vase broken by him?
C) Why had been the vase broken by him? D) Why has been the vase broken by him?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Why was the vase broken by him?

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

 

Either of two parallels of latitude on the earth, one 23°27′ north of the equator and the other 23°27′ south of the equator

 

A) tropic B) torrid
C) arctic D) frigid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) tropic

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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".

Someone must (being) killed.

A) have been B) has been
C) been D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) have been

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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.

 

Catch red-handed

 

A) Apprehend someone in the course of wrongdoing. B) Successfully accomplish a difficult physical task.
C) Catch someone with colour on his hands. D) Be warned of imminent danger.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Apprehend someone in the course of wrongdoing.

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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.


In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ___________ a promise from his ____________, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an _______________ journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus _____________. Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modern­day Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, ___________ titled the "basic structure".

To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus _____________.

A) did not return B) never did return
C) never returns D) never returned
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) never returned

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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.

 

The rain creates small puddles along the path.

A) Small puddles are created by the rain along the path. B) Creating of small puddles along the path was done by the rains.
C) Creation of small puddles by the rains has been done along the path. D) Small puddling has been done by the rain along the path.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Small puddles are created by the rain along the path.

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