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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.

On thin ice

A) To keep failing after repeated efforts B) To endure a harsh winter
C) To keep one's cool even in a tough situation D) In a precarious or risky situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) In a precarious or risky situation

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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.

 

Let Sumita help him.

A) Let them be helped by Sumita. B) Let him be helped by Sumita.
C) Let him helped by Sumita. D) He should help by Sumita.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Let him be helped by Sumita.

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature.


The most obvious______ of the modern world.

A) part B) side
C) feature D) nature
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) feature

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

 

If we objectively ponder on the mystery behind (1)/ miseries, we find that as long as we restrict (2)/ ourselves to the means of happiness, we are left in the lurch. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

Some are born great.(A)/Some achieve greatness(B)/and some had greatness thrust on them.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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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, 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.


He _____ to the problem of air pollution in his speech.

A) averted B) adverted
C) exclaimed D) mentioned
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) adverted

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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.

 

Your father said to me,"I should not have given my daughter such a long rope."

 

A) Your father told me that he had not given his daughter such a long rope. B) Your father told me that he should not have given his daughter such a long rope.
C) Your father said that he could not have given his daughter such a long rope. D) Your father told to me that he should not have given his daughter such a long rope.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Your father told me that he should not have given his daughter such a long rope.

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