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In each of the following question, find out which part has an error. I told him on his face

A) /that he could not hope B) / to pass the stringent
C) / Medical examination of the Service Selection Board D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) /that he could not hope

Explanation:

Could is used in hypothetical situation, where we want to express ability except willingness. So, ‘could’ should be replaced with should.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
ARID

A) DRY B) FERTILE
C) BARREN D) FALLOW
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FERTILE

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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.

At a snail's pace

A) Quietly B) Quickly
C) Continuously D) Slowly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Slowly

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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.


Fraternity, then, was meant to complement civil rights, _______________ to destroy them. The _____________________ framers did not use this symbolic term for a court to come along 66 years _________________, and ______________________ it for the purposes of subordinating individual rights to some mythic notion of community harmony, entirely submerging the individual _______________ the society.


_______________ to destroy them.

A) neither B) nor
C) no D) not
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) not

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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.

 

On the speech front, we

A-can all do something individually

B-idiom of communication

C-if we change our

 

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

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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.

 

Repetition bred a sense of _____________ with the characters.

 

A) familiarity B) familiar
C) familiarly D) familiarise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) familiarity

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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, 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.

 

The professor always answers my questions.

 

A) My questions were always answered by the professor. B) My questions are always answered by the professor.
C) My questions were always being answered by the professor. D) My questions had always been answered by the professor.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My questions are always answered by the professor.

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