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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.

 

All of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work over that of others for their writing style as much as for the content of their work. ____________ writer who has, for more than half a century, _______________ for his searing honesty is George Orwell. He is recondite, but he is never ________________. He says it as it is and yet says it as it has not been said ____________.

 

All of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work

 

A) preferring B) preferred
C) having preferred D) had preferred
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) preferred

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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".

The trick is in (keep) the flavours simple and fresh.

A) keeping B) keeps
C) to keep D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) keeping

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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.

 

Mind your language

 

A) To speak first and think later. B) To put a lot of efforts to understand what the other person is trying to say.
C) Tell someone to speak politely. D) To speak grammatically incorrect language.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tell someone to speak politely.

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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.

 

Science helps us in ______ at the answer, but the main decision lies with ourselves.

 

A) arriving B) deriving
C) concluding D) finishing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) arriving

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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.

 

Without habit, personality could not exist; for we could never do a thing twice alike, and ___________ would be a new person each succeeding moment. The acts which give us our own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts--the little things that do themselves moment by moment without care or attention, and are the truest and best expression of our real selves. Probably _______ one of us could be very sure which arm he puts ________ the sleeve, or which foot he puts into the shoe, first; and yet each of us ____________ formed the habit long ago of doing these things in a certain way.

 

Probably _______ one of us could

 

A) negative B) never
C) no D) nor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) no

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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 have kept all your old letters.

A) Keeping of all your old letters has been done by me. B) I keep your letters which have become old.
C) Your letters which have become old would be kept by me. D) All your old letters have been kept by me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All your old letters have been kept by me.

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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.

I was taken ___________ by the server's rude comment about my hair.

 

A) away B) from
C) aback D) off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) aback

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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.

The ball is in your court

A) It is up to you to make the next move B) You have got a fantastic opportunity
C) You will be blamed for crimes that you have not committed D) You have been put into a dilemma.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is up to you to make the next move

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