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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.

 

We get sleepy and wake up, become hungry and thirsty at certain hours, ____________ force of habit. We form the habit of liking a certain chair, or nook, or corner, or path, or desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion of all others. We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice and type of enunciation in speaking, and this becomes one of our characteristic marks; or we _________ the habit of using barbarisms or solecisms of language in __________, and these cling to us and become an inseparable part of us later in life.

 

We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice

 

 

A) habit B) habits
C) habitual   D) habitually
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) habitually

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Commemorate

A) Opprobrium B) Reproach
C) Disrepute D) Celebrate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Celebrate

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

We said to her, "Don’t give up. You are almost there."

A) We told her not to give up and that she is almost here. B) We encouraged her not to have given up and that she would almost be there.
C) We encouraged her not to give up and that she was almost there. D) We told her not to have had given up and that she was almost here.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) We encouraged her not to give up and that she was almost there.

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Forcsable B) Foreseeable
C) Fourseeable D) Foreseable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Foreseeable

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it.The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark the answer as No error. (Ignore errors of the punctuation if any).Do you wanted/ to discuss this/ project today or can / we do it tomorrow?

A) Do you wanted B) to discuss this
C) project today or can D) we do it tomorrow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Do you wanted

Explanation:

Look at the structure of the sentence in interrogative in present simple.

Do/Does + subject + Verb

Hence, do you want should be used.

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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’.

Gratitude is one of the more essential virtues for real (1)/ inner prosperity and happiness, because it (2)/ can connect us to the Divine. (3)/ No error (4)

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

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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.

Fair - weather friend

A) Honest only when easy and convenient B) Truthful only when easy and convenient
C) Supports only when easy and convenient D) Temporary only when easy and convenient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Supports only when easy and convenient

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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.

 

The path runs ______ forests and mountains.

 

A) in B) on
C) to D) towards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) towards

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