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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.


The woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

(the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common)

A) sometime B) sometimes
C) at time D) any time
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sometimes

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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 shepherd guarded a large ________ of sheep and allowed them to move from pasture to pasture.

A) block B) culture
C) shoal D) flock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) flock

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

My office is within a stone's throw from the university.

A) in a stone's throw B) within a stone throw
C) at a stone's throw D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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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.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

War and Peace an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was _____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69.

A) basically B) wilfully
C) originally D) faithfully
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) originally

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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.


Equally disappointing is the court's ________________, one-paragraph dismissal of the claim that criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech. Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high, secure, and insulated bench of the Supreme Court. It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court, _______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.


_______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.

A) whom B) which
C) who D) those
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) who

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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 special court was ____________ without having reached any decision on the case.

 

A) adjourned B) dispersed
C) postponed D) recessed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) adjourned

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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.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

A) avoid risky ventures if you want to be successful in life B) don't risk everything on the success of one venture
C) one should try multiple things, at least one will succeed D) those who are blessed with more children are happier
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) don't risk everything on the success of one venture

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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'.

 

We have to accept(A)/that driving vehicles(B)require expertise.(C)/No error(D)

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

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