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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.


And then, a few glorious minutes ______________, it was time to reluctantly head ashore. ____________ time, the strokes were more fluid, the movements more relaxed. I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason why I came to the Andamans. As I watched, it played hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away. Suddenly, I realised a kinship with the blue waters ___________ the Bay of Bengal.


hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away.

A) to B) for
C) from D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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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.

 

My brother said, "I was not making a noise thus I did not disturb the neighbours."

A) My brother said that he had not been making a noise so he has not been disturbing the neighbours. B) My brother said that he was not making a noise so he had not disturbed the neighbours.
C) My brother said that was not making a noise so he has not disturbed the neighbours. D) My brother said that he had not been making a noise so he had not disturbed the neighbours.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My brother said that he had not been making a noise so he had not disturbed the neighbours.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) coniferous B) coniferos
C) coniferrous D) coniferros
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) coniferous

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Apposite

 

A) kind B) favourable
C) eloquent D) appropriate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) appropriate

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

Obsession for wine

 

A) Ethnomania B) Oenomania
C) Egomania D) Idolomania
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Oenomania

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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.

 

It is basic to a democracy that its citizens remain in harmony _______ one another. At the very least, they should _______ treat each other as enemies. Enmity is spreadonly by vested interests that hope to thrive _________ polarising citizens. The ______________ between professed love for the country and infecting the people with hatred remains ignored. There is no instance in history of the policy of ‘divide and rule’ _____________ people’s welfare.

 

remain in harmony _______ one another.

 

A) to B) at
C) each D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

1. Police reports claim that

2. substantial seizure of cocaine have been made

3. in the last two months.

4. No Error.

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

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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.

 

No dice

 

A) A great gamble B) Used to refuse a request or indicate that there is no chance of success
C) Be confident of the outcome D) Make false assurances
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Used to refuse a request or indicate that there is no chance of success

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