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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.

Truth is indeed a controversial aspect of ______. But almost always it can be justified as a moral principle on the basis of ______. When we talk about speaking the truth in order not to hide what, if hidden, will only prove damaging to others, we are emphasizing the ability to ‘feel’ for others. Again, often we purposely keep ourselves from communicating the truth as, once ______, it may hurt someone‘s feelings and sentiments. But keeping a person in the dark or denying him or her knowledge which he or she ought to have amounts to ______ another soul of its right to know that with which it has a ______.

once ______, it may hurt someone‘s

A) principled B) disheveled
C) revealed D) spectacled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) revealed

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Food was packed, and they__________, a merry, delighted party.

A) went off B) start off
C) cut off D) set off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) set off

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

You must accustom yourself with new ideas.

A) accustomed with B) accustom to
C) accustom yourself to D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) accustom yourself to

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Accustom is followed by ‘to’. So, the correct idiomatic expression will be ‘accustom yourself to’ or ‘get accustomed to’.

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In the following questions, 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.

Education is for life, not merely for a livelihood. As long as we are unmindful of this _____, the _____ of our educational curriculum as well as that of our _____ and students is likely to remain _____. It is not enough for a society to have experts. It needs human beings who can think, feel and act generously, the kind of people who cannot be replaced by computers and _____.

the _____ of our educational curriculum as well as

A) efficiency B) effectiveness
C) quality D) quantity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) quality

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

 

Making a loud and confused noise

 

A) Reticent B) Clamorous
C) Laconic D) Bashful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Clamorous

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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 express the
same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The preacher said, "May God grant peace to the departed!"

A) The preacher prays that God will grant peace to the departed. B) The preacher prayed that God would grant peace to the departed.
C) The preacher said that God may grant peace to the departed. D) The preacher said, God may grant peace to the departed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The preacher prayed that God would grant peace to the departed.

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

The sales boy told the consumer not to touch the products on display.

A) buyer B) shopper
C) customer D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) customer

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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.

With her ______ the gate, you cannot ignore the issue any further.

 

A) at B) nearby
C) into D) towards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) at

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