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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.

The ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions

 

A) Puerility B) Acumen
C) Stupor D) Sanity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Acumen

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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.

Search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste

A) Scavenge B) Disperse
C) Dissipate D) Scatter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Scavenge

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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.

We can __________ see anything in the dim light.

A) badly B) scarcely
C) fairly D) rather
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) scarcely

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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.

To have something on the brain

A) To be obsessed with something B) To be ready with an immediate smart witty reply
C) To unable to solve a particularly difficult philosophical problem D) To think wistfully about past life
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To be obsessed with something

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

I am also a

A-mother of three children in their

B-the wanderlust generation

C-twenties who belong to

 

A) ABC B) CAB
C) ACB D) BAC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ACB

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Belong to the same period

A) Comrades B) Contemporaries
C) Compromises D) Renegades
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Contemporaries

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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.
The coach said, "Well done! You have made me proud."

A) The coach applauded and said that he has made him proud. B) The coach applauds and says well done that he had made him proud.
C) The coach applauded, says well done and that he has made him proud. D) The coach applauded and said that he had made him proud
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The coach applauded and said that he had made him proud

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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".

Sita was cooking in the kitchen when her husband was ringing the bell.

 

A) would have been ringing B) had rung
C) rang D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rang

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