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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

 

Cut short

 

A) delete B) praise
C) interrupt D) slice into small pieces
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) interrupt

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0 1992
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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“You have all done very badly!” remarked the mother.

 

A) The mother asked if they have done badly. B) The mother remarked that they have did it badly.
C) The mother said that they had done badly. D) The mother remarked that they had all done very badly.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The mother asked if they have done badly.

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0 1992
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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.

 

If you exercise ______________ for half an hour daily, then you will rid yourself from the problem of hypertension.

 

A) recurrently B) regularly
C) routinely D) continuously
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) regularly

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0 1991
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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.

This is the wrong _____ to this question.

A) saying B) style
C) reaction D) answer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) answer

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0 1991
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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 rising sun has great inner ______. Not just to ______ the new morning right after the dark night, but also the new rhythms and vibrations within existence. The entire universe – including the trees, birds and flowers – wake up to the rising sun. When we listen to the birds chirping and see the flower petals open, remember that the sunrise is not just a great happening on the outside. If we are alert and aware, then the sunrise is also happening deep within us. Something within ourselves is also ______ with the first rays of the sun. We just need to be sensitive and available; we just need to be ______. Like the outside world, we need to open the inner door to let the new dawn enter within. Just open the window of our inner world and allow the beautiful experience of sunrise to ______ within ourselves – this experience is beyond anything earthly.

 

sun has great inner ______.

A) significance B) meaninglessness
C) triviality D) denotation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) significance

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0 1990
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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.

This school isn't _____ from the last one.

A) more different B) any different
C) difference D) any difference
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) any different

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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) recuparate B) rekuperate
C) rekuparate D) recuperate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) recuperate

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1 1990
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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".

London is one of the oldest towns of England.

A) in B) at
C) besides D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) in

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0 1990