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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

INDOLENT

A) LAZY B) EXPENSIVE
C) ACTIVE D) HAPPY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) LAZY

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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.

 

Rita said, “Alas! I am undone.”

 

A) Rita said that she was undone. B) Rita told me that she was undone.
C) Rita exclaimed sadly that she was undone. D) Rita said that alas, she was undone.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rita exclaimed sadly that she was undone.

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

 

Perspicacious

 

A) Foolish   B) Obscure  
C) Shrewd   D) Indistinct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shrewd  

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Drag one's feet

A) Make something more complicated B) Expedite
C) Be reluctant to act D) Stop working
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Be reluctant to act

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

Although I don’t have any special bond with the rank and folder of the Labour Union, I know some top engineers.

(i) in the rank and folders of the Labour Union

(ii) with the rank and portfolio of the Labour Union

(iii) with the rank and file of the Labour Union

A) Only (i) B) Only (ii)
C) Only (iii) D) (i) and (ii)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only (iii)

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The correct phrase is ‘rank and file’ which means ‘the ordinary members of an organization’.
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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.


P: It isn't bragging about how great you are.
Q: It's not about thinking you're perfect because nobody is but knowing that you're worthy of being love and accepted.
R: Self esteem is how much you value yourself and how important you think you are.
S: It's how you see yourself and feel about your achievements.

A) SQRP B) RQSP
C) RSPQ D) SRQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RSPQ

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Defianse B) Defyance
C) Difiance D) Defiance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Defiance

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

It must (being) quite an exciting time to be alive.

A) has been B) have been
C) been D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) have been

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