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Q:

Select the synonym of


shimmering

A) stolid B) glinting
C) daft D) daffy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) glinting

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Q:

Correct the sentence gramatically :

She went to gym despite of her illness.

A) to B) despite
C) of D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) of

Explanation:

In the given sentence,

Despite is the preposition. It does not take 'of' after it. Therefore, the grammar mistake in the given sentence is 'of'.

 

Hence, the correct sentence is  "She went to gym despite her illness."

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Q:

Select the synonym of

gaudy

A) modest B) showy
C) refined D) sophisticated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) showy

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Q:

Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-

A fool’s errand

A) A blunder B) An impossible task
C) A useless undertaking D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) An impossible task

Explanation:

A fool’s errand means a task that has little to no chance of being successful or beneficial.

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Q:

which part of the given sentence has an error?

She don't speak of either German or French.

A) don't B) of
C) or D) speak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) of

Explanation:

She don't speak either German or French is the correct sentence in English.

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Q:

Select the antonym of

ingestion

A) gulp B) slug
C) excrete D) chug
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) excrete

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Select the antonym of

 

cameo

 

A) trinket B) gem
C) bauble D) plain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) plain

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Q:

A person who speaks many languages

 

A) Polyglot B) Linguist
C) Bilingual D) Monolingual
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Polyglot

Explanation:

Polyglot - A person who knows or speaks many languages.

Linguist - A person who speaks  foreign languages.

 

 

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