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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.

I was conscious _____ a break in my voice.

A) to B) of
C) over D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) of

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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.

One who sets type for books, newspapers, etc.

A) Typist B) Editor
C) Composer D) Compositor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Compositor

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

 

To proclaim widely or loudly.

 

A) to trumpet B) to herald
C) to manifest D) to blazon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to trumpet

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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.


Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world. If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals. It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word “animal” can _____ the brutish and the sensual. Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.
The very word "animal" can _____ the brutish and the sensual.

A) connote B) rectify
C) trouble D) understand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) connote

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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.
_____ you work hard, you cannot succeed.

A) If B) Till
C) Until D) Unless
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Unless

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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 teacher said,"Tell me students, what have you learnt from the lectures this week?"

 

A) The teacher asked the students what they learnt from the lectures that week. B) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they learnt from the lectures that week.
C) The teacher wanted to know what the students learnt from the lectures that week. D) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week.

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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) Diarrhoea B) Diarhea
C) Diarrhea D) Diarrohea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Diarrhoea

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n 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.

 

we just need to be ______.

A) additive B) abditive
C) imitative D) receptive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) receptive

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