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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) Erroneous B) Eronneous
C) Erronous D) Eroneous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Erroneous

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

A formal expression of praise for someone who has died.

A) Orology B) Eulogy
C) Cytology D) Misology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Eulogy

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

 

Eating mud

 

A) Equivorous B) Limivorous
C) Calcivorous D) Fructivorous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Limivorous

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

The homeowners remodelled the house to help it sell.

 

A) The house was remodelled by the homeowners to help it sell. B) The house is remodelled by the homeowners to help it sell.
C) So that it is helped to sell the house was remodelled by the homeowners. D) So that it is helped to sell the house is remodelled by the homeowners.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The house was remodelled by the homeowners to help it sell.

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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.

 

The primary objective of a socialist government is to __________ the miseries of the poor.

 

A) mollify B) mitigate
C) soothe D) abet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) mitigate

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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 policeman said, "I saw a knife here."

A) The policeman exclaimed that he had seen a knife here. B) The policeman said that he had seen a knife there.
C) The policeman said he had seen a knife here. D) The policeman told he had seen a knife there.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The policeman said that he had seen a knife there.

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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.

 

At loose ends

 

A) tie two loose ends of a thread B) keep options open
C) in an uncertain situation D) repay debts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) in an uncertain situation

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Grumpy

A) Cross B) Bad tempered
C) Irritable D) Pleasant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pleasant

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