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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.

 

Niggard

 

A) Kind B) Unselfish
C) Miser D) Generous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Miser

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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.

 

Convulsion

 

A) Cramp B) Shaking
C) Restful D) Disaster
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Restful

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

 

1. It is now five in the evening.
P. And so it will bear away another child.
Q. Soon it will be six and it will be time.
R. I have to unveil the truth; I have to end the injustices committed by the shadow.
S. The shadow will then come in darkness.
6. The shadow must be defeated.

 

A) PSRQ B) SQRP
C) QSPR D) PRQS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QSPR

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: If we spend the twenty-four hours that we have in a day in an efficient way we can be successful in completing the tasks and achieving our goals for the day.
Q: If we wish to succeed in achieving our short term and long term goals we need to manage our time effectively.
R: If we waste our time on vain activities we either get stressed out doing the tasks we need to do or fail to do what needs to be done.
S: We all have the same number of hours at our disposal each day.

A) PRSQ B) RPSQ
C) RSQP D) SPRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) SPRQ

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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.

INSOLENT

A) OFFENSIVE B) INTOLERANT
C) INDECENT D) AWKWARD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) OFFENSIVE

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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) brutalety B) brutality
C) bruttality D) bruttalety
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) brutality

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

Rome was not built in a day

A) It takes time to create great things B) You have to win many wars to build an empire
C) A task done hurriedly fails completely D) Building anything worth while requires skill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It takes time to create great things

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

Hardly had I stepped(A)/out of my house when(B)/I saw them coming towards my house.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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