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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.

DECIMATED

A) CAPTURED B) DESTROYED
C) DAMAGED D) WORRIED
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DESTROYED

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

Up against the wall

 

A) To take care of themselves and their own interests and safety B) In a disorderly fashion
C) In an inextricable situation D) Performing well in a difficult or competitive situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) In an inextricable situation

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

A military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force

A) Junta B) Suffrage
C) Emancipation D) Egalitarianism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Junta

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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 slap with one's hand or a flat object

A) to spank B) to clobber
C) to whip D) to flog
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to spank

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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.

 

They found him lying dead on the roadside.

 

A) The roadside found him lying dead. B) He was lying dead found by the roadside.
C) Lying by the roadside, he was found dead. D) He was found lying dead by the roadside.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He was found lying dead by the roadside.

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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.

Leave no stone unturned

A) Try every possible way B) Behave smartly
C) Constructing D) Wasting no time
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Try every possible way

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In 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.


Raising effective primary and district-level coverage of mental health services for the general population, without requiring people to travel long distances to see a specialist and get medicines, should be a priority. _________________ the base of psychiatrists is low in relation to the need, the use of trained general practitioners as the first line of contact assumes importance. Some studies show many of them are not confident ________________ with their training to detect, diagnose and manage mental illnesses. ______________ a concerted effort, primary care physicians can be trained to help people with mild and severe problems, ________________ from anxiety disorders to depression, psychoses and conditions arising from alcohol and substance _______________.

 

______________ a concerted effort, primary care physicians can be trained

A) To B) For
C) But D) With
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) With

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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 disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.

A) to tangle B) to crumple
C) to ruffle D) to crease
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to ruffle

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