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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.
Learn by heart

A) To memorize something B) Love something terribly
C) Learn a lesson by making a mistake D) Learn to control or hide your true feelings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To memorize something

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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.

Curtail

A) Prolong B) Downsize
C) Lengthen D) Extend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Downsize

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

Sometimes, when you are used to/ see a player in the commentary/ box over a long period, you tend to/ forget what a great player he was

A) Sometimes, when you are used to B) See a player in the commentary
C) Box over a long period, you tend to D) Forget what a great player he was
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) See a player in the commentary

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The error lies in the second part of the sentence. The form V + -ing is called a gerund if it serves as a noun. In the given sentence "to" has been used as a preposition (in a prepositional phrase) and not an infinitive, thus, the gerund form "seeing" is correct. E.G. I look forward to meeting my relatives. Thus, option 2 is correct. Here, 'used to' is used in the present tense to indicate that one has a habit of doing something.

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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.

At this critical juncture what the company needs is a _______________ marketing strategy.

A) creditable B) adventurous
C) incredible D) credible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) credible

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

The manager's bank account has been hacked.

A) They have hacked the manager's bank account. B) Hacking has been done to the manager's bank account.
C) Bank's account hacking has been done of the manager. D) Someone has hacked the manager's bank account.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Someone has hacked the manager's bank account.

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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.


The "Global Nutrition Report 2016" once again ____________ India's slow overall progress ____________ addressing chronic malnutrition, manifest in stunting (low weight for age), wasting (low weight for height), micronutrient __________ and over­weight. Our track _________ in reducing the proportion of undernourished children over the past decade has been modest at best, and _____________ what other countries with comparable socio­economic indicators have achieved.


India's slow overall progress ____________ addressing chronic malnutrition

A) of B) for
C) in D) into
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) in

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In the following question, four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

A) Supernumarary B) Supernumerary
C) Supernumarery D) Supernumarey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Supernumerary

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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.

 

In cahoots with

 

A) A marriage made in heaven.   B) A group of criminals.
C) With lot of determination.   D) In an alliance or partnership with.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) In an alliance or partnership with.

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