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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.


Fraternity, then, was meant to complement civil rights, _______________ to destroy them. The _____________________ framers did not use this symbolic term for a court to come along 66 years _________________, and ______________________ it for the purposes of subordinating individual rights to some mythic notion of community harmony, entirely submerging the individual _______________ the society.


entirely submerging the individual _______________ the society.

A) on B) onto
C) upon D) within
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) within

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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.

 

Three Indian ad agencies have _______________ awards at the International competition.

A) obtained B) attained
C) bagged D)  procured
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) bagged

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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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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) All the boys B) returned back home
C) well in time for lunch. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) returned back home

Explanation:

Error is in second part. Returning means coming back to place from where you began. So, the use of back after returned becomes redundant. Without using back, the meaning remains the same. We can omit ‘back’ in part b, and use ‘returned home.’

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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, 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 baby really enjoys that music.

A) That music was really enjoyed by the baby. B) That music was really being enjoyed by the baby.
C) That music is really enjoyed by the baby. D) This music was really enjoyed by the baby.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) That music is really enjoyed by the baby.

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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.

Government by Department of State

A) Bureaucracy B) Autocracy
C) Oligarchy D) Hierarchy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bureaucracy

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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 listens secretly to private conversation

A) Eavesdropper B) Encroacher
C) Eaves bearer D) Listener
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eavesdropper

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