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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. Sunita Aralikar's story is incredible but true.
P. Fortunately she was pulled out of the tiny grave by her maternal grandfather.
Q. Her mother died when she was fifteen days old.
R. Her grandfather decided to educate her on his own.
S. She was buried alive by her illiterate father the next day.
6. Today Sunita is an author and a well known social activist, fighting against female infanticide.

 

A) PQRS B) SRQP
C) QSPR D) PRSQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QSPR

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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 professor always answers my questions.

 

A) My questions were always answered by the professor. B) My questions are always answered by the professor.
C) My questions were always being answered by the professor. D) My questions had always been answered by the professor.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My questions are always answered by the professor.

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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 allay the sorrow or grief

 

A) to lament B) to console
C) distress D) solace
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to console

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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.

 

To impose costs on one of the parties at the end of a ________________ litigation is common; it is meant, among other things, to act as a ___________________ against litigants abusing the process and the system of the law. But to seek pre-deposits with a view to prioritising a certain kind of case over another, by __________________ early dates of hearing to those that are capable of paying huge ___________ of money, is simply staggering. It reinforces a scheme of classism that ought to have no place in any court of law, let ______________ the apex court of the land.

 

capable of paying huge ___________ of money

 

A) total B) quantity
C) sums D) worth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sums

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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.

 

Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale

 

A) Enshrine B) Cenotaph
C) Opulent D) Holocaust
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Holocaust

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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 most powerful and the most perfect ____________ of thought and feeling through the medium of oral language must be traced to the mastery of words.___________ is better suited to lead speakers and readers ___________ English into an easy control of this language than the command of the phrase that perfectly expresses the thought. Every speaker's aim is to be heard and _____________. A clear, crisp _____________ holds an audience as by the spell of some irresistible power.

 

the most perfect ____________ of thought and feeling

A) express B) expressive
C) expressings D) expression
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) expression

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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'.

 

Vipul has been(A)/suffering from fever(B)/since seven days.(C)/No error(D)

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

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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.

A place where astronomical observations are made

A) Laboratory B) Observatory
C) Astrolibrary D) Astrophery
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Observatory

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