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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

shelf, now __________ official iceberg

 

A) a   B) an  
C) the D) once
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) an  

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Mount Everest has earned the _____ distinction of being the world's highest garbage dump.

A) marked B) disgusting
C) dubious D) dismal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) dubious

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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.

Not one's cup of tea

A) To stop having breakfast B) To accept defeat even before attempting to take up the challenge
C) To be satisfied with less D) Not one's choice or preference
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Not one's choice or preference

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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.

National integration means _____ all the people of the nation into a single whole. It is a _____ that bends together all people in one _____ bond no matter what their religion, caste, language or history may be. It is a _____ cementing force whereby all kinds of people live _____ peacefully and can identify themselves as a part and parcel of a nation.

It is a _____ that binds together

A) sentiment B) resources
C) essentials D) finances
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) sentiment

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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.

 

You can say that again

 

A) To challenge someone B) To express agreement
C) To politely ask someone to repeat D) A favourite story
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To express agreement

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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.

 


The last straw

 

A) A warrior saves his best arrow for the last   B) A minor difficulty but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable.    
C) The student who usually comes last in the class.     D) The lowest ranking official who gets the blame for any error.    
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A minor difficulty but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable.    

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

 

My wife said to me, "This is a beautiful necklace!"

A) My wife told me that that was a beautiful necklace. B) My wife told me this that was a beautiful necklace.
C) My wife told me that that is a beautiful necklace. D) My wife told me this that is a beautiful necklace.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) My wife told me that that was a beautiful necklace.

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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.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time. The camera is our pause button, the cork we use to stop time from running out. And the photo album is the most potent time machine ever ____________, one that transports you to a curated past where everything exists ________ you choose to remember it,one that lets you revisit ________ just people and places and ages, but the hidden crannies of ________ own memory and the strange landscape of emotions that lies beyond.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time.

A)  close B) closest
C) closeness D) closely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) closest

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