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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Causing a burning sensation like that of hot liquid on the skin

A) piping B) igneous
C) sizzling D) scalding
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) scalding

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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.

Come hell or high water

A) No matter what B) Feeling ill
C) Possible obstacles in one’s path D) Something good and useful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) No matter what

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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.

 

Should you ever tell a lie?

 

A) Should a lie be ever told by one? B) Should a lie be ever told by everyone?
C) Should a lie be ever told? D) Should a lie ever be told?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Should a lie be ever told?

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

Having run here and there in rage, he stood defeated, his cries suppressed into sobs.

A) to and fro B) helter-skelter
C) far and wide D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) helter-skelter

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

The members of which are ______ against

A) portrayed B) displayed
C) treated D) based
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) portrayed

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The railway fares of air conditioned sleeper and ordinary sleeper class are in the ratio 4:1. The number of passengers travelled by air conditioned sleeper and ordinary sleeper classes were in the ratio 3:25. If the total collection was Rs. 37,000, how much did air conditioner sleeper passengers pay?

A) Rs. 15,000 B) Rs. 10,000
C) Rs. 12,000 D) Rs. 16,000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 12,000

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) ameenable B) bevarage
C) chorused D) loudable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) chorused

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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.

Be worlds apart

 

A) Travel a very long distance. B) To go from heaven to hell.
C) Be very different. D) To sustain affection despite living very far away.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Be very different.

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