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There is certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternatives/ relationship.

Firm : Flabby :: Piquant : ?

A) Salty B) Pleasant
C) Bland D) Smell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bland

Explanation:
Both words Firm : Flabby are opposite in meaning.
Similarly, Piquant means pleasantly sharp taste, spicy. Bland means tasteless. Both are also opposite in meaning.
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Pick up the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The unruly behavior of the soldiers _____ their commander

A) Clashed B) Aggrieved
C) Incensed D) Impeached
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Incensed

Explanation:

‘Incensed is the most appropriate word.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Anxiety B) Believe
C) Height D) Peity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Peity

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

You must accustom yourself with new ideas.

A) accustomed with B) accustom to
C) accustom yourself to D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) accustom yourself to

Explanation:

Accustom is followed by ‘to’. So, the correct idiomatic expression will be ‘accustom yourself to’ or ‘get accustomed to’.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Distress

A) Concern B) Pleasure
C) Anxiety D) Discomfort
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pleasure

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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.
to cast iron stomach

A) a very greedy person B) to be able to eat or drink anything without any problems
C) to be indifferent to harsh words D) to face so many difficulties in life that one now becomes immune to even poison
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to be able to eat or drink anything without any problems

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

Rohan said , "I am going"

A) Rohan had said he is gone. B) Rohan is going.
C) Rohan said that he is gone.   D) Rohan said that he was going.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rohan said that he was going.

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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. Making ropes is one of the oldest trades in the world.
P. People used them for tethering animals, for drawing water from wells and for dragging large stones which were used in building.
Q. We know that people made ropes several centuries back.
R. They made them from camel hair and from twisted grass.
S. We have found pieces of rope in very old Egyptian tombs.
6. We have found too, ropes which were made of thin copper wire in the city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by a volcano 2000 years ago.

 

A) QSRP B) PRQS
C) SQPR D) QSPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QSRP

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