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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 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the government had purchased assets of struggling banks with a view _______________ ensuring that they did not collapse taking ____________________ them the rest of the financial system. These assets __________________ later at a profit by the government! The U.S. government had acted smartly, while in the Indian case the banks now find themselves ______________________ with loans made by them to an individual with negative net worth.

find themselves ______________________ with loans made by them to an individual with negative net worth.

A) saddled B) baffled
C) puzzled D) caught
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) saddled

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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.

 

The burglar broke in the shop last night.

A) broke B) broke through
C) broke into D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) broke into

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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.
We feared the enemies attack because they ______________ everything in their path.

A) satiate B) quench
C) remedy D) incinerate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) incinerate

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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'.

While an electron (1)/ carries a negative electrical (2) charge, a neutron is neutral. (3)/No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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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.

Providing relief

A) Reissue B) Reprieve
C) Rejoinder D) Refuge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reprieve

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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.

 

_____________ nearly eight decades, the women's movement __________ and debated the desirability and feasibility of a Uniform Civil Code, and has ended up ___________ a simple question — what is the value of uniformity? Is it for the "integrity of the nation" that uniformity in laws is required, as some judicial pronouncements ___________? If so, who exactly is the beneficiary? Which sections of people benefit from "integrity of the nation", that abstract entity which is not exactly _______ the top of your mind as your husband throws you out on the street?

 

and has ended up ___________ a simple question — what is the value of uniformity?

A) holding B) positioning
C) posturing D) posing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) posing

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Be down with

A) Suffering from B) In grief with
C) In pain with D) Aching with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Suffering from

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

A) Abolishment B) Disenfranchisement
C) Abandonment D) Abatement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Disenfranchisement

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