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Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word

Palliate

A) Accuse	B) Relieve
C) Condemn	D) Exacerbate

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Relieve

Explanation:

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Partition is the opposite of what?

A) mark off	B) divide
C) attach	D) separate

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) attach

Explanation:

Partition is the word which is used for separation, dividing, mark off, etc... Compunding, union, attaching, total, etc... are antonyms of partition.

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Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.

$\frac{A p a r t o f S p e c i a l d e v e l o p m e n t f u n d i s}{(1)} / \frac{e x p e c t e d t o b e r e l e a s e d}{(2)} /$

$\frac{n e x t m o n t h a n d t h e p r o v i s i o n a l}{(3)} / \frac{f o r r e m a i n i n g a m o u n t i n t h e n e w b u d g e t}{(4)}$

A) (1)	B) (2)
C) (3)	D) (4)

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (3)

Explanation:

'provision' should replace 'provisional'.

A noun is required here and provisional is an adjective. Provision means supplies whereas provisional means temporary or contingent.

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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 tail is wagging the dog

A) A situation where a small good thing makes everyone happy	B) The less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation
C) A person who is always happy to meet you	D) Even smaller tasks become important if the whole project is to succeed

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation

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Which of the following is a compound sentence?

A) We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat.	B) When you get there, please remember to call me.
C) Mohan bought some new shoes and wore them to a party.	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat.

Explanation:

A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon or conjunction. An independent clause is a clause that has a subject and verb and forms a complete thought.

Here except option A) other two options dependent.

Hence, A) We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat is a compound sentence.

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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.

Catnap

A) Rest	B) Fitful sleep
C) Long sleep	D) Short sleep

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Short sleep

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In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.

Zealous

A) Droopy, Gigantic	B) Tenacity, Assiduity
C) Fervent, Apathetic	D) Conceited, Capacious

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fervent, Apathetic

Explanation:

The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Zealous: having or showing zeal
Droopy: hanging down limply
Gigantic: of very great size or extent; huge or enormous
Tenacity: the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip
Assiduity: constant or close attention to what one is doing
Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity
Apathetic: showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
Conceited: excessively proud of oneself; vain
Capacious: having a lot of space inside; roomy
Hilarity: extreme amusement, especiallywhen expressed by laughter
Livid: furiously angry
Therefore, it can be observed that option C i.e. ‘fervent, apathetic’ forms a synonym- antonym pair of ‘zealous’.

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.

Both of us had a different opinion about it.

A) Both of us has	B) Each of us had
C) Each of us have	D) No improvement

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