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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Milennium	B) Milenium
C) Millennium	D) Millenium

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Millennium

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

From stem to stern

A) all the way from the front of a ship to the back.	B) from the beginning to the end.
C) top of a plant to its roots.	D) loose pleasantness to become strict.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) all the way from the front of a ship to the back.

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. The war of succession ultimately boiled over to who had more power.	B) B. The war of succession ultimately boiled below to who had more power.
C) C. The war of succession ultimately boiled upon to who had more power.	D) D. The war of succession ultimately boiled down for who had more power.

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Ans. E.
In the given sentences, boiled down is the phrasal verb that should have been used which means summarizing something, to reduce or simplify
(something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). In this context it means that the one who had more power succeeded. 'Boiled down' should be followed by 'to' and not 'for', hence option D is incorrect.

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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.

Teething problems

A) Oral problems	B) Problems at the start of a new project
C) Problems for quite a long time in adjusting in the new place	D) Problem of having good dentist

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Problems at the start of a new project

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

Viraat threw the stone.

A) The stone got threw by Viraat.	B) The stone is thrown by Viraat.
C) The stone thrown by Viraat.	D) The stone was thrown by Viraat.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The stone was thrown by Viraat.

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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.

Halcyon

A) Calm	B) Gentle
C) Palmy	D) Agitated

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agitated

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

A) orientasion	B) oriantasion
C) oriantation	D) orientation

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) orientation

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

He had had a short illness, there (had been) a brief time of acute suffering, then all was over.

A) have been	B) have being
C) had being	D) no improvement

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