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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 hit the nail on the head

A) To take out frustration by beating a person B) To make a wrong decision
C) To find exactly the right answer D) To unwittingly fall into a trap
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To find exactly the right answer

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Your opening paragraph should __________ the reader's attention.

A) attest B) address
C) attract D) affect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) attract

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

There was no need to

X-set a watch, for we had nothing
Y-to fear from anybody or
Z-anything in that vast untenanted plain

A) ZYX B) ZXY
C) YZX D) XYZ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) XYZ

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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'.

When I returned I felt (1)/ a big cat brush side me (2)/ as I opened the door. (3)/No Error (4)

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

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Consider  the  following  statements  about the   different meanings   of‘Swaraj’  as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi :

1.Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth).

2.Swaraj  has  two  senses-one  political and one beyond the realm of politics.

3.Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire.

4.With  determination,  Swaraj  could  be obtained easily and quickly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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Swaraj  movement  was  initiated  by Mahatma  Gandhi  which  focuses  on self-rule  or  self-governance  and  is intimately    linked    with    Ahimsa (non-violence)    and    Satyagraha (adherence  to  truth), moreover  it referred to Gandhi’s concept Indian independence   from   British   rule. The movement had two meanings, political  and  non-political.  It  was political   in   the   sense   that   it opposed being ruled by foreigners, and  non-political  in  the  sense  that every  person  has  right  to  be  ruled by  himself  or  herself.  Swaraj  is  a virtue    which    need    time    and patience  to  achieve  and  cannot  be obtained easily and quickly

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

A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

A) rebel B) radical
C) demagogue D) anarchistic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) demagogue

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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.
We have kept the bird in the cage too long.

A) Keeping of the bird in the cage has been done by us for too long. B) The bird has been kept in the cage by us for too long.
C) We have been keeping for long the bird in the cage. D) The bird would have been kept in the cage by us for too long.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The bird has been kept in the cage by us for too long.

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The number of representatives for each state is determined by

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The Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, tells that the seats in the House of Representatives are allotted among the states by population, as controlled by the evaluation led at regular intervals i.e, for every ten years.


Each state is qualified for something like one Representative, anyway little its population.

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