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Q:

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

 

To bite the bullet

A) Hatred should be nipped in the bud B) To do something difficult that one has been hesitating over
C) To punish someone who was later found to be not guilty D) To prevent someone form getting killed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To do something difficult that one has been hesitating over

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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.


Fraternity, then, was meant to complement civil rights, _______________ to destroy them. The _____________________ framers did not use this symbolic term for a court to come along 66 years _________________, and ______________________ it for the purposes of subordinating individual rights to some mythic notion of community harmony, entirely submerging the individual _______________ the society.


_______________ to destroy them.

A) neither B) nor
C) no D) not
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) not

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Ravish

A) Repulse B) Enthrall
C) Offend D) Depress
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Enthrall

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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".
Rahul went out without (saying) good bye.

A) say even B) even said
C) say D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Q:

Who among the following is a Sanjay Chopra Award recipient for 2016?

A) Abhinash Mishra B) Arjun Singh
C) Aromal SM D) Srawanand Saha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arjun Singh

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Q:

In each of the following question, find out which part has an error. I told him on his face

A) /that he could not hope B) / to pass the stringent
C) / Medical examination of the Service Selection Board D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) /that he could not hope

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Could is used in hypothetical situation, where we want to express ability except willingness. So, ‘could’ should be replaced with should.

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Q:

Which Virus causes Chicken Pox?

A) Rubella Virus B) Herpes Zoster Virus
C) Rabies D) Variola Virus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Herpes Zoster Virus

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Q:

Inflation is a situation characterised by

A) Too much money chasing too few goods B) Too few money chasing too much goods
C) Too many people chasing too few goods D) Too many people chasing too little money
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Too much money chasing too few goods

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