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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.

The chess player moved his piece to a more _____________________ position, securing the win.

A) profitable B) auspicious
C) advantageous D) worthwhile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) advantageous

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

A) Abrupt B) Illicit
C) Open D) Wary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Open

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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.
Corruption is a standing hindrance _____ the nation's development.

A) of B) over
C) to D) upon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to

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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.

 

The watch man opened the gate.

 

A) The gate opened the watch man B) The gate is being opened by the watchman
C) The gate was opened by the watchman D) The gate is opened by the watchman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The gate was opened by the watchman

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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 drive someone up the wall

 

A) to make someone very irritated B) to break the barriers of misunderstanding between two persons
C) to encourage someone D) to be the cause of someone's success
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to make someone very irritated

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) humbeling B) wardrobe
C) delicat D) gazeles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) wardrobe

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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'.

You might as well(A)/read a novel instead of(B)/staring at the ceiling.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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Who was the second woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress in 1925 and the first Indian woman to do so?

A) Vijaylakshmi Pandit B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Padmaja Naidu D) Fathima Bibi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sarojini Naidu

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