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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".

The child (would have jumped) with delight on seeing the joker at the circus.

A) jumping B) jumped
C) to jump D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) jumped

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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.
P: Yet making loans to poor people is hardly a Poverty cure.
Q: Segmenting the industry, might be worth while if it allows more of the poor to get access to credit.
R: Multinational corporations could take the top microfinance institutions to the next level, and the remainder could take the responsibility of development groups and
regional banks.
S: Property rights and the role of law matter too.

A) PRQS B) QRPS
C) SPQR D) RSPQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) QRPS

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
ADAPT

A) BRING UP B) ADJUST
C) ENCOURAGE D) SERVE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ADJUST

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

 

tending to hang loosely.

 

A) to attenuate B) to enfeeble
C) prostrate D) to flop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to flop

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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.

Once and for all

A) Now and for the last time; finally B) To be successful in the first attempt
C) To do a charitable act for the benefit of everybody D) To speak for the majority
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Now and for the last time; finally

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

The first working steam­ powered vehicle was designed and most likely built by Ferdinand Verbies, a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was a 65 cm long scale­ model toy for the Chinese Emperor, that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger. It is not known if Verbiest's model was ever built. Nicolas- Joseph Cugnot is widely credited with building the first full­ scale, self ­propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769; he also created a steam­ powered tricycle. He constructed two steam tractors for the French Army, one of which is preserved in the French National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. His inventions were however handicapped by problems of water supply and maintaining steam pressure. In 1801, Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive, believed by many to be the first demonstration of a steam ­powered road vehicle. It was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods. Sentiment against steam ­powered road vehicles led to the Locomotive Acts of 1865. In 1807 Nicephore Niepce and his brother Claude probably created the world's first internal combustion engine which they called Pyreolophore.

Cugnot built steam tractors for:

A) The Chinese Emperor B) The French Army
C) The Jesuit mission D) The French Conservatory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The French Army

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Thing that can be felt or touched

A) Pandemic B) Palpable
C) Paltry D) Panchromatic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Palpable

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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.

 

Children should be seen and not heard

 

A) The voice of children is often drowned in company of adults. B) Some children will seek attention by crying.
C) Children should not speak in the presence of adults. D) Those children are likable who dress neatly.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Children should not speak in the presence of adults.

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