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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

Raja is a bad singer, he is tone-deaf.

A) stone-deaf B) deaf
C) tune-deaf D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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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) Racing for the bus, her bag flew open and all the documents were lost. B) As she raced for the bus, her bag flew open making the documents lost.
C) Racing for the bus, her bag flung open and all the documents were lost. D) The documents were lost, when racing for the bus, her bag flung open.
 
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Options A, C and E in the absence of a proper subject add the ‘bag’ automatically to the verb ‘racing for the bus’. So, it does not make any sense as it would mean that the bag is racing for the bus. Option B is incorrect because of the fragment ‘making the documents lose’. Option D doesn't convey the proper meaning.

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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.

The starving man _____ able to walk.

A) can barely B) were barely
C) are barely D) was barely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) was barely

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n 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".

I wondered what one would have thought some 40 years ago if you (had said) you could heat liquid using a plastic container.

A) having said B)  had say
C) have saying D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

To keep in abeyance

A) In a state of permanence B) In a state of emergency
C) In a state of suspension D) In a state of revision
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) In a state of suspension

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

INSOLENT

A) SCRUPULOUS B) EMOLIENT
C) COURTEOUS D) LAZY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) COURTEOUS

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

To lift or haul something heavy with great effort.

A) heave B) shrimp
C) wimp D) runt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) heave

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

the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated

A) illustration B) elucidation
C) implication D) explication
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) implication

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