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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.

"Phew," said I, grabbing

X-cheerfully round my head
Y-at the halo of flies
Z-which buzzed

A) YZX B) YXZ
C) XZY D) XYZ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) YZX

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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 soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority.

 

A) radical B) anarchist
C) mutineer D) revolutionary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) mutineer

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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.

REPROOF

A) WARNING B) RIDICULE
C) REBUKE D) THREAT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) REBUKE

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

A) Dismiss B) Draft
C) Invite D) Mobilise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dismiss

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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.

SYCOPHANT

A) PSYCHE B) FLATTERER
C) CRITIC D) SLAVE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FLATTERER

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

It is hard these days to cope with the rising prices

 

A) cope by B) cope up with
C) to be coped with D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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No improvement is required. The verb cope means to deal with. Cope when followed by the preposition with, it means to deal with some difficulty. Also, the sentence is in simple present tense. The sentence is correct.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word

Guile

A)

Cleverness

B)

Suspicious

C)

Dishonesty

D)

Honesty

 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

Honesty



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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

The author implies that

 

A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles B) hedgehogs eat only black beetles
C) they do not eat black beetles D) he is writing a book on hedgehogs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles

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