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

Obtain something by force, threats, or other unfair means.

A) To regret B) To extort
C) To resent D) To encompass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To extort

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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 Have bitten off more than you can chew

A) To eat voraciously and then fall sick B) To behave disrespectfully towards elders and then repent the act
C) To have tried to do something which is too difficult D) To have missed a golden opportunity and after that willing to put twice the effort to recover the loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To have tried to do something which is too difficult

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

Parents elected him the chairman of PTA as he was the only talented contestant.

A) He was elected the chairman of PTA by parents as he was the only talented contestant. B) He had been elected the chairman of PTA by parents as he was the only talented contestant.
C) He have been elected the chairman of PTA by parents as he is the only talented contestant. D) He is elected the chairman of PTA by parents as he was the only talented contestant.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He was elected the chairman of PTA by parents as he was the only talented contestant.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

My father said to the stranger, "Where do you live?"

A) My father asked the stranger where he lives. B) My father asked the stranger where he has been living.
C) My father asked where he lives to the stranger. D) My father asked the stranger where he lived.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My father asked the stranger where he lived.

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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 government allocated Rs 1,000 Cr for __________________ of historical monuments.

A) resurrection B) revival
C) resumption D) restoration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) restoration

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) mongose B) salavaged
C) belives D) although
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) although

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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".

From the early 1990s, salaries shot up and stock options (were introduced).

 

A) are introduced B) is introduced
C) was introduced D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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

 

Slow and careful movement or thought

 

A) Vacuous B) Utter
C) Deliberation D) Coherence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deliberation

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