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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature.


the modern world is the______ development of science and technology.

A) magnanimous B) erratic
C) rapid D) inconsistent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rapid

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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.

 

He had never been of a ____________ constitution, and after a little more than a week's illness he died.

 

A) superb B) energetic
C) dynamic D) robust
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) robust

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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.

 

Back to square one

 

A) Remembering one's past makes one humble B) To be back to where one started, with no progress having been made
C) To become friends once again with a person with whom you had a fight D) To apologize for one's past actions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To be back to where one started, with no progress having been made

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

He said,"They will be using my car for the trip."

 

A) He said that they would be using my car for the trip. B) He said that they would be using his car for the trip.
C) He said that we will be using his car for the trip. D) He said that they will be using my car for the trip.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He said that they would be using his car for the trip.

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) Immediately B) Imedately
C) Immiediatley D) Immedately
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Immediately

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

 

Incensed

 

A) Ecstatic B) Exasperated
C) Elated D) Blithe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Exasperated

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


But what does this enthusiasm for voting actually _____________? One popular theory ____________ that poor people __________ because they are intimidated into doing so. Intimidation occurs for sure but why then, voters in places where there is no intimidation do so? Another theory is that people vote in return for _____________. But recent research across India _________ that those who spend the most do not always win elections and voters do not feel any obligation to vote for those handing out freebies. In fact, they often accept the goodies from allparties but vote for only one.


But what does this enthusiasm for voting actually _____________?

A) answer B) signify
C) ponder D) suppose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) signify

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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 fun ____________ reduced significantly when mom decided to tag along.

A) mark B) sign
C) quotient D) moment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) quotient

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