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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.
I have been _____ this problem since noon.

A) working into B) working on
C) working for D) with after
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) working on

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In the following questions, 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.

Education is for life, not merely for a livelihood. As long as we are unmindful of this _____, the _____ of our educational curriculum as well as that of our _____ and students is likely to remain _____. It is not enough for a society to have experts. It needs human beings who can think, feel and act generously, the kind of people who cannot be replaced by computers and _____.

the _____ of our educational curriculum as well as

A) efficiency B) effectiveness
C) quality D) quantity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) quality

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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.

You must accustom yourself with new ideas.

A) accustomed with B) accustom to
C) accustom yourself to D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) accustom yourself to

Explanation:

Accustom is followed by ‘to’. So, the correct idiomatic expression will be ‘accustom yourself to’ or ‘get accustomed to’.

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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 heavy blow, or the sound of such a blow.

 

A) lop B) slop
C) flop D) whop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) whop

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: Children with poor phonological skills progress more poorly.
Q: The consensus concerns the causal role of phonological skills in young children’s reading progress.
R: Studies of the factors governing reading development in young children have achieved a remarkable degree of consensus over the past two decades.
S: Children who have good phonological skills, or good phonological awareness become good readers and good spellers.

 

A) QSPR B) SPQR
C) RQSP D) PQRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RQSP

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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.
The police arrested him on suspicion.

A) Arresting him on suspicion has been done by the police. B) On suspicion the police had been arresting him.
C) He was arrested on suspicion by the police. D) He has had been arrested on suspicion by the police.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He was arrested on suspicion by the police.

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In the following question, four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

A) miscellaneous B) micellaneous
C) misellaneous D) miscelaneous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) miscellaneous

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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 vehicles involved in the accident were _______________ the flow of traffic.

A) obstructing B) stalling
C) interfering D) delaying
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) obstructing

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