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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 chew someone out

 

A) to bore someone by talking ceaselessly B) to discourage someone who is going to start a new venture
C) reprimand someone severely D) to save someone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) reprimand someone severely

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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.

Make a scene

A) To perform beautifully in front of an audience. B) Make a public disturbance or excited emotional display.
C) To narrate an elaborate false story. D) Describe a scene in so much detail that it comes vivid.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Make a public disturbance or excited emotional display.

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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.

A blessing in disguise

A) A misfortune that eventually has good results B) A person who has changed so much that he is now unrecognisable
C) A prayer asking for God's favour D) A bad person hiding his face behind a mask
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A misfortune that eventually has good results

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

The philosophy of putting another's welfare above one's own.

A) Agnosticism B) Polytheism
C) Altruism D) Iconoclasm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Altruism

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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.

Our only enemies were

X-heat, thirst, and flies, but far
Y-from man or beast than that awful trinity
Z-rather would I have faced any danger

A) XYZ B) ZYX
C) XZY D) ZXY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) XZY

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

A) unraffled B) unruffled
C) unrufled D) unrafled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) unruffled

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) galeons B) audasity
C) garbbling D) cerebrum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) cerebrum

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

 

1. The recipe of making white sauce is very simple.
P. Stir the mixture of maida and butter constantly.
Q. Put one table spoon of fine flour (maida) when the butter gets heated.
R. Heat one table spoon of butter in a pan.
S. Add one cup of milk to the mixture and cook for one minute.
6. Add salt and pepper to taste.

 

A) QRSP B) PRQS
C) SRQP D) RQPS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) RQPS

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