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

A) Mingy B) Inefficient
C) Generous D) Sinful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Generous

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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.


___________ being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. _______________ of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar _____________ to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ________________ they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense _________________.


National symbols are extremely powerful ________________

 

A) since B) because
C) so D) thereof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) because

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

To angle

A) To measure the river breadth B) To fish with a net
C) To fish D) To sit and watch the river
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To fish

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

Many people die(A)/with cholera(B)/every year(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

The stock was(A)/divided among(B)/the two brothers.(C)No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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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 scorpion stung the farmer.

A) The farmer was stung by the scorpion. B) The farmer had been stung by the scorpion.
C) The farmer is stung by the scorpion. D) The farmer has been stung by the scorpion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The farmer was stung by the scorpion.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Foot the bill

A) To get good discount on a total bill B) To pay for something
C)  To manipulate the bill D) To avoid paying for little expenses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To pay for something

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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.

 

He is now looking about a job.

A) for B) after
C) into D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) for

Explanation:

‘Looking for’ means ‘trying to find’, hence it’s the correct use here. Looking about means looking here and there. Looking after means taking care of something or someone. Looking into means looking into the depths of something.

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