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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 drive someone up the wall

 

A) to make someone very irritated B) to break the barriers of misunderstanding between two persons
C) to encourage someone D) to be the cause of someone's success
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to make someone very irritated

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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 authorities are mistreating the prisoners.

A) The prisoners will be mistreated by the authorities. B) The authorities mistreat the prisoners.
C) The prisoners are being mistreated by the authorities. D) Mistreating of the prisoners will be done by the authorities.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The prisoners are being mistreated by the authorities.

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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.

My sister has been (A)/ interested in medicine (B)/ ever since she was a child (C)/ No Error (D)

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

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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.

One who is able to use both hands

A) Sinister B) Ambidextrous
C) Ambivalent D) Amateur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ambidextrous

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 


The author portrays mankind as

 

A) superhuman B) by and large ignorant
C) intelligent D) ancient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) by and large ignorant

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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.

India’s motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community. There are a _____ of pillars upon which India’s policy of living in peace with and _____ peace among nations of the world rests. Policies of non-alignment, peaceful co-existence, economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy, _____ of International disputes through negotiations and peaceful means are some of the salient features that give credence to India’s commitment to world peace.

There are a _____ of pillars upon which India's policy

A) numerous B) number
C) many D) loop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) number

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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 give the devil his due

A) To punish the wrong person B) To give credit to even a notorious person
C) To let the enemy learn the lesson on his own D) To stand in the way of the devil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To give credit to even a notorious person

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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 manager was _____ an explanation of his conduct.

A) called for B) called off
C) called to D) called up
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) called for

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