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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.
Will-o-the wisp

A) Something that is impossible to get or achieve. B) To keep off an unwanted and undesirable person.
C) To spend recklessly. D) Accept or leave the offer.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Something that is impossible to get or achieve.

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

A) Alter B) Concur
C) Digress D) Vary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Concur

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

A) Glum B) Silent
C) Crabby D) Agreeable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agreeable

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.

A) Valiant B) Stout
C) Phobic D)  Foolhardy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phobic

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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.

India is the second most populous country ______ the seventh largest country by area in the world.

A) but B) however
C) and D) while
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) and

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Comment added to a text or diagram.

 

A) lexicon B) thesaurus
C) terminology D) annotation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) annotation

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

 


Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both "normal" and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers.

 

Price-fixing is a phenomenon that is normal in -

A) agricultural societies B) industrialized societies
C) pre-industrial societies D) globalised societies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) industrialized societies

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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.

 

Wear the green willow

 

A) To do something for someone as an act of kindness B) Suffer unrequited love
C) Cause someone to be very frightened D) Producing a lavish celebrating feast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Suffer unrequited love

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