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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.

Be down with

A) Suffering from B) In grief with
C) In pain with D) Aching with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Suffering from

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In the following question, four words have been given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

A) impecunous B) Impudence
C) Incongruous D) Indomitable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) impecunous

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In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.

Nefarious

A) Sloppy, Flurry B) Unassertive, Ignoble
C) Modest, Subtle D) Gregarious, Magnanimous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

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The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Nefarious: (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal
Sloppy: careless and unsystematic; excessively casual
Flurry: a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind

 

Unassertive: (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality

 

Ignoble: not honourable in character or purpose
Modest: unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
Subtle: (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Gregarious: (of a person) fond of company; sociable
Magnanimous: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person
Iniquitous: grossly unfair and morally wrong
Atrocious: horrifyingly wicked
Therefore, it can be observed that option E i.e.

 

‘iniquitous, atrocious’ forms a synonym- synonym pair of ‘nefarious’.

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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.

 

Too many cooks spoil the broth

 

A) it is always better to do a job independently B) asking many people for advice will cause confusion, and the decision will never be made
C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well D) food is always cooked better if one person cooks it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Words written on the tomb of a person

A) Epigram B) Epitome
C) Epicure D) Epitaph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Epitaph

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

A) Burden B) Expect
C) Hurry D) Sight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hurry

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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 person’s last performance

 

A) Prognosis B) Elegy
C) Memoir D) Swan song
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Swan song

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence inIndirect/Direct Speech.

Sneha said, “I am buying a gaming console today.”

A) Sneha said that she is buying a gaming console today. B) Sneha says she was buying a gaming console that day
C) Sneha say that she is buying a gaming console today D) Sneha said that she was buying a gaming console that day
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sneha said that she was buying a gaming console that day

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