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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.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems.   B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems.  
C) Hide your precious stuff.   D) Be alert at all times.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems.  

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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.

When the stranger saw me, (A) / he seemed to recognise me (B) / and asked me what was my name. (C) / No Error (D)

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

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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'.

Please put on a note(A)/declaring that (B)/Monday will be a holiday.(C)/No error(D)

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

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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.

Cut to the chase

A) Come to the point. B) To run after somebody.
C) To cut out the important bits of information. D) To take a short cut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Come to the point.

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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.


And then, a few glorious minutes ______________, it was time to reluctantly head ashore. ____________ time, the strokes were more fluid, the movements more relaxed. I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason why I came to the Andamans. As I watched, it played hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away. Suddenly, I realised a kinship with the blue waters ___________ the Bay of Bengal.


hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away.

A) to B) for
C) from D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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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.

 

Who will help me?

A) By whom I shall be helped? B) By whom will I be helped?
C) By whom would I be helped? D) By whom I will be helped?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) By whom will I be helped?

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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’.

 

Our digestive system produces an assimilable, (1)/ nutrient-rich liquid that builds and (2)/ nourish our first body tissue, plasma. (3)/ No error

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The doctor advised the patients to give up smoking.

 

A) The doctor said to the patients, "Why don't you give up smoking?" B) The doctor said to the patients, "You should give up smoking."
C) The doctor said to the patients, "Give up smoking." D) The doctor said to the patient, "I am advising you to give up smoking."
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The doctor said to the patients, "Give up smoking."

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