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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

I couldn't help but (had to cry) at his sad story.

A) cry B) cried
C) was crying D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cry

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

There is many a slip between the cup and lip.

A) cup and lip B) cups and lips
C) the cup and the lip D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the cup and the lip

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The phrase ‘between the cup and lip’ needs to be replaced with ‘between the cup and the lip’. It means a situation where things did not happen at the last minute the way they were expected to due to unforeseen reasons. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘There is many a slip between the cup and the lip’.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

With a population of over one billion, India is the second (most popular countries) in the world.

A) more popular country B) most populous country
C) much popular countries D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) more popular country

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Our biological knowledge of even some of the commonest animals is (embarrassed) slight and it is here that zoos can be of inestimable value in amassing information.

A) embarrass B) embarrassingly
C) embarrassing D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) embarrassingly

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In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

Current : Ampere : : ? : ?

A) Air : Kilogram B) Pressure : Speed
C) Work : Joule D) Temperature : Metre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Work : Joule

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Everybody is aware that peaceful life respects non-violence and non-interference, yet it is difficult (to maintaining) peace only because public consciousness is not expansive enough to fully understand peace.

A) to maintain B) maintaining
C) maintained D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to maintain

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The Centre can’t afford to procrastinate any further (at) framing rules to regulate the trading and use of bitcoin and other virtual currencies.

A) on B) under
C) of D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) on

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In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

 

Mitigate

A) enlarge B) reduce
C) increase D) multiply
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) increase

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