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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.
Pull the plug

A) Make a firm refusal B) Save a situation by acting in the nick of time
C) To waste away somebody's effort D) Prevent something from continuing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prevent something from continuing

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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.

Ever since Anita lost her job, she has done _________ but wallow in self-pity.

A) none B) nothing
C) no D) never
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) nothing

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The accused said to the judge, "Let me meet my children before I die, sir."

A) The accused requests the judge to let him meet his children before he died. B) The accused requested the judge to let him meet his children before he died.
C) The accused begs the judge to allow him to meet his children before he dies. D) The accused begged the judge to let him meet his children before he dies.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The accused requested the judge to let him meet his children before he died.

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

A) Rigid B) Flexible
C) Fixed D) Unshakable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Flexible

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Who pioneered the guerrilla warfare methods?

A) Babur B) Akbar
C) Shivaji D) Bajirao Peshwa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shivaji

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Who invented the Lightning Rod in 1749?

A) Benjamin Franklin B) Nikola Tesla
C) Eli Whitney D) George Washington
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Benjamin Franklin

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Chipko Movement is associated with

A) Forests B) Agriculture
C) Industries D) Education
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Forests

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Chipko Movement is associated with the planting & protection of trees in the forests against the deforestation. It was started on January 9, 1927 in Uttarakhand.

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In the following questions, 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.


Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world. If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals. It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word “animal” can _____ the brutish and the sensual. Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.
The very word "animal" can _____ the brutish and the sensual.

A) connote B) rectify
C) trouble D) understand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) connote

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