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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.

Books are our ______ friends. They are our guides. We can learn everything from them. The books contain all the great ______ of the world's leaders and we can learn them by reading the books. The books help us find ______ to our questions. The books never fail us. We should read as ______ books as we can. But all books are not good. So we should ______ only good books. Books are our ______ friends.

A) fake B) original
C) real D) majestic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) real

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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.

 

The abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

after all, ___________ in the use of words

 

A) accurate B) accuracy
C) accurately D) accuratenesses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) accuracy

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

We (have been) away for a long time, you know, and so we're anxious to get home again.

 

A) has been B) is been
C) have being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Scurrility

 

A) Godliness B) Reverence
C) Atrocity D) Piety
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Atrocity

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Foreign B) Forien
C) Foriegn D) Foreing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Foreign

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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'.

 

Dinesh has been (1)/ absence from (2)/ school since last month. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) cabinets B) basoons
C) sprinckle D) esposes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cabinets

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The Headquarters of the International Tropical Timber Organization is located at

A) New Delhi B) Yokohama
C) Madrid D) Jakarta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Yokohama

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The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organization that promotes conservation of tropical forest resources and their sustainable management, use and trade.Headquarters: Yokohama, Japan

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