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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.

 

We now have a peculiar combination _______________ the economic policy of India: a declared attempt at fiscal consolidation, combined with a _________________ to do what it takes to raise tax revenues. This unfortunate ________________ has meant a squeeze _____________ Central government expenditures, and particularly those relating to social spending that directly ____________ most people in the country.

 

This unfortunate ________________ has meant a squeeze

 

A) juxtaposition B) nearness
C) contact D) proximity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) juxtaposition

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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".

 

There is something in a train journey that (was fascinated) a lot of people and I am one of them.

 

A) has fascinated B) have fascinated
C) has fascinate D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) has fascinated

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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.

 

Winsome

 

A) Repulsive   B) Charming
C) Ugly D) Repellent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Charming

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) meritocretic B) meritocratik
C) meritocretik D) meritocratic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) meritocratic

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Courtly

A) Formal B) Elegant
C) Conventional D) Rough
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rough

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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 generation gap is another of those characteristic features that set Homo sapiens apart from other animals. It is ______ if ever the most intelligent of apes ever blamed its juniors for their ______ ways! Over the years people have tried to analyse it, explain it, understand it, even ignore it, but it remains, ready to ______ each generation as it tries to ______ its own ______ about life and living.

it tries to ______ its

A) accumulate B) formulate
C) assimilates D) annihilate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) formulate

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86.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.

Smell a rat

A) Detect bad smell B) Suspect a trick or deceit
C) Misunderstand D) See hidden meaning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Suspect a trick or deceit

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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".

Someone must (being) killed.

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

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