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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.

Feather in one's cap

A) Discrimination B) A new and additional distinction
C) Hunting D) Bird watching
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A new and additional distinction

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A person who completely abstains from alcohol

A) teetotaller B) drunkard
C) alcoholic D) imposter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) teetotaller

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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.

At a snail's pace

A) Quietly B) Quickly
C) Continuously D) Slowly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Slowly

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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.


Heave a sigh of relief

 

A) To suddenly feel very happy because something unpleasant has not happened or has ended. B)  Be exhausted after a gruelling physical task.
C) Get trapped in a tricky situation which you could have escaped easily. D)  Feel sad that the good times have ended.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To suddenly feel very happy because something unpleasant has not happened or has ended.

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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.

 

Abeyance

 

A) Revival B) Inactivity
C) Operation D) Continuation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Inactivity

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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".

I have always (baffle) by the unique melange of languages and dialects that India is home to.

 

 

A) being baffled B) been baffled
C) baffling D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) been baffled

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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.

 

If there is a subject of really ______________ interest and utility, it is the art of writing and speaking one's own language ___________. It is the basis of culture, as we all know; but it is infinitely more _________ that, it is the basis of business. ___________ salesman can sell anything unless he can explain the merits of his goods in effective language, or can write ___________ advertisement equally effective, or present his ideas, and the facts, in a letter.

 

subject of really ______________ interest and utility

 

A) universe B) universally
C) universality D) universal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) universal

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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.

 

The parting was painful for ______.

 

A) two B) second
C) both D) it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both

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