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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

My parents will reach Delhi by Monday next.

A) are reaching B) will have reached
C) were reaching D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) will have reached

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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.

All thumbs

 

A) Permission from the concerned people to go ahead. B) A crowd cheering their favourite team.
C) Physically awkward, especially with respect to the hands. D) An illiterate person who cannot sign his name.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A crowd cheering their favourite team.

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is orrect.

 

1. The king was distressed because his people were lazy.
P. All cursed the stone and blamed the Government.
Q. Then the king had the stone removed.
R. Next day people passed by and went round it.
S. He had a big stone put in the middle of the road one night.
6. Under the stone the king had placed a purse full of money.

 

A) PSRQ B) SRPQ
C) QPRS D) PQRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) SRPQ

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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 room where dead bodies are kept until burial

A) Grave B) Cemetery
C) Mortuary D) Pyre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mortuary

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

Incensed

A) Ecstatic B) Exasperated
C) Elated D) Blithe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Exasperated

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Systematic study of election trends.

A) Archaeology B) Psephology
C) Entomology D) Eschatology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Psephology

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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.

Baneful

A) Harmful B) Cruel
C) Disastrous D) Lucky
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lucky

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Who was the Governor-General of India duringthe‘Sepoy Mutiny’?

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Harding
C) Lord Canning D) Lord Lytton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Canning

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Lord Canning (1856-1862) was the Governor-General during the mutiny of 1857 (India’s first war of independence). After war he was made first Viceroy of India.

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