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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 get sleepy and wake up, become hungry and thirsty at certain hours, ____________ force of habit. We form the habit of liking a certain chair, or nook, or corner, or path, or desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion of all others. We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice and type of enunciation in speaking, and this becomes one of our characteristic marks; or we _________ the habit of using barbarisms or solecisms of language in __________, and these cling to us and become an inseparable part of us later in life.

 

We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice

 

 

A) habit B) habits
C) habitual   D) habitually
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) habitually

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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 very ___________________ of apologizing and forgiveness _________________ the importance of memory and the vitality of the community as a link between past, present and future. It ________________ the question of the responsibility ______________ the past and its injustices. Somehow for many politicians, the past is a different country for _________________ they have no responsibility.

 

the past is a different country for _________________ they have no responsibility.

 

A) that B) those
C) which D) whom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) which

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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'.

 

Saving water and ensuring that our stocks of water (1)/ are fair distributed to everyone who needs them, (2)/ is absolutely crucial for keeping us alive. (3)/ No error(4)

 

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

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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.

 

Vanguard

 

 

A) Forefront B) Follower
C) Leader   D) Pioneer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Follower

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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.

 

Procrastinate

 

A) Delay B) Defer  
C) Drag   D) Do
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Do

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

A) Centipede B) Circumlocution
C) Coercion D) Concentric
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Circumlocution

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) I do not understand why B) why in spite of my best efforts to please him
C) my boss is so angry at me. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No error

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There is no error in any part. The sentence is grammatically correct.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Sushma has a deep _____ for drunkards.

A) hatred B) hate
C) hated D) hating
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) hatred

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