In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

Monu and Sonu attempted to make light their difficulties, but it was obvious that things were going badly for them.

i attempted to make their difficulties light

ii has attempted to make light their difficulties

iii attempted to make light of their difficulties

A) Only I	B) Only ii
C) Only iii	D) Both ii and iii

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only iii

Explanation:

The correct option is 3 because the correct phrase that should be used here is ‘make light of their difficulties.’ It means ‘trying to treat something as though it is not serious or important, when it in fact is.

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The House of Representatives has the special power to

A) conduct a trial of impeachment if approved by the Senate.	B) impeach a government official who has been found guilty by the Senate.
C) vote to impeach a government official.	D) impeach members of the Senate, but not the House.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) vote to impeach a government official.

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"Abhinav Bharat" was founded in 1904 as a secret society of revolutionaries by :

A) Damodar Chapekar	B) V. D. Savarkar
C) Praffula Chaki	D) Khudiram Bose

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) V. D. Savarkar

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The two purines in DNA are

A) Adenine & Thymine	B) Thymine & Uracil
C) Guanine & Uracil	D) Adenine & Guanine

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Adenine & Guanine

Explanation:

The purines are bases in the DNA. The two purines in DNA are Adenine and Guanine. These two purines forms hydrogen bonds with their complimentary pyrimidines such as Thymine and Cytosine to keep the two rails of the DNA molecule together.

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The peripheral nervous system consists of

A) Nerves from eyes to CNS	B) Nerves from ears to CNS
C) Nerves from skin to CNS	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

The angry neighbours never passed from each other without making rude remarks.

A) passed on	B) passed against
C) passed	D) no improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) passed

Explanation:

Here ‘passed each other’ means crossed each other’s path. No preposition is required by ‘passed’.

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