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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.

Pull the plug

 

A) Behave greedily and take the most of the shared things for oneself. B) Do something to stop the persistent losses.
C) Prevent something from happening or continuing. D) Play loud irritating music.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Prevent something from happening or continuing.

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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.


That is why publicly invoking these symbols has to be an act of responsible citizenship and not self­____________ demagoguery, but the difference can be hard to _______________. The problem with emotive symbols is that _________________ they can multiply the force of arguments, they cannot replace the arguments__________________. All persuasion harnesses symbols but principled persuasion must also provide arguments that can be _____________ debated.

 

The problem with emotive symbols is that _________________ they can multiply the force of arguments,

 

A) tough B) though
C) through D) Thorough
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) though

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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.

 

Embargo

 

A) Barrier B) Prescribe
C) Comfort D) Justify
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Barrier

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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.

 

Calamity

 

A) Happiness B) Failure  
C) Suffering   D) Tragedy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Happiness

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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.

Modern man is imprisoned by his time-table and his routine. His life is all care and _____. He does not have _____ for anything but his duties and occupation for _____ money. Men, in all _____ may have been prone to this disease and; indeed, we in India may not have been _____ by it to the extent that people in western countries have been.

but his duties and occupation for _____ money.

A) making B) minting
C) collecting D) spending
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) making

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

He does not mean

X-when he denies that it is causal
Y-to indicate that the relation
Z-is any the less uniform or dependable

A) YXZ B) YZX
C) XZY D) XYZ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) YZX

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

Cavalier

A) Condescending B) Curt
C) HumblE D) Haughty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) HumblE

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Folk dance "Lai Haraoba" is popular in which Indian state?

A) Assam B) Manipur
C) Mizoram D) Nagaland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Manipur

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