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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.

To hit the nail on the head

A) To take out frustration by beating a person B) To make a wrong decision
C) To find exactly the right answer D) To unwittingly fall into a trap
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To find exactly the right answer

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) blottched B) essences
C) sylabus D) semmantic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) essences

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

A) Ferocious B) Luxurious
C) Luscious D) Delicious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ferocious

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

A person who lives outside his native country

A) Indigenous B) Natal
C) Expatriate D) Intrinsic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expatriate

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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.

Imitate

A) Reverse B) Ape
C) Clash D) Repulse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ape

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Apathy

A) negligence B) indifference
C) sympathy D) silence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) indifference

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

The members of which are ______ against

A) portrayed B) displayed
C) treated D) based
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) portrayed

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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.

Efficacious

A) Powerful B) Useless
C) Successfull D) Good
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Useless

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