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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.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems
C) Hide your precious stuff D) Be alert at all times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

The wolf cried out to the hound, “A thought has just come into my head.”

 

A) The wolf cried out that a thought had just came into his head.   B) The wolf cried out to the hound that a thought had just come into his head.  
C) The wolf cried out about a thought into his head to the hound.   D) The wolf told hound about a thought into his head.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The wolf cried out to the hound that a thought had just come into his head.  

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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.

 

marks; or we _________ the habit of using

 

 

A) from B) form
C) for D) of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) form

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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.

 

Government has reportedly made its displeasure known, (1)/ particularly on the speed and stealth with which (2)/ the negotiations are completed. (3)/ No error. (4)

 

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

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The guide said to the tourists, "This will be the best day of your life."

 

A) The guide told the tourists that this would be the best day of their lives. B) The guide told the tourists that that would be the best day of their lives.
C) The guide told the tourists this that would be the best day of their lives. D) The guide told the tourists that this will be the best day of their lives.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The guide told the tourists that that would be the best day of their lives.

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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.

 

Too many cooks spoil the broth

 

A) it is always better to do a job independently B) asking many people for advice will cause confusion, and the decision will never be made
C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well D) food is always cooked better if one person cooks it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well

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In the following question, four number pairs are given. The number on left side of (–) is related to the number on the right side of (–) with someLogic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives

A) 2 –8 B) 4 – 12
C) 8 – 24 D) 10 – 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2 –8

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Definition of Force can be stated from:

A) Newton's second law of motion B) Newton's first law of motion
C) Newton's third law of motion D) Newton's law of gravitation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Newton's law of gravitation

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