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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) snatched B) litigat
C) abhored D) variabely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) snatched

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

We shall invite Suresh.

A) Suresh would be invited by us. B) Suresh would have been invited by us.
C) Suresh will be invited by us. D) Suresh will have been invited by us.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Suresh will be invited by us.

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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.

Run out of steam

A) To lose impetus or enthusiasm B) To work quickly like a machine
C) To give up easily D) no more money to spend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To lose impetus or enthusiasm

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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.

My younger brother _____ my grandfather.

A) looks on B) looks after
C) looks to D) looks of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) looks after

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Go out of one's way

A) Did not want to B) Ran away
C) Did everything possible D) Tried to avoid us
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Did everything possible

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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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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Ask for trouble

A) Act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties. B) Be the self appointed guardian of your neighbourhood.
C) A clumsy person who keeps making mistakes. D)  A person who has no work is bound to create trouble for others.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties.

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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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