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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.

 

Violence takes a heavy toll and affects public life ______. High or low, known or unknown, rich or poor, popular or unpopular, no one is safe or secure today. It
appears that one can harm anybody at any time and at ______. A mad and sad rat race is on to make money and ______ power at any cost and by any means. The
result is that no political party or group can now ______ into claim to total innocence in so far as ______ of violence against innocent person for personal or political
gains is concerned. Violent demonstrations, rallies, hartals have become the order of the day.

 

It appears that one can harm anybody at any time and at ______.

 

A) wish B) will
C) drill D) still
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) will

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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.

 

Haggard

 

A) Fresh B) Weak
C) Pale D) Tire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fresh

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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.

 

Without habit, personality could not exist; for we could never do a thing twice alike, and ___________ would be a new person each succeeding moment. The acts which give us our own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts--the little things that do themselves moment by moment without care or attention, and are the truest and best expression of our real selves. Probably _______ one of us could be very sure which arm he puts ________ the sleeve, or which foot he puts into the shoe, first; and yet each of us ____________ formed the habit long ago of doing these things in a certain way.

 

twice alike, and ___________ would be a new person

 

A) hence B) if
C) but D) also
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) hence

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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.

 

A fool and his money are easily parted

A) a foolish person spends money carelessly and will soon be penniless B) a miser will eventually lose all his money due to one foolish mistake
C) a foolish person will never be able to get rich D) a rich person should be smart enough to avoid people who will fool him for his wealth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a foolish person spends money carelessly and will soon be penniless

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Which country is not a member of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)?

A) Thailand B) Myanmar
C) India D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pakistan

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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.

 

"We were living in Dehradun," they told me.

A) They told me that they had been living in Dehradun. B) They told me that they lived in Dehradun.
C) They told me this that they had been living in Dehradun. D) They told me this that they were living in Dehradun.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) They told me that they had been living in Dehradun.

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Jane had told me that she hasn't done her homework.

A) told B) tells
C) was telling D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) tells

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

A conclusion or agreement done or reached decisively and with authority.

A) precise B) definitive
C) reliable D) specific
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) definitive

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