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In the given question, an idiom/phrase highlighted in bold is given in a sentence. Choose the most suitable meaning of the idiom/phrase.

I hope you pardon my French that I used during the serious and intense discussion we were having yesterday.

A) Excuse my use of incorrect French	B) Excuse my inappropriate language
C) Excuse my untidiness	D) Excuse my behaviour

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Excuse my inappropriate language

Explanation:

The phrase “pardon my French” is usually used humorously to denote an excuse for using taboo words or inappropriate words. The above sentence speaks of a person asking another person to excuse him for using inappropriate language during their discussion. Out of the given option, option 2 is correct.

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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.

The Marathas surrendered their fort to the Mughals after the war.

A) After the war the Marathas had to surrender their fort to the Mughals.	B) The Mughals after the war took the fort surrendered by the Marathas.
C) Their fort was surrendered by the Marathas to the Mughals after the war.	D) The Marathas after the war surrendered their fort to the Mughals.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Their fort was surrendered by the Marathas to the Mughals after the war.

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Nandita asked me	B) if I was working
C) hardly these days	D) No error

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) hardly these days

Explanation:

The error is in third part. The adjective hard has two different adverbs, and they express opposite meanings. The adverb hard is used to modify a verb and means that the action is being done very intensely. The adverb hardly is used to modify a verb and means that the action is not being done very intensely. So there the correct usage will be ‘working hard’.

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CENVAT is related to which of the following ?

A) Sales Tax	B) Excise Duty
C) Custom Duty	D) Service Tax

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Excise Duty

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Which blood group is universal donor?

A) O+	B) O–
C) AB–	D) AB+

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) O–

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Which of the following relation is true regarding the amounts of genetic material contributed by the father and mother to the child?

A) Father >> Mother	B) Father << Mother
C) Father = Mother	D) No relation can be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Father = Mother

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The spring balance works on the principle of __________

A) Boyle's Law	B) Hooke's Law
C) Bernoulli's principle	D) Pascal's Law

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hooke's Law

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A person holding a pen in his left hand sees his reflection in the mirror holding the pen in his right hand. This is due to which of the following phenomena?

A) Diffused reflection	B) Total internal reflection
C) Lateral inversion	D) Refraction

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