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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

Up against the wall

 

A) To take care of themselves and their own interests and safety B) In a disorderly fashion
C) In an inextricable situation D) Performing well in a difficult or competitive situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) In an inextricable situation

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

 

She will never tell you the truth.

 

A) You will never be told the truth by her. B) She shall never be telling you the truth.
C) You were never be told the truth by her. D) Telling of the truth to you be her will never be done.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) You will never be told the truth by her.

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

 

to cut up (food, especially meat) into very small pieces

 

A) to crumble B) to chop
C) to mince D)  to grind
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to mince

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) cabinets B) basoons
C) sprinckle D) esposes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cabinets

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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.

Birds of a feather flock together

 

A) even a small similarity is enough to become friends and stay together B) there is always more safety in a crowd
C) people with the same tastes and interests will be found together D) people with bad intentions always form a gang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) people with the same tastes and interests will be found together

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 

All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 

The author believes that man's greatest and distinguishing ability is

 

A) his ability to project the future B) his capacity to escape from his present experience
C) his consciousness of the past D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) his capacity to escape from his present experience

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The professor told the class, "Ice floats on water".

 

A) The professor told the class that, that ice floats on water. B) The professor told the class ice floats on water.
C) The professor told the class that ice floats on water. D) The professor told the class how ice floats on water.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The professor told the class that ice floats on water.

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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.

 

Come true

 

A) Pray hard for your wishes. B) To happen in the way you had hoped.
C) Day dream about success. D) Be finally proved that you were right.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To happen in the way you had hoped.

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