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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.

To nip in the bud

A) To stop something at the start B) To trim the flowers
C) to pluck the flowers D) to steal from
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To stop something at the start

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Breif B) Percieve
C) Relieve D) Cheif
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Relieve

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What are gilt-edged securities?

A) Securities issued by the multinational companies. B) Securities issued by the Government
C) Securities issued by the private sector D) Securities issued by the joint venture companies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Securities issued by the Government

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The union allows the employees to bargain ______________ for higher wages.

A) wholly B) collectively
C) fully D) completely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) collectively

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

I am also a

A-mother of three children in their

B-the wanderlust generation

C-twenties who belong to

 

A) ABC B) CAB
C) ACB D) BAC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ACB

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In the following question, four words have been given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Acquaintance B) Ascendance
C) Claervoyance D) Countenance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Claervoyance

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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.

High and mighty

A) An unreliable person B) Experts
C) Hopeful D) Arrogant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Arrogant

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. The war of succession ultimately boiled over to who had more power. B) B. The war of succession ultimately boiled below to who had more power.
C) C. The war of succession ultimately boiled upon to who had more power. D) D. The war of succession ultimately boiled down for who had more power.
 
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Ans. E.
In the given sentences, boiled down is the phrasal verb that should have been used which means summarizing something, to reduce or simplify
(something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). In this context it means that the one who had more power succeeded. 'Boiled down' should be followed by 'to' and not 'for', hence option D is incorrect.

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