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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.

 

an arm and a leg

 

A) a large, possibly exorbitant, amount of money B) a highly motivated person can succeed even with few resources
C) one loves a person so much that one is willing to sacrifice his most precious things for them D) all children are equal for a mother. She can't sacrifice anyone.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a large, possibly exorbitant, amount of money

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Receeding B) Cemetery
C) Parallelogram D) Rehearsal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Receeding

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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.

In a strange ________________, the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern. _______________ wonders whether newer forms of “non­caring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even __________________, quietly suppresses a meditation on such events. __________________ a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class. _____________, society seems so indifferent.

__________________ a professor,

A) Like B) Alike
C) As D) Being
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) As

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

We are withnessing not triumph but the breakdown of democracy.

A) not the triumph but breakdown B) not the triumph but the breakdown
C) note triumph but breakdown D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) not the triumph but the breakdown

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

The burglar broke in the shop last night.

A) broke B) broke through
C) broke into D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) broke into

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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.

 

Wild goose chase

A) A hopeless search for something unattainable B) An adventurous trip full of surprises
C) To waste a lot of time and effort for small returns D) To have fun doing a certain task
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A hopeless search for something unattainable

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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.

 

You might have given this information earlier.

 

A) This information might have been given earlier. B) This information could have been given earlier.
C) This information was given much earlier. D) This information might be given by you earlier.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) This information might have been given earlier.

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A person's peculiar habit

A) Trait B) Idiosyncracy
C) Idiolect D) Talent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Idiosyncracy

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