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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.

 

The news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

The news regales us ________ the highlights

 

A) at B) from
C) with D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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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.

 

Level playing field

 

A) A game played where the weaker side is given an advantage to make it a fair fight B) A situation in which everyone has a fair and equal chance of succeeding
C) A game where you progress level by level D) A game which appears unfair but is actually fair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A situation in which everyone has a fair and equal chance of succeeding

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

Saving water and ensuring that our stocks of water (1)/ are fair distributed to everyone who needs them, (2)/ is absolutely crucial for keeping us alive. (3)/ No error(4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

By now that garden (had been reduced) to an insignificant muddy patch.

 

A) has to reduced B) have been reduced  
C) had been reducing   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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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.

 

The English language is ___________ complex in character that it can scarcely be learned by rule, and can __________ be mastered by the study of such idioms and phrases as are provided in this book; but just as care must be taken to place every accent or stress _________ the proper syllable in the ______________ of every word it contains, so must the stress or emphasis be placed on the proper word in ___________ sentence spoken.

 

and can __________ be mastered by the study

 

 

A) good B) best
C) nice D) fine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) best

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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.

 

Add insult to injury

 

A) To further a loss with mockery to worsen an unfavourable situation. B) A disgrace becomes worse when friends and family disown you.
C) The world usually slanders a fallen person rather than help him. D) A suffering is compounded if you are hurt at the same place again.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To further a loss with mockery to worsen an unfavourable situation.

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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's paradise

 

A) An average person appears smart in company of fools. B) A state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble.
C) A paradise is ruined when fools enter it. D) Pretending that everything is going fine when actually all is being lost.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

Le Duc Tho, chosen for the 1973 Peace Prize for his (1)/ act in the Paris Peace Accords, declined, stating (2)/ that there was no actual peace in Vietnam. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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