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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

to cry wolf

 

A) to keep complaining over small issues B) to raise a false alarm
C) to act as if one feels sorry for the other person D) to report to a higher authority the mistakes committed by others
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to raise a false alarm

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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.

 

During a depression even the affluent middle class struggles to _______ out a living.

 

A) make B) eke
C) pull D) stretch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) eke

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Anju Bobby George is associated with which game?

A) Shooting B) Athletics
C) Chess D) Cricket
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Athletics

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Photosynthesis takes place inside plant cells in _____.

A) Ribosomes B) Chloroplasts
C) Nucleus D) Mitochondria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chloroplasts

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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".

 

A small makeshift stage (was construct) with a red curtain for a backdrop.

 

A) are constructed B) was constructed
C) were constructed D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) was constructed

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding.


a more detailed examination of the______ between territory and bonding.

A) situation B) enclaves
C) relationship D) chain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) relationship

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Dominate

A) Surrender B) Prevail
C) Dictate D) Command
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Surrender

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

A) Scemitars B) Scimitars
C) Scimetars D) Scemetars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Scimitars

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