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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.


And then, a few glorious minutes ______________, it was time to reluctantly head ashore. ____________ time, the strokes were more fluid, the movements more relaxed. I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason why I came to the Andamans. As I watched, it played hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away. Suddenly, I realised a kinship with the blue waters ___________ the Bay of Bengal.


I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason

A) to say B) said
C) saying D) says
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to say

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Which is the highest quality of hard coal?

A) Anthracite B) Bituminous
C) Lignite D) Peat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anthracite

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When two liquids do not mix with each other to form a solution, what is it called?

A) Solvent B) Solute
C) Immiscible D) Decantation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Immiscible

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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) unattractiveness   B) unatrractiveness
C) unattracttiveness   D) unatrracttiveness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) unattractiveness  

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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.

 

Rags to riches

 

 

A) It takes a lot of hard work to earn wealth B) To con someone and become rich by taking away their wealth
C) Used to describe a person's rise from a state of extreme poverty to one of great wealth D) Earn wealth or reputation by unfair means
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Used to describe a person's rise from a state of extreme poverty to one of great wealth

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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.

 

Choose a soft option

 

A) Choose a comfortable place to spend the night B) Target the weaker players to win the match
C) Do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation D) Always choose comfort over hardship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation

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Which feature is shared by all monosaccharides?

A) In their linear forms, they all contain a carbonyl and several hydroxyl functional groups. B) They are all pentoses.
C) They all contain more than one sugar. D) In their linear forms, they all contain a carboxyl and several hydroxyl functional groups.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) In their linear forms, they all contain a carbonyl and several hydroxyl functional groups.

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Which is the largest non-polar desert in the world?

A) Kalahari B) Gobi
C) Sahara D) Great Australian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sahara

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