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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 thorn in the flesh

A) A minor discomfort which is easily ignored. B) To fight despite being injured.
C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble. D) A person within close family whom you secretly hate.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble.

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Who invented logarithms?

A) Eden Snowden B) Larry Page
C) Thomas Edison D) John Napier
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) John Napier

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Which of the following won The Man Booker Prize 2016?

A) The Sellout B) A Brief History of Seven Killings
C) The Narrow Road to the Deep North D) The Luminaries
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Sellout

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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.

At a snail's pace

A) Quietly B) Quickly
C) Continuously D) Slowly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Slowly

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Depletion of ozone layer causes

A) Breast cancer B) Skin cancer
C) Lung cancer D) Blood cancer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Skin cancer

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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 detective's ability to ________ makes it easy for him to scare suspects into confessing.

A) bluff B) stuff
C) enough D) cough
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bluff

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Albert Sabin is known for developing _____.

A) smallpox vaccine B) polio vaccine
C) penicillin D) hepatitis B vaccine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) polio vaccine

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How many Union Territories are there in India?

A) 6 B) 7
C) 5 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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