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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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Women's Doubles World Champions for 2015 announced by International Tennis Federation are

A) Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza B) M. Sands and L Safarova
C) Serena Williams and Venus Williams D) Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza

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World Environment Day is observed on

A) February 28 B) May 16
C) June 05 D) September 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) June 05

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Which of the following best defines disposable income?

A) income received by households less personal taxes B) the before-tax income received by households
C) all income earned by resource suppliers for their current contributions to production D) the market value of the annual output net of consumption of fixed capital
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) income received by households less personal taxes

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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 reason is a fear that we will not ______________ find ourselves in that higher echelon of posts and achievements that get so many likes and reposts, a sign of success and ____________ in our binary outlook. A darker worry also exists at the back _______ our mind. What if we end __________ in the other group, an object of ridicule, derided as another in a long list of failures _________ embarrassments that go viral for all the wrong reasons?

 

at the back _______ our mind.

 

A) for B) from
C) off D) of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) of

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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.

 

At the same _________ the bell struck and school was dismissed.

 

 

A) occasion B) jiffy
C) moment D) period
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) moment

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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.

 

Where were they playing the cricket match?

A) Where was the cricket match played? B) Where has the cricket match been played?
C) Where will the cricket match be played? D) Where was the cricket match being played?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Where was the cricket match being played?

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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.

 

What does "victim-centric" mean in the criminal justice system? It means restoring the confidence of victims in the system and achieving the __________ of justice in whichever sense the idea is conceived. __________ this end, the system must confer certain rights on victims to enable them to _____________ in the proceedings, including the right to be impleaded and to engage an advocate in serious offences, the right to track the progress of ________________, the right to be heard on critical issues and to assist the court in the ___________ of truth.

 

the right to be heard on critical issues and to assist the court in the ___________ of truth.

A) pursuance B) perusal
C) pursuing D) pursuit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) pursuit

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