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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".

He must not (to be left) like this.

A) being left B) been left
C) be left D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) be left

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) frackture B) thiners
C) aproved D) divining
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) divining

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

The action of driving or pushing forwards

 

A) Propulsion B) Astern
C) Abaft D) Propitiate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Propulsion

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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.

My sister's marriage passed _____ peacefully.

A) away B) by
C) off D) out
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) off

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

With bated breath

A) In dispute B) In anxiety
C) In full detail D) In happy mood
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) In anxiety

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

The author is in favour of drawing conclusions on the basis of

 

A) discussion B) consultation
C) observation D) reasoning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) observation

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

to depart from an established course.

 

A) to deviate B) to whirl
C) to err D) to wander
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to deviate

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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.

 

apple of my eye

 

A) every thing looks enticing to a hungry person B) a very pleasant thing to watch
C) someone that one cherishes above all others D) the ugliest child is still pretty for a mother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) someone that one cherishes above all others

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