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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.

Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

A) Docile B) Truculent
C) Pliable D) Pliant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pliant

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Which of the following choices is a sound argument?

A) All teachers wear sarees. Mrs. Gomati does not wear a saree. Therefore, Mrs. Gomati is not a teacher. B) All turtles are reptiles. The snake is not a turtle. Therefore, the snake is not a reptile.
C) Amitav Ghosh is an author. Arundati Roy is an author. Therefore, I want to be an author. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) All teachers wear sarees. Mrs. Gomati does not wear a saree. Therefore, Mrs. Gomati is not a teacher.

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From the given choices, "All teachers wear sarees. Mrs. Gomati does not wear a saree. Therefore, Mrs. Gomati is not a teacher" is a sound argument.

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

She threw me into a ditch.

 

A) I was threw. B) I am threw by her into a ditch.
C) I was thrown into a ditch by her. D) I was thrown into a ditch.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) I was thrown into a ditch by her.

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

 

Absolve

 

 

A) Acquit B) Clear
C) Excuse D) Blame
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Blame

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.


The traditional obstacle to


P : the education of girls is

Q the prejudice against the

R : intellectual potential of girls

 

A) RPQ B) QPR
C) PQR D) PRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PQR

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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 wild goose chase

A) Fruitful search B) Timely search
C) Useless search D) Wrong decision
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Useless search

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) deseased B) spedier
C) schemata D) unioniest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) schemata

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Asassination B) Assasination
C) Assassination D) Assaissination
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Assassination

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