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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

You must accustom yourself with new ideas.

A) accustomed with B) accustom to
C) accustom yourself to D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) accustom yourself to

Explanation:

Accustom is followed by ‘to’. So, the correct idiomatic expression will be ‘accustom yourself to’ or ‘get accustomed to’.

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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.

 

I always cook food in olive oil.

A) Olive oil is always used by me to cook food. B) Food is always cooked by me in olive oil.
C) Food is always cooked by myself in oil which is of olive. D) Cooking of the food is always done by me using olive oil.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Food is always cooked by me in olive oil.

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) tidlers B) thistlees
C) pulchritude D) tenderred
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pulchritude

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

The thing no longer in use

A) Obstacle B) Obsolete
C) Obsidian D) Obstruction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Obsolete

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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.

 

Chicken out

 

A) Quickly move from one position to another in a game of chess or war. B) Be a lover of non vegetarian delicacies.
C) Be easily confused over small issues. D) To decide not to do something because you are too frightened.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To decide not to do something because you are too frightened.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

My brother said, "I will have finished my work by the time you leave from this place."

A) My brother said that he would have finished his work by the time we are leaving this place. B) My brother said that he would have finished his work by the time we were leaving this place.
C) My brother says that he would have finished his work by the time we have left from this place. D) My brother said that he would have finished his work by the time we left from that place.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My brother said that he would have finished his work by the time we left from that place.

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

The Professor asked the intruder who was he and why was he in his lecture.

A) who he was and why he was B) who he was and why was he
C) who he had been and why he had been D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) who he was and why he was

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Literary B) Leakeage
C) Laudable D) Loafer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Leakeage

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