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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required. Living in the heart of New York city is certainly like a far cry from living in the rural countryside. (i) heart of New York city is certainly a far cry from (ii) heart of New York city is a far cry than (iii) heart of the New York city is certainly ruing

A) Only (i)  B) Only (ii)
C) Only (iii) D) Both (ii) and (iii)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only (i) 

Explanation:
The part of the sentence that is most important in this sentence is ‘a far cry.’ It means ‘vastly different from.’ But here this phrase has not been used in the correct way except option 1.
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 In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) symptommatically B) symptomaticaly
C) symptomatically D) symptommaticaly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) symptomatically

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Declension

 

A) Decay B) Decision
C) Improvement D) Increase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Decay

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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.

 

Remnant

A) Whole B) Slice
C) Fraction D) Part
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Whole

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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".

Elephants live in groups in the jungle.

A) crowds B) herds
C) hoards D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) herds

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

The first working steam­ powered vehicle was designed and most likely built by Ferdinand Verbies, a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was a 65 cm long scale­ model toy for the Chinese Emperor, that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger. It is not known if Verbiest's model was ever built. Nicolas- Joseph Cugnot is widely credited with building the first full­ scale, self ­propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769; he also created a steam­ powered tricycle. He constructed two steam tractors for the French Army, one of which is preserved in the French National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. His inventions were however handicapped by problems of water supply and maintaining steam pressure. In 1801, Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive, believed by many to be the first demonstration of a steam ­powered road vehicle. It was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods. Sentiment against steam ­powered road vehicles led to the Locomotive Acts of 1865. In 1807 Nicephore Niepce and his brother Claude probably created the world's first internal combustion engine which they called Pyreolophore.

The first full­scale, working steam ­powered tricycle was built by:

A) Verbiest B) Cugnot
C) Trevithick D) Niepce
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cugnot

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Several great battles (1)/ took place among (2)/ the British and the Americans. (3)/No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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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.

Florid

 

A) Busy B) Plain
C) Flowery D) Pretentious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Plain

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