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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.

Excessively lengthy speech

A) Concision B) Verbiage
C) Curt D) Succinct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Verbiage

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

I left (A)/no stone unturned(B)/to achieve for my object.(C)/No Error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

 

Man's attitude to various animals changed many times in the course of centuries. From indifference or practicality, he went on to adoration and deification, and then to hatred. Ancient Egyptians, for example, highly appreciated the cat's ability to destroy rodents. The cat was much superior in this respect to the grass­snakes and weasels they had kept in their houses before. These proved unable to cope with hordes of rats which invaded Egypt from Asia. So the cat, a very useful animal, was ranked as a sacred animal and one of the most important animals, too. The goddess of the Moon, fertility and child­birth, Bast herself was portrayed by the Egyptians as a woman with a cat's head.

Sumptuous temples were built to this goddess, where cats were kept in luxury and fed the choicest of foods. They had their own priests and votaries, more numerous as a matter of fact than any other sacred animal could boast. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the festival in the city of Bubastis, which had a temple dedicated to cats, was attended by as many as 700 thousand, who brought their offerings to the goddess in the shape of figurines of her made of gold, silver and bronze and adorned with precious stones.

 

The word 'deification' in the passage means _____ .

A) highly valuable B) take pride
C) act of treating as God D) devotees
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) act of treating as God

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

Many people die(A)/with cholera(B)/every year(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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

 

Kiling of birds

 

A) Herbicide B) Avicide
C) Vulpicide D) Matricide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Avicide

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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".

We, on the other hand, (is amused) by the number of channels it had to offer.

 

A) was amused B) were amused
C) were amusing D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) were amused

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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".

My brother would gladly given you his car if you had asked him.

A) would gladly give B) would have gladly given
C) would gladly gave D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) would have gladly given

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

DISAVOWAL

A) REBUTTAL B) REPEAL
C) APPROVAL D) APPEAL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) APPROVAL

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