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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.

 

Pay lip service

A) Candidly B) Pretend to regard
C) Encouraging D) To defend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pretend to regard

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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'.

 

His hard (1)/ punch lay (2)/ him on the road . (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 four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

The state of being in short supply

A) Plethora B) Myriad
C) Scarcity D) Profusion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Scarcity

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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.

 

To jump ship

 

A) Climbing the career ladder B) To jump to grab an opportunity
C) To leave an organization D) To renounce great wealth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To leave an organization

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

 

a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.

 

A) hybrid B) bud
C) scion D) graft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) graft

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Exorbitant

A) Clear B) Dull
C) High D) Rare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) High

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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".

 

The footpath (had been hijacked) by gigantic blue-and-green barricades.

 

A) have been hijacked B) have being hijacked  
C) had been hijacking D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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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 bad hair day

 

A) A day which has a bad start will eventually become better. B) A day on which everything seems to go wrong.
C) Don’t worry over hair loss or else you will lose more. D) A day when you forget to comb your hair.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A day on which everything seems to go wrong.

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