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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Most __________________ of all to the rambler on avian lore intent is the fact that there are many species and genera that are peculiar to the West, and ______________ new to him, keeping him constantly on the 'qui vive'. _____________ Colorado you will look in vain for the common blue jay, so abundant in all parts of the East; but you will be more _______________ compensated by the presence of seven other species _____________ the jay household.


West, and ______________ new to him, keeping him constantly on the 'qui vive'.

A) therefore B) because
C) if D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) therefore

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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 thorn in the flesh

A) A minor discomfort which is easily ignored. B) To fight despite being injured.
C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble. D) A person within close family whom you secretly hate.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Many important projects have reached the final stage of _____.

A) accomplishment B) initiation
C) resolution D) implementation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) implementation

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

 

to break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay

 

A) to disintegrate B) disharmony
C) to disinherit D) to denigrate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to disintegrate

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

They told me that they had been befooled by those men.

 

A) They said to me,"We were befooled by these men." B) They said to me,"They had befooled us."
C) They said to me,"We have been befooled by these men." D) They said to me,"We are befooled by these men."
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They said to me,"We have been befooled by these men."

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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.

 

"We were living in Dehradun," they told me.

A) They told me that they had been living in Dehradun. B) They told me that they lived in Dehradun.
C) They told me this that they had been living in Dehradun. D) They told me this that they were living in Dehradun.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) They told me that they had been living in Dehradun.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.


___________ being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. _______________ of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar _____________ to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ________________ they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense _________________.


National symbols are extremely powerful ________________

 

A) since B) because
C) so D) thereof
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) because

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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'.

For kindergarten children, /(A)drawing by crayons is always(B)/even more preferable then sketch pens.(C)/No error(D)

 

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

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