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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.

 

Ignorance is bliss

 

A) Lack of knowledge is a curse B) Sometimes it is better for you if you do not know all the facts
C) Fools believe they know more than the wise D) To be truly happy one should ignore everything else
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sometimes it is better for you if you do not know all the facts

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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.

at the drop of a hat

 

A) to challenge someone B) to give up very easily
C) to pick a fight for small reasons D) without hesitation or good reason
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) without hesitation or good reason

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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'.

A rainbow is cause by reflection, refraction, and dispersion (1)/ of light among water droplets resulting in a (2)/ spectrum of light appearing in the sky. (3)/No error (4)

 

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

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

 

A) Ceiling   B) Cieling
C) Ceeling D) Crileing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ceiling  

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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.

 

_____________ nearly eight decades, the women's movement __________ and debated the desirability and feasibility of a Uniform Civil Code, and has ended up ___________ a simple question — what is the value of uniformity? Is it for the "integrity of the nation" that uniformity in laws is required, as some judicial pronouncements ___________? If so, who exactly is the beneficiary? Which sections of people benefit from "integrity of the nation", that abstract entity which is not exactly _______ the top of your mind as your husband throws you out on the street?

 

and has ended up ___________ a simple question — what is the value of uniformity?

A) holding B) positioning
C) posturing D) posing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) posing

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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.

 

I don’t have a big budget, I just need a place which provides bed and _______________.

A) drinks B) breakfast
C) food D) eatables
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) breakfast

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

Callow

A) Inexperienced B) Jejune
C) Sophisticated D) Juvenile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sophisticated

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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 (have been) away for a long time, you know, and so we're anxious to get home again.

 

A) has been B) is been
C) have being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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