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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.

 

an arm and a leg

 

A) a large, possibly exorbitant, amount of money B) a highly motivated person can succeed even with few resources
C) one loves a person so much that one is willing to sacrifice his most precious things for them D) all children are equal for a mother. She can't sacrifice anyone.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a large, possibly exorbitant, amount of money

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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".
What would you like (to do it) for your birthday?

A) to do B) doing
C) does D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to do

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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.

 

These terms imply two different distinct functions of the human mind. The active function _______________ the volitional, voluntary thinking. It is the conscious focusing of the mind _________ some mental problem. Banishing ________ the mind all thoughts and ideas _______ in harmony with your special subject of study implies Active Mentation. This function is used _________ the active, wide-awake man in his busy and energetic moments.

 

This function is used _________ the active, wide-awake

 

A) by B) with
C) plus D) around
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) by

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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.

 

We get sleepy and wake up, become hungry and thirsty at certain hours, ____________ force of habit. We form the habit of liking a certain chair, or nook, or corner, or path, or desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion of all others. We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice and type of enunciation in speaking, and this becomes one of our characteristic marks; or we _________ the habit of using barbarisms or solecisms of language in __________, and these cling to us and become an inseparable part of us later in life.

 

desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion

 

 

A) than B) there
C) then D) that
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) then

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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.

 

Meticulous

 

A) Perfectionist   B) Sloppy  
C) Inaccurate   D) Faulty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Perfectionist  

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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.
 
 
People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives.
 
 
that is wrong _________ the world.
 

A) at   B) to
C) with D) into
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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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.

 

Aryabhatta was the first astronomer to state ______ that the earth is round and it rotates on its axis.

 

A) sympthatically   B) automatically
C) emphatically   D) accidentally
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) emphatically  

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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 andindicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

He was sworn _____ as the Prime Minister of our country

A) in B) off
C) about D) it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) in

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