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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Cat­nap

A)  Rest B) Fitful sleep
C)  Long sleep D)  Short sleep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  Short sleep

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Georgian loyalists and rebel forces (after a week of fighting) P (agreed to) Q (a cease fire today) R (in which 51 people were killed) S

The correct sequence should be

 

 

A) P Q R S B) Q R S P
C) Q P S R D) Q R P S
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Q R P S

Explanation:

Since, the sentence starts talking about the forces, the continuing statement would be the statement talking about the consensus of the forces on a particular point i.e. Q follows. R will be the next statement as it connects Q by stating that they agreed for a cease fire. The next statement would be talking about the reason of the cease fire, therefore, P follows and S would be the concluding statement which makes a coherent paragraph. The correct formation would be, ‘Georgian loyalists and rebel forces agreed to a ceasefire today after a week of fighting in which 51 people were killed’.

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order:
At one level,
P - ­the law in understanding
Q - ­such cases of violence
R­ - one senses the limits of

A) RQP B) PQR
C) RPQ D) QRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RPQ

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second­hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning. Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next­door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.


The passage suggests that a learned man

A) understands his neighbours B) does not know his old acquaintances
C) is not concerned about names and dates D)  is interested in travelling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) does not know his old acquaintances

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
I (didn't see) him since we met two years ago.

A) am not seeing B) have not seen
C) had not seen D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) had not seen

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In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.

Histrionic

A) Melodramatic, Theatrical B) Conscientious, Diligent
C) Tenacious, Retentive D) Thrive, Tussle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Melodramatic, Theatrical

Explanation:

The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Histrionic: excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style
Melodramatic: characteristic of melodrama, especially in being exaggerated or overemotional
Theatrical: exaggerated and excessively dramatic
Conscientious: wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly
Diligent: having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties
Tenacious: tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely
Retentive: (of a person's memory) effective in retaining facts and impressions
Thrive: (of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously
Tussle: a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something
Pertinent: relevant or applicable to a
particular matter; apposite Appropriate: suitable or proper in the circumstances
Therefore, it can be observed that option  i.e. ‘melodramatic, theatrical’ forms a synonym- synonym pair of ‘histrionic’.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Somebody told me that there had been a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.

A) I was informed that there was a robbery in the jewellery exhibition. B) I was told by somebody that there has been a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.
C) I was told by somebody about a robbery in the jewellery exhibition. D) I was told about a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I was told by somebody that there has been a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
It is for the government,
P-especially one with such a
Q-significant majority, to have the
R-intelligence and leadership to think long term

A) QRP B) PQR
C) RPQ D) QPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PQR

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