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


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

Noted for its ____ of realistic detail and

A) energy B) veracity
C) suitability D) mastery
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) mastery

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Vivacious B) Vivascious
C) Vivasious D) Vivacouse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vivacious

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

An animal that lives in groups

A) Hoard B) Fastidious
C) Gullible D) Gregarious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gregarious

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) vacuoles B) skulcking
C) squodron D) absenses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) vacuoles

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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.

feeding frenzy

 

A) a mad rush to complete a big project before deadline B) an episode of frantic competition for something
C) a party where people hog on food D) a craze which rapidly spreads all over the world
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) an episode of frantic competition for something

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Sita was cooking in the kitchen when her husband was ringing the bell.

 

A) would have been ringing B) had rung
C) rang D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rang

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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.

 

Accede

 

A) Admit   B) Submit  
C) Grown   D) Consent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Consent

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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.

I have decided _____ my course of action.

A) upon B) with
C) for D) of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) upon

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