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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.

 

Too many cooks spoil the broth

 

A) it is always better to do a job independently B) asking many people for advice will cause confusion, and the decision will never be made
C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well D) food is always cooked better if one person cooks it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) fibrossis B) quaries
C) arobics D) homilies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) homilies

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

 

Fall back on

A) retreat B) overtaken
C) suffer an accident D) resort to something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) resort to something

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.


The human eye is a complex part of the body that is used for seeing. Eyes enable people to perform daily tasks and to learn about the world that surrounds them. Sight, or vision, is a rapidly occurring process that involves continuous interaction between the eye, the nervous system, and the brain. When someone looks at an object, what he really sees is the light reflected from the object. This reflected light passes through the lens and falls on the retina of the eye. Here the light induces nerve impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain and then over other nerves to muscles and glands.


The eye is similar to a television camera. Both the eye and the television camera convert light energy to electrical energy. The eye converts light to nerve impulses that are interpreted by the brain as the sense perception called sight. A television camera converts light to electronic signals that are broadcast and transformed into light images in a television receiver. It is wonderful that human eyes blink an average of once every six seconds. This washes the eye with the salty secretion from the tear or lachrymal glands. Each tear gland is about the size and shape of an almond. These glands are situated behind the upper eyelid at the outer corner of the eye. After passing over the eye, the liquid from the gland is drained into the nose through the tear duct at the inner corner of the eye.

 

Lachrymal glands or tear glands are situated

A) Inside the eye. B) In the black of the eye.
C) At the outer corner of the eye. D) On the eyelid.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) At the outer corner of the eye.

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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'.

 

Candidates present in the examination hall (A)/ should make use (B)/ with such opportunities. (C)/ No Error (D)

 

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

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :The boy felt his way up the creaking stairs through thick darkness.
S6:He was just telling himself he was safe when the door was flung open and the gaunt old man grabbed his shoulder.
P:All he had to do was just get past the central door on the landing.
Q:He stopped as the great clock below whined for a few seconds and gave out a single, solemn stroke.
R:His eyes were raised to the faint moonlight that shone above the landing.
S:He hesitated as the sound died down and then crept on, thinking that if they could sleep through that, they would sleep through any noise he could make.

The proper sequence should be 

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

Explanation:

The starting statement talked about how the boy managed to climb the stairs despite of thick darkness. So, the continuing statement would be talking about his landing and how his eyes were raised to moonlight. So, the next statement in continuation would be the statement R. This eliminates option (a) and (c). The next statement would be Q. The next statement would be talking about how he managed to pass through the central door and how he was getting afraid with the noise. So P follows Q and S would be the concluding statement. Thus, the correct sequence is RQPS.

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Choose the correctly spelt word:-

A) Condiut B) Conduit
C) Connduit D) Condeut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Conduit

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Conduit is correctly spelt which means a channel for conveying water or other fluid.

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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".

Do you mind me leaving this payment until next year?

A) I B) my
C) mine D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) my

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