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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".

 

The footpath (had been hijacked) by gigantic blue-and-green barricades.

 

A) have been hijacked B) have being hijacked  
C) had been hijacking D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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

 

Eventual

 

A) Future B) Last
C) Overall D) Initial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Initial

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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.

 

A bad hair day

 

A) A day which has a bad start will eventually become better. B) A day on which everything seems to go wrong.
C) Don’t worry over hair loss or else you will lose more. D) A day when you forget to comb your hair.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A day on which everything seems to go wrong.

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

Bunty says, “I may not come for the practice today.”

 

A) Bunty says that he may not come for the practice today.   B) Bunty says that he might not come for practice today.  
C) Bunty said that he might not come for the practice that day.   D) Bunty told me he won’t come to the practice.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bunty says that he may not come for the practice today.  

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

In the teeth of

A) In fashion B) Inspite of something
C) In brief D) Fail to keep position
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Inspite of something

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

To pass, the candidate has to answer atleast 3 questions correctly.

A) If the candidate answers three questions correctly then he will pass. B) Atleast three questions will be answered correctly by the candidate to pass.
C) Atleast three questions have to be answered correctly by the candidate to pass. D) Answering of three questions correctly by the candidate has to be done to pass.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Atleast three questions have to be answered correctly by the candidate to pass.

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) genatics B) sterage
C) grossest D) granaite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) grossest

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer will be “No Error”.

A) Linking traditional American Native stories B) to historic records of a Japanese tsunami
C) was considered an exception, not the start D) of a fruitful geological collaboration.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Linking traditional American Native stories

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In 1 part, use of 'Native' after ‘American’ is incorrect. Also ‘traditional’ should come before ‘stories’. Native is an adjective that is used here for American and not stories. So native will come before American. Traditional is used as an adjective for stories. This is a case of misplaced modifiers.Hence 1 is the correct choice.

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