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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 fool's paradise

 

A) An average person appears smart in company of fools. B) A state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble.
C) A paradise is ruined when fools enter it. D) Pretending that everything is going fine when actually all is being lost.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble.

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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.

 

Indian corporates are _______________ influenced by the American style of management, including ______________ practices. The recent episodes in a couple of big and reputed corporates in India are prompting many to re-think the kind of compensation strategy that would be __________ for Indian corporates. Should it be more socialistic, as prevalent in Scandinavian, some European and Japanese companies? _______________ there be some law to govern the salary differentials? __________should different functions such as Finance be remunerated substantially higher for equivalent educational degree holders and similar efforts by individuals in other functions?

 

Japanese companies? _______________ there be some

 

 

A) Shall B) Will
C) Should D) What
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Should

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

 

My mother said, "We went to a market that is five kilometers from here."

A) My mother said that they had gone to a market that was five kilometers from here. B) My mother said that they have gone to a market that was five kilometers from there.
C) My mother said that they had gone to a market that was five kilometers from there. D) My mother said that they have gone to a market that was five kilometers from here.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) My mother said that they had gone to a market that was five kilometers from there.

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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.


Instead of finding the root cause of_________ of Indians, the British government took to more ____________ measures. Under the Defense of India Act, it gave more power to the police to arrest persons to stop processions with ____________ movements and actions. The Act brought in the Central Legislative Assembly was defeated by one vote. Even then it was to be passed in the form of an ordinance in the "interest of the public." Bhagat Singh who was in hiding all this while, volunteered to throw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly where the meeting to pass the ordinance was being held. It was a carefully laid out _________, not to cause death or injury but to _____________ the attention of the government, that the modes of its suppression could no more be tolerated. It was decided that Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt would court arrest after throwing the bomb.


not to cause death or injury but to _____________ the attention of the government

A) draw B) bring
C) get D) notice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) draw

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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.

Arun's financial ______________ has helped him earn a fortune on the stock market.

A) dexterity B) readiness
C) expertise D) knack
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) expertise

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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'.

 

I saw his (A)/ unbelievably really quite (B)/ delightful cottage. (C)/ No Error (D)

 

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

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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'.
Rohit is two year (1)/ junior than Mukesh (2)/ in the office. (3)/ No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and markyour response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.


S1 :The climate question presents a leapfrog era for India’s development paradigm.
S6 :This presents a good template for India, building on its existing plans to introduce electric mobility through buses first, and cars by 2030.
P :It is aimed at achieving a shift to sustainable fuels, getting cities to commit to eco-friendly mobility and delivering more walkable communities, all of which will improve the quality of urban life.
Q : At the Bonn conference, a new Transport Decarbonisation Alliance has been declared.
R : This has to be resolutely pursued, breaking down the barriers to wider adoption of rooftop solar energy at every level and implementing net metering systems for all categories of consumers.
S :Already, the country has chalked out an ambitious policy on renewable energy, hoping to generate 175 gigawatts of power form green sources by 2022.


The correct sequence should be

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

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SPRQ is the correct order in which sentences should be arranged.
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