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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 bliss of (oversleeping) cuddled up under a warm and cosy blanket is just other-worldly.

 

A) oversleep   B) oversleeps  
C) overslept   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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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'.

She reached to (1)/ station barely (2)/ on time. (3)/ No error (4)

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

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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.


This was enough ___________ the book store-owner-turned librarian Husain to asses its valuable contents. "The preface of the book read: 'painters __________ technical knowledge to paint, but lack to understand nature, ______________ they fail to create a masterpiece," points out Husain, adding, "All I ______________ in my life is about books and from books. The grand library ___________ the palace is a cache of knowledge."


The grand library ___________ the palace is a cache of knowledge.

A) from B) at
C) to D) off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) at

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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'.
On Sundays (1)/ I prefer reading (2)/ than going out visiting my friends. (3)/ No Error (4)

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

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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.


Secede

 

A) Quit   B) Resign  
C) Withdraw   D)  Unite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  Unite

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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.

 

It is obviously wrong as the cost of school uniform, books and stationery, and transport, ________ all are under the monopoly of the school, are not included. ______________ private schools want additional money for special occasions like festivals, picnics, ______________ and projects. And they often recommend tuition for the children. None of this ______________ in this cost calculation. However, the family __________ this burden and these items add significantly to the revenue of private schools.

 

However, the family __________ this burden

 

A) bore B) bears
C) had borne D) is bearing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) bears

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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.

 

Necessity is the mother of invention

 

A) solution to a problem is easy if one is sufficiently desperate B) great inventions happen only if you are desperate
C) there is always a mother behind every great scientist who has invented something D) when the need for something becomes essential, you are forced to find ways of getting it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) when the need for something becomes essential, you are forced to find ways of getting it

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

Dia said to Pari, "Do you like oranges?”

 

A) Dia asked Pari that did she like oranges. B) Dia asked Pari if she likes oranges.
C) Dia asked Pari that whether she liked oranges. D) Dia asked Pari if she liked oranges.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dia asked Pari if she liked oranges.

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