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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A feeling of unease or embarrassment; awkwardness.

 

A) slag B) declivity
C) prolapse D) discomfiture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) discomfiture

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Pharaoh B) Faraoh
C) Pharoah D) Pharoar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pharaoh

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

 


Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both "normal" and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers.

 

Price-fixing is a phenomenon that is normal in -

A) agricultural societies B) industrialized societies
C) pre-industrial societies D) globalised societies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) industrialized societies

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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".

 

That year too, ‘Photographers’ (was listed) separately in the Trade List of The Madras Almanac.

 

A) is listed B) were listing
C) were listed D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) were listed

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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.

 

Familiarity breeds contempt

A) close association with someone leads to a loss of respect for them B) if you do an undesirable thing daily then it becomes acceptable
C) too many people living closely will eventually cause bitterness D) routine has to be broken to bring excitement to life
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) close association with someone leads to a loss of respect for them

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Stupor

A) Sensibility B) Slumber
C) Liveliness D) Consciousness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Slumber

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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.

Consensus

A) Accord B) Discord
C) Consent D) Unity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Discord

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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.

Raining cats and dogs

A) It is raining unusually hard B) To win a big lottery
C) To get wealth beyond what one deserves D) To become filthy rich by honest means
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is raining unusually hard

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