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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.
ethnic cleansing

A) a social revolution where negative aspects of a culture are removed	B) to perform mass religious conversions
C) the mass killing of members of one ethnic group	D) removal of all signs of culture from a society

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the mass killing of members of one ethnic group

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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.
every cloud has a silver lining

A) no bad situation is permanent	B) if one wants rain then one has to bear with dark clouds
C) every blessing comes with a hidden curse	D) every bad situation has some good aspects to it

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) every bad situation has some good aspects to it

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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.

Excuse my French

A) Used to apologize for swearing.	B) Said when one cannot speak the language of the other person correctly.
C) Used to make a flimsy excuse.	D) Used when you give up easily.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Used to apologize for swearing.

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______ is used for making chemical apparatus like beakers, flasks etc.

A) Potash glass	B) Hard glass
C) Jena glass	D) Soda glass

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hard glass

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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.

Quash

A) Support	B) Revoke
C) Annul	D) Cancel

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Support

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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.
The agent will take you to the property.

A) Taking you to the property will be done by the agent.	B) The agent would be taking you to the property.
C) You were taken to the property by the agent.	D) You will be taken to the property by the agent.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) You will be taken to the property by the agent.

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In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.

Tremulous

A) Stringent, Garrulous	B) Quivery, Steady
C) Conjunctive, Desist	D) Abstain, Defer

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Quivery, Steady

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The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Tremulous: shaking or quivering slightly

Stringent: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting

Garrulous: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Quivery: shaking or trembling slightly
Steady: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving
Conjunctive: relating to or forming a connection or combination of things
Desist: stop doing something; cease or abstain

Abstain: restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
Defer: put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone
Terse: sparing in the use of words; abrupt
Abrupt: sudden and unexpected
Therefore, it can be observed that option B i.e. ‘quivery, steady’ forms a synonym-antonym pair of ‘tremulous’.

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Raja Ravi Varma was a great painter of which of the following ?

A) Bengal	B) Bihar
C) Punjab	D) Kerala

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