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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.

 

Bite off more than you can chew

 

A) A voracious person who eats with big morsels. B) It is not good manners to hog food when you are in a social setting.
C) A commitment is a commitment irrespective of whether you can do it or not. D) Take on a commitment one cannot fulfil.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Take on a commitment one cannot fulfil.

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

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

The author implies that

 

A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles B) hedgehogs eat only black beetles
C) they do not eat black beetles D) he is writing a book on hedgehogs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles

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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.

 

The audience absolutely loved the play so much that they ____________ after every act.

A) acclaimed B) applauded
C) appreciated D) boosted
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) applauded

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

The antigen-antibody immunological reaction is used to be regarded as typical of immunological responses. Antibodies are proteins synthesized by specialized cells called plasma cells, which are formed by lymphocytes (cells from the lymph system) when an antigen, a substance foreign to an organism's body, comes in contact with lymphocytes. Two important manifestations of antigen-antibody immunity are lysis, the rapid physical rupture of antigenic cells and the liberation of their contents into the surrounding medium, and phagocytosis, a process in which antigenic particles are engulfed by and very often digested by macrophages and polymorphs. The process of lysis is executed by a complex and unstable blood constituent known as complement, which will not work unless it is activated by a specific antibody; the process of phagocytosis is greatly facilitated when the particles to be engulfed are coated by a specific antibody directed against them.

Which of the following statement is true in the context of the essay?

A) Antigen-antibody is a psychological process B) Lysis is a process of forming plasma cells
C) Complement is a blood constituent D) Antigen is part of the organism's body
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Complement is a blood constituent

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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.

Akash said, "Mahesh has gone home."

A) Akash said that Mahesh has gone home. B) Akash said then Mahesh had gone home.
C) Akash said then Mahesh has gone home. D) Akash said that Mahesh had gone home.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Akash said that Mahesh had gone home.

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

Usain Bolt is second to one as an athlete.

A) second to no one B) second to none
C) none of second D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) second to none

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Oracular

A) Lucid B) Distinct
C) Cryptic D) Unambiguous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cryptic

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.


We insist on you leaving the meeting immediately.

A) you to leave B) your leaving
C) you leave D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) your leaving

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