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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.

To have something on the brain

A) To be obsessed with something	B) To be ready with an immediate smart witty reply
C) To unable to solve a particularly difficult philosophical problem	D) To think wistfully about past life

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To be obsessed with something

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

Irritating inconvenience

A) Tranquillity	B) Hassle
C) Harmony	D) Rectitude

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hassle

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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.

dry run

A) a party without drinks	B) a rehearsal of a performance before the real one
C) doing a fruitless task	D) escaping form an unpleasant situation

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a rehearsal of a performance before the real one

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) Archaeological research in Sarasota documents more than ten thousand years of seasonal occupation by native people.	B) More than ten thousand years of seasonal occupation by native people have been documented in the archaeological research in Sarasota.
C) Sarasota’s archaeological research has recorded more than ten thousand years of seasonal occupation by native people.	D) The seasonality in native people has been documented in Sarasota’s archaeological research.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The seasonality in native people has been documented in Sarasota’s archaeological research.

Explanation:

‘Documentation of the seasonality in native people’ doesn’t make sense.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

He is now looking about a job.

A) for	B) after
C) into	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) for

Explanation:

‘Looking for’ means ‘trying to find’, hence it’s the correct use here. Looking about means looking here and there. Looking after means taking care of something or someone. Looking into means looking into the depths of something.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

From the last five days it has been raining torrentially.

A) Since the last	B) for the last
C) Since last	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Since the last

Explanation:

From is used to denote a point of time. The preposition ‘since’ should be used here as five days is a period of time and the event started at the beginning of those five days.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

P: It has been the handmaid of the ruling class.
Q: Therefore, ever since the dawn of civilization, persons in power have always tried to supervise or control education.
R: Education is an instrument which imparts knowledge and therefore, indirectly controls power.
S: It is an old saying that knowledge is power.

A) SQPR	B) PRQS
C) SRQP	D) PSQR

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) SRQP

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phraseand click the button corresponding to it.

Pros and Cons

A) Professionals	B) Con artists
C) Professionals and con artists	D) Advantages and disadvantages

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