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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.

Rat race

A) Make others fight for scraps and get sadistic pleasure out of it B) Be an oppressive boss and treat employees like animals
C) A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power D) Play games with the lives of other people and see them run aimlesly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Cultural _____ is very important in international business.

A) sensibility B) sensitivity
C) smartness D) susceptibility
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sensitivity

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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.
The foreman said to his workers "I cannot pay you higher wages."

A) The foreman warned his workers that he cannot pay them higher wages. B) The foreman told his workers that he could not pay them higher wages.
C) The foreman told his workers that they could not be paid higher wages. D) The foreman forbid his workers to pay higher wages.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The foreman told his workers that he could not pay them higher wages.

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :Don’t you think that the housefly is a nuisance?
S6:When you see a fly rubbing its legs together, it is just cleaning itself, and scraping off some of the material that has gathered there.
P:For ages that’s what man considered the fly to be –just a nuisance.
Q:It was discovered that these flies carried disease germs that cause the death of millions of people every year.
R:But now we know that the innocent-looking housefly is one of man’s worst enemies.
S:It makes an irritating buzzing sound; it annoys you when it crawls on your skin; and soon.

The proper sequence should be 

A) R Q P S B) P Q S R
C) Q P R S D) S P R Q
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) S P R Q

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The starting statement talked about the housefly being a nuisance. The connecting statement would be talking about the irritating sound of the housefly making it a nuisance. Thus, next statement would be S. So, S being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is SPRQ.

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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 best way to ____________ the children's poor test grades is to teach again the lesson and give a second test.

 

A) rectify B) right
C)  revise D) reform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) rectify

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

Wild and woolly

 

A) Uncouth in appearance or behaviour B) Either too much of something or too little
C) Near to perfection D) Ignoring all obligations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uncouth in appearance or behaviour

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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.

 

My brother said, "I can climb this hill in less than an hour."

 

A) My brother claimed that he can climb that hill in less than an hour. B) My brother claimed that he could climb this hill in less than an hour.
C) My brother claimed that he can climb this hill in less than an hour. D) My brother claimed that he could climb that hill in less than an hour.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My brother claimed that he could climb that hill in less than an hour.

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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.

 

Halcyon

 

A) Calm B) Gentle
C) Palmy D) Agitated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agitated

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