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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.
dead ringer

A) a competition whose outcome is already decided (by unfair means) B) a candidate fraudulently substituted for another in a competition
C) a person who was in a situation to warn others is now missing D) a warning which comes too late, after the damage is done
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a candidate fraudulently substituted for another in a competition

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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.
He said, "I saw the movie yesterday."

A) He said that he has seen the movie the day before. B) He said that I had seen the movie the day before.
C) He said that he had seen the movie the day before. D) He said that I have seen the movie the day before.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He said that he had seen the movie the day before.

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A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits the blank appropriately.

The Board members could not arrive at a _______ regarding the employee.

A) Judgement B) Progress
C) Policy D) Dissent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Judgement

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Judgement means the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions. Progress means advancement. Policy means a strategy or an approach. Dissent means lack of approval. Action means activity. The Board members are usually involved in making decisions. Hence, a word that conveys the related meaning should be used to fill the blank. No other word except judgement makes sense in the given context. Hence, 'judgement' is the correct answer.

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

A) Enticing B) Fleeting
C) Erratic D) Elusive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Enticing

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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.

 

Next to the Punjabi

 

A-clad in beautiful sarees

B-family was a group from Chennai in

C-which all the women were

 

A) BAC B) ACB
C) BCA D) ABC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) BCA

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

Puneet said, "I have been reading a story book".

 

A) Puneet said he has been reading a story book. B) Puneet said that he had been reading a story book.
C) Puneet said that he has been reading a story book. D) Puneet said that he had read a story book.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Puneet said that he had been reading a story book.

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

I will conquer it.

 

A) It would conquer me. B) It will be conquered by me.
C) Conquered it will be by me. D) It will be conquer by me
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It will be conquered by me.

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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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