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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.

 

Burn the midnight oil

 

A) To live a life of hardship B) To waste away resources that could have helped in difficult times
C) Procrastinate and then work at the last minute to finish the task D) Read or work late into the night
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Read or work late into the night

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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 cry over spilt milk

 

A) to dwell pointlessly on past misfortunes B) to feel sorry for others' misfortunes
C) to immediately start crying after making a mistake to avoid punishment D) to acknowledge one's mistake and move ahead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to dwell pointlessly on past misfortunes

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Books are our ______ friends. They are our guides. We can learn everything from them. The books contain all the great ______ of the world's leaders and we can learn them by reading the books. The books help us find ______ to our questions. The books never fail us. We should read as ______ books as we can. But all books are not good. So we should ______ only good books.

The books help us find ______ to

A) answers B) solutions
C) relations D) opinions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) answers

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If the first and third members of a Dobereiner triad are Phosphorous and Antimony, the second member of this triad is

A) Calcium B) Iodine
C) Arsenic D) Sulphur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arsenic

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

Education is a instrument which (1)/ imparts knowledge and, therefore (2)/ indirectly controls power. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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In which of the following plants are buds produced in the notches along the leaf margin?

A) Bryophyta B) Banana
C) Rose D) Bryophyllum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bryophyllum

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Which enzyme has been used by scientists of Massachusetts Institute of Technology to induce plants to give off dim light?

 

A) Carotenogen B) Luciferase
C) Reductase D) Peroxidase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Luciferase

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Which of the following right has been removed from fundamental rights and converted to a simple legal right?

A) Right to life and personal liberty B) Right to property
C) Right to education D) Right to freedom of religion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Right to property

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