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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.


The preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.


Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience

A) selfishness B) panic
C) paralysis D) calamity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) paralysis

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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.


My tooth-brush is a thing that haunts me when I’m travelling, and ____________ my life a misery. I _____________ that I haven’t packed it, and wake up in a cold ________________, and get out of bed and hunt for it. And, in the morning, I pack it before I have used it, and have to unpack again to get it, and it is always the last thing I turn out of the bag; and _____________ I repack and forget it, and have to rush upstairs ___________ it at the last moment and carry it to the railway station, wrapped up in my pocket-handkerchief. Of course I had to turn every mortal thing out now, and, of course, I could not find it.


when I’m travelling, and ____________ my life a misery.

A) making B) makes
C) to make D) maker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) makes

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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.

As one of the most misunderstood practices, yoga has often borne the brunt of being __________ in extremes: of yogis in pretzel-like contortions at __________ end of the spectrum, and young Instagram-led, erstwhile-overweight beach posers ____________ the other. The truth is that yoga is what you want it to be — the ultimate customisable exercise form. For a runner, it may mean lengthening muscles to gain _______________, while for someone who is hyper-flexible, it could be a way of __________core strength.

yogis in pretzel-like contortions at __________ end of the spectrum

A) first B) one
C) once D) that
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) one

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

A hundred carefully-screened people were invited to dinner by the Prime Minister.

A) The Prime Minister invited a hundred people after screening them to dinner. B) The Prime Minister invited a hundred carefully screened people to have dinner with him.
C) The Prime Minister invited a hundred carefully-screened people to dinner. D) The Prime Minister invited to dinner a hundred persons who were carefully screened.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Prime Minister invited a hundred carefully-screened people to dinner.

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

The rays of the sun that is setting glimmer like golden threads.

A) the sunset glimmers B) the set sun glimmering
C) the setting sun glimmer D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the setting sun glimmer

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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.

National integration means _____ all the people of the nation into a single whole. It is a _____ that bends together all people in one _____ bond no matter what their religion, caste, language or history may be. It is a _____ cementing force whereby all kinds of people live _____ peacefully and can identify themselves as a part and parcel of a nation.

National integration means _____ all the people of the nation into a single whole.

A) segregating B) combining
C) residing D) complying
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) combining

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".
You must (be mistake).

A) be mistakenly B) be mistaken
C) be mistook D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) be mistaken

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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.

A metrical thinker should always be moving in a direction which is beneficial and have always been right at every ______

A) height B) stride
C) growth D) address
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) stride

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