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


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

The _____ of war, however, is

A) case B) prisoner
C) perperator D) theme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) theme

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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 put the cat among the pigeons

 

A) To hunt easy prey B) To be different in a group where everybody is alike
C) To do something that is likely to cause controversy D) When the entire group feels trapped in a bad situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To do something that is likely to cause controversy

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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.

Thus, I stand on a

X-hill and watch a labourer
Y-upon the distant railway
Z-striking with his sledge

A) XYZ B) XZY
C) ZYX D) ZXY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) XZY

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) benefecial B) baneficial
C) banefecial D) beneficial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) beneficial

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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.

Deathly

 

A) Wasted B) Blooming
C) Horrible D) Sick
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Blooming

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Gorrilla B) Guerrilla
C) Geurial D) Guirilaa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Guerrilla

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If 4 cats can kill 4 rats in 4 minutes, how many minutes will it take 8 cats to kill 8 rats?

A) 8 B) 4
C) 2 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Blandnes B) Blandeness
C) Blandenes D) Blandness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Blandness

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