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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.

 

Spin one's wheels

 

A) Keep bragging about oneself B) Try your luck
C) Expel much effort for little or no gain D) Start a long journey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expel much effort for little or no gain

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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".

I will not buy some mangoes.

A) a little B) much
C) any D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) any

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.
Complete with regard to every detail

A) Thorough B) Lackadaisical
C) Lax D) Cursory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Thorough

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

DECIMATED

A) CAPTURED B) DESTROYED
C) DAMAGED D) WORRIED
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DESTROYED

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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.

In black and white

A) Be colour blind B) Not able to appreciate the finer things in life
C) Be excessively prejudiced against something or someone D) A very clear choice that causes no confusion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A very clear choice that causes no confusion

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

A) Supernumarary B) Supernumerary
C) Supernumarery D) Supernumarey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Supernumerary

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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.

 


We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture. 

 


but holding its roots _______.

 

A) light B) fast
C) hardly D) hard
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) fast

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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 bite off more than one can chew

A) To take on a commitment that one cannot fulfill B) A task which has unexpectedly become very difficult
C) A greedy person will always suffer D) To grab a share more than what is rightfully theirs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To take on a commitment that one cannot fulfill

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