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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Weal and woe

A) Friends and enemies B) Be in danger
C) Adversity D) Good times and bad times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Good times and bad times

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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 promise of nuclear power has so __________ outweighed all of these concerns, and India has reason to be proud of its technology and determination to look for non-fossil _______________ in its energy planning. However, _________ rapid progress in technology in other ______________ energy sources such as wind and solar power, the collapse of oil prices and the expansion in gas projects as a viable and clean alternative, that promise ______________.

other ______________ energy sources such as wind and solar power

A) brief B) renewable
C) untenable D) temporary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) renewable

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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.
Now the first and most
X-strata of marine origin occur above the
Y-simple appearance is where
Z-level of the sea in horizontal position

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

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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.

Showing a lack of courage or confidence

A) Tenacious B) Indomitable
C) Timid D) Gutsy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Timid

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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.

 

The teacher said to the boys, "Can you sit still and do you work?"

 

A) The teacher told the boys whether they could sit still and do their work. B) The teacher asked the boys can't they sit still and do their work.
C) The teacher requested the boys to sit still. D) The teacher asked the boys if they could sit still and do their work.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The teacher asked the boys if they could sit still and do their work.

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

She does not listen to me (A) / because she is (B) / senior than me (C) / No Error (D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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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.

It seemed to them far easier to conceive

X-that the water had gone down, than
Y-that solid land had risen
Z-upward into its present position

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

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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.

 

According to the author, unicorns and salamanders

 

A) have existed in the past B) are invisible
C) caused writers to write strange stories D) never really existed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) never really existed

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