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Select the antonym of

appalling

A) reassuring B) ghastly
C) dire D) mean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) reassuring

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

There is many a slip between the cup and lip.

A) cup and lip B) cups and lips
C) the cup and the lip D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the cup and the lip

Explanation:

The phrase ‘between the cup and lip’ needs to be replaced with ‘between the cup and the lip’. It means a situation where things did not happen at the last minute the way they were expected to due to unforeseen reasons. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘There is many a slip between the cup and the lip’.

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

P: In order to bridge this generation gap, elders should adopt a more sympathetic approach towards the young, and try to understand the emotions, the aspirations and the problems of the young.
Q: They should, therefore, value the advice and counsel of the elders.
R: The generation gap has widened to such an extent that the old and the young people appear to be living in two separate worlds without any interaction.
S: The youth should realize that they have no experience of life.

A) RSQP B) PQRS
C) RPQS D) RPSQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) RPSQ

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Which of the following is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market?

A. Scheduled commercial banks

B. Regional rural bank

C. Cooperative banks

D. Primary dealers

A) Only A and B B) Only B
C) Only A, B, And D D) Only A And D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only B

Explanation:

The regional rural bank is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market.Scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), co-operative banks (other than Land Development Banks) and Primary Dealers (PDs), are permitted to participate in call/notice money market both as borrowers and lenders.Overnight borrowing market, also known as call market, generally involves borrowing and lending of funds for one day and generally takes place against government securities.

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

Heavy work has been thrusted on me.

A) has been thrust B) has thrusted
C) has thrust down D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

The phrase ‘has been thrusted’ is grammatically correct. This is because, when someone is forced to accept or deal with, this form of verb is used. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘Heavy work has been thrust on me’.

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Hit hard by austerity measures

P-government, they lead
Q-of the Conservative
R-lives embedded in anxiety

 

A) RPQ B) QRP
C) QPR D) PRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QPR

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DRDL stands for

A) Defence Research and Development Laboratory B) Department of Research and Development Laboratory
C) Differential Research and Documentation Laboratory D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Defence Research and Development Laboratory

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

I would love (to availing) a short holiday, and go for an overnight trek.

A) to avail myself of B) to avail of
C) to avail myself D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to avail myself

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