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Answer : 1. "C"

Q:

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

We had a lot of difficulty (A)/ to find B/ the house. (C)/ No error (D)

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    A
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    B
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    C
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    D
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Answer : 2. "B"

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Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

An occasion of great importance -  

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    Exemplary
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    Momentous
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    Herculean
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    Grandiose
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Answer : 2. "Momentous "

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What, one wonders, is the lowest common denominator of Indian culture today? The attractive Hema Malini ? The songs of Vinidh Barati? The attractive Hema Malini? The sons of Vinidh Barati?
Or the mouth-watering Masala Dosa? Delectable as these may be, each yield pride of place to that false (?) symbol of a new era-the synthetic fibre. In less than twenty years the nylon sari and the terylene shirt have swept the countryside, penetrated to the farthest corners of the land and persuaded every common man, woman and child that the key to success in the present day world lie in artificial fibers: glass nylon, crepe nylon, tery mixes, polyesters and what have you. More than the bicycles, the wristwatch or the transistor radio, synthetic clothes have come to represent the first step away form the village square. The village lass treasures the flashy nylon sari in her trousseau most delay; the village youth gets a great kick out of his cheap terrycot shirt and trousers, the nearest he can approximate to the expensive synthetic sported by his wealthy citybred contemporaries. And the Neo-rich craze for ‘phoren’ is nowhere more apparent than in the price that people will pay for smuggled, stolen, begged borrowed second hand or thrown away synthetics. Alas, even the uniformity of nylon.

The tone of the passage is –

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    Tragic
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    Ironic
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    Sombre
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    Satiric
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Answer : 3. "Sombre"

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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

One who is a boot licker and flatterer.

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    Gold-digger
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    Gregarious
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    Sycophant
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    Manipulative
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Answer : 3. "Sycophant"
Explanation :

A sycophant is a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important to gain advantage, often by excessive flattery.


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Answer : 3. "attempts at acquainting "

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Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

Feeling annoyed at the sight of unfair treatment 

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    indifferent
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    indignant
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    indisposed
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    indigent
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Answer : 4. "indigent"

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