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8 Q:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
After one's own heart
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5e7b287050339c736667334c- 1Sharing or having one's tastes or views.true
- 2Infatuation with a person which is not reciprocated.false
- 3Memorise some thing by heart.false
- 4Don’t have the courage to do something bad for a good person.false
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Answer : 1. "Sharing or having one's tastes or views."
Q: 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.
Face the music
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5e788ddf61a9076ac35d8274Face the music
- 1Be applaudedfalse
- 2Be ridiculedfalse
- 3Be punishedtrue
- 4Be dismissedfalse
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Answer : 3. "Be punished"
Q:Instructions: Some sentences related to a topic are given in each question. Find the sentence which is out of context of the main theme of the paragraph and rearrange the remaining sentences to make a coherent paragraph. If the given sentence is correct as it is then choose option E. If the sequence is the one which is not given then choose option D as your choice.
(A) caused by his non-stop consumption of chivalric romance. (B)/ a country gentleman whose limited estate has been eaten away by (C)/ proudly wears the basin that he has claimed from a bewildered barber as Mambrino’s helmet (D)/ The book tells the story of Alonso Quijano, (E)/ the costs to both his purse and mental stability
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5e745cf62dfecc5f2d01cfca- 1BDEAfalse
- 2DBAEfalse
- 3DBECfalse
- 4None of thesetrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "None of these "
Q:Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.
The oldest religion to which we have clear and authentic account is probably the pure monotheism held by the Jews.
I. for which
II. of which
III. by which
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5e736b2b5d03af4e69c1e0aaI. for which
II. of which
III. by which
- 1Only I is correctfalse
- 2Only II is correctfalse
- 3Only I and III are correctfalse
- 4Both I and II are correcttrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both I and II are correct "
Q:Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.
If you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying beside the sea.
I. lying beyond the sea
II. lying in the sea
III. lying on the sea
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5e736a7c5d03af4e69c1de78I. lying beyond the sea
II. lying in the sea
III. lying on the sea
- 1Only I is correctfalse
- 2Only II is correcttrue
- 3Only I and III are correctfalse
- 4Both I and II are correctfalse
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Answer : 2. "Only II is correct "
Q:Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.
The archeologist whose business it is to bring to light by pick and spade the relics of bygone ages, is often accused of devoting his energies to work which is of no material profit to mankind at the present day.
I. showcase
II. highlight
III. bring to knowledge
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5e7366601c16044ded19df5fI. showcase
II. highlight
III. bring to knowledge
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- 2Only II is correctfalse
- 3Only I and III are correctfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both I and II are correct "
Q:Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.
The magnificent civilization of Atlantis was shattered and plunged beneath the sea in February 1882.
I. was destroyed and dumped
II. shattered and plunged
III. had been shattered and dumped
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5e73658cab844a18ffeb0bb0I. was destroyed and dumped
II. shattered and plunged
III. had been shattered and dumped
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- 2Only II is correcttrue
- 3Only I and III are correctfalse
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Answer : 2. "Only II is correct"
Q:Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.
Many centuries of European history have been marked by war almost ceaseless between France and England when these two states first confronted each other in America.
I. had been marked
II. has been marked
III. is being marked
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5e73647dab844a18ffeb0306I. had been marked
II. has been marked
III. is being marked
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- 2Only II is correctfalse
- 3Only I and III are correctfalse
- 4Both I and II are correctfalse
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