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• question_answer1) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  The farmer is ploughing the fields.

  A)
  The fields were ploughed by the farmer.
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  B)
  The fields are being ploughed by the farmer.
  done clear
  C)
  The fields are ploughed by the fanner.
  done clear
  D)
  The fields have been ploughed by the farmer.
  done clear
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  Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.

  We came back because we had ran out of money.

  A)
  No improvement
  done clear
  B)
  we have ran
  done clear
  C)
  we had run
  done clear
  D)
  we run
  done clear
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• question_answer3) 

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

  Having two opposing feelings at the same time

  A)
  Ambivalent
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  B)
  Contemporary
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  C)
  Coinciding
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  D)
  Equivalent
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  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

  Those who are late they will not be allowed inside the classroom.

  A)
  No error
  done clear
  B)
  Those who are late
  done clear
  C)
  inside the classroom
  done clear
  D)
  they will not be allowed
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• question_answer5) 

  Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

  Persist

  A)
  Cease
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  B)
  Continue
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  C)
  Remain
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  D)
  Insist
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• question_answer6) 

  Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

  "What a rare flower!" she said.

  A)
  She exclaimed that it was a very rare flower.
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  B)
  She asked if it was a rare flower.
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  C)
  She exclaimed what a rare flower it is.
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  D)
  She told that what a rare flower it was.
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• question_answer7) 

  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

  Atlas was made to hold the sky up on his shoulders as a punishment. Once, Hercules ____(7) to hold ! it for Atlas while the latter went looking ____(8) golden apples. When Atlas returned,, he saw Hercules _____(9) hard to hold the sky. The weight of the sky _____(10) Hercules sweat and groan. Now Atlas did not want to _____(11) a job as arduous as that!

  A)
  extended
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  B)
  offered
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  C)
  ordered
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  D)
  afforded
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  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

  Atlas was made to hold the sky up on his shoulders as a punishment. Once, Hercules ____(7) to hold ! it for Atlas while the latter went looking ____(8) golden apples. When Atlas returned,, he saw Hercules _____(9) hard to hold the sky. The weight of the sky _____(10) Hercules sweat and groan. Now Atlas did not want to _____(11) a job as arduous as that!

  A)
  for
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  B)
  after
  done clear
  C)
  at
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  D)
  on
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  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

  Atlas was made to hold the sky up on his shoulders as a punishment. Once, Hercules ____(7) to hold ! it for Atlas while the latter went looking ____(8) golden apples. When Atlas returned,, he saw Hercules _____(9) hard to hold the sky. The weight of the sky _____(10) Hercules sweat and groan. Now Atlas did not want to _____(11) a job as arduous as that!

  A)
  struggling
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  B)
  tackling
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  C)
  seeking
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  D)
  coping
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  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

  Atlas was made to hold the sky up on his shoulders as a punishment. Once, Hercules ____(7) to hold ! it for Atlas while the latter went looking ____(8) golden apples. When Atlas returned,, he saw Hercules _____(9) hard to hold the sky. The weight of the sky _____(10) Hercules sweat and groan. Now Atlas did not want to _____(11) a job as arduous as that!

  A)
  were making
  done clear
  B)
  has made
  done clear
  C)
  make
  done clear
  D)
  was making
  done clear
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  Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

  Atlas was made to hold the sky up on his shoulders as a punishment. Once, Hercules ____(7) to hold ! it for Atlas while the latter went looking ____(8) golden apples. When Atlas returned,, he saw Hercules _____(9) hard to hold the sky. The weight of the sky _____(10) Hercules sweat and groan. Now Atlas did not want to _____(11) a job as arduous as that!

  A)
  take in
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  B)
  take out
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  C)
  take back
  done clear
  D)
  take away
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• question_answer12) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Ovation
  A)
  Preparation
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  B)
  Censure
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  C)
  Applause
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  D)
  Creation
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• question_answer13) 

  Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

  The roof of the old building______during the storm.

  A)
  demolished
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  B)
  destroyed
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  C)
  scratched
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  D)
  collapsed
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• question_answer14) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
  A)
  Alliance
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  B)
  Acquaintence
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  C)
  Abandon
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  D)
  Acquisition
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• question_answer15) 

  Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

  Preferred

  A)
  Feared
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  B)
  Favoured
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  C)
  Adored
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  D)
  Compared
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• question_answer16) 

  Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

  She ______how the magician had performed the rope trick.

  A)
  wondered
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  B)
  bewildered
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  C)
  puzzled
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  D)
  suspected
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• question_answer17) 

  Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it select No improvement.

  When it started raining I ran to the nearer house for shelter.

  A)
  No improvement
  done clear
  B)
  the nearest house
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  C)
  a near house
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  D)
  the near house
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• question_answer18) 

  Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

  Chicken-hearted

  A)
  Generous
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  B)
  Miserly
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  C)
  Selfish
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  D)
  Cowardly
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• question_answer19) 

  Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

  Glee

  A)
  Fun
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  B)
  Joy
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  C)
  Woe
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  D)
  Bliss
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• question_answer20) 

  Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

  By and by

  A)
  Gradually
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  B)
  Suddenly
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  C)
  On the whole     
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  D)
  By any means
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• question_answer21) 

  Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.

  A. The mountain range was covered with snow.

  B. Napoleon had to cross the Alps in winter.

  C. Napoleon replied that the word 'impossible' did not exist for him.

  D. So, someone told Napoleon that the task was impossible.

  A)
  DBCA
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  B)
  BADC
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  C)
  BDCA
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  D)
  ADBC
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• question_answer22) 

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

  A group of ships

  A)
  squad
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  B)
  fleet
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  C)
  swarm
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  D)
  colony
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• question_answer23) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error select 'No error' Everyone except she have travelled by air.

  A)
  travelled by air
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  B)
  Everyone except
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  C)
  she have
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  D)
  No error
  done clear
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• question_answer24) Select the wrongly spelt word.
  A)
  Fierce
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  B)
  Sieze
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  C)
  Piece
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  D)
  Grief
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• question_answer25) 

  Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.

  A. Much of this war had taken place along the Western Front.

  B. Both sides had dug in deep and each lost many men over little ground.

  C. This front was a line of trenches across which the two sides faced each other.

  D. Andre Maginot had fought a war with the French against the Germans.

  A)
  BCDA
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  B)
  DACB
  done clear
  C)
  ACDB
  done clear
  D)
  DBCA
  done clear
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