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• question_answer1) 

  Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

  There were not enough tinsmiths in Vienna to ___ the lanterns for street lighting.

  A)
  accomplish
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  B)
  compose
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  C)
  execute
  done clear
  D)
  manufacture
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• question_answer2) Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. INORDINATE
  A)
  undue
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  B)
  extreme
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  C)
  exorbitant
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  D)
  reasonable
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• question_answer3) 

  In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

  On September 11, 2001, two hijacked aircrafts crashed to the World Trade Centre in New York.

  A)
  two hijacked aircrafts
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  B)
  on September 11, 2001
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  C)
  crashed to the
  done clear
  D)
  World Trade Centre in New-York
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• question_answer4) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. CURRENT
  A)
  antiquated
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  B)
  uncommon
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  C)
  old
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  D)
  present
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• question_answer5) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  The Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne in April, 2019.

  A)
  The Japanese Emperor Akihito was abdicated by the Chrysanthemum Throne in April, 2019.
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  B)
  The Chrysanthemum Throne was abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April, 2019.
  done clear
  C)
  The Chrysanthemum Throne has abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April, 2019.
  done clear
  D)
  The Chrysanthemum Throne is abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April, 2019.
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• question_answer6) 

  Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

  impossible or extremely difficult to understand

  A)
  inaudible
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  B)
  incomprehensible
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  C)
  incompatible
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  D)
  inevitable
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• question_answer7) 

  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.

  He tried to prevent his friend to smoke.

  A)
  from smoking
  done clear
  B)
  No improvement
  done clear
  C)
  smoking
  done clear
  D)
  to smoking
  done clear
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• question_answer8) 

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

  A. In the opening scene, the young boy Pip meets an escaped convict in a graveyard.

  B. 'Great Expectations' is a novel by Charles Dickens.

  C. The novel is set in Kent and London in the early 19th century.

  D. It depicts the personal growth and development of an orphan named Pip.

  A)
  ABCD
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  B)
  DCAB
  done clear
  C)
  CBAD
  done clear
  D)
  BCDA
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• question_answer9) 

  Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

  a type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow

  A)
  chalet
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  B)
  wigwam
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  C)
  hut
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  D)
  igloo
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• question_answer10) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. tit for tat
  A)
  to reward people for the good done
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  B)
  to do harm as done to you
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  C)
  to make someone angry
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  D)
  to take advantage of someone
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• question_answer11) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. bite your tongue
  A)
  talk for a long time
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  B)
  be Impossible to be under stood
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  C)
  get bruises in the mouth
  done clear
  D)
  stop yourself from saying something
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• question_answer12) 

  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.

  The boys were delighted on the idea of going to Goa.

  A)
  at the idea of     
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  B)
  on an idea of
  done clear
  C)
  at an idea of
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  D)
  No improvement
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• question_answer13) 

  Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

  Municipal corporations have started to take ____ of the problems of waste management

  A)
  perception
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  B)
  cognizance
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  C)
  knowledge
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  D)
  attention
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• question_answer14) Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. JEOPARDIZE
  A)
  threaten
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  B)
  imperil
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  C)
  protect
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  D)
  hazard
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• question_answer15) 

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

  A. One fine morning, a hunter was getting ready to go hunting.

  B. He pulled the blanket over the sleeping child.

  C. As he did so, he thought the blanket was not warm enough.

  D. Before departing, he went to see his little baby who was sleeping in a crib.

  A)
  ACBD
  done clear
  B)
  ADBC
  done clear
  C)
  DCAB
  done clear
  D)
  CBAD
  done clear
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• question_answer16) Select the wrongly spelt word.
  A)
  curious
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  B)
  curse
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  C)
  curry
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  D)
  cursore
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• question_answer17) 

  In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

  Billionaire Philip is the owner of the luxury yacht Lionheart, which worth an estimated $150 million.

  A)
  which worth
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  B)
         the owner of
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  C)
  billionaire Philip is
  done clear
  D)
         an estimated $150 million
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• question_answer18) 

  Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

  The shopkeeper asked me, "Where is your car?"

  A)
  The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
  done clear
  B)
  The shopkeeper asked me where my car is.
  done clear
  C)
  The shopkeeper asked me where was my car.
  done clear
  D)
  The shopkeeper asked me where is your car.
  done clear
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• question_answer19) Select the wrongly spelt word.
  A)
  settle
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  B)
  satellite
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  C)
  satiate
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  D)
  session
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• question_answer20) 

  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.

  Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (20) to a standstill on an autumn day (21) 1994. The culprit for the outage (22) a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (23) in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (24) lasted for half-an-hour, resulted in the NYSE operating at 85 percent capacity.

  A)
  worked
  done clear
  B)
  happened
  done clear
  C)
  taken
  done clear
  D)
  brought
  done clear
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• question_answer21) 

  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.

  Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (20) to a standstill on an autumn day (21) 1994. The culprit for the outage (22) a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (23) in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (24) lasted for half-an-hour, resulted in the NYSE operating at 85 percent capacity.

  A)
  In
  done clear
  B)
  by
  done clear
  C)
  at
  done clear
  D)
  on
  done clear
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• question_answer22) 

  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.

  Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (20) to a standstill on an autumn day (21) 1994. The culprit for the outage (22) a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (23) in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (24) lasted for half-an-hour, resulted in the NYSE operating at 85 percent capacity.

  A)
  is
  done clear
  B)
  were
  done clear
  C)
  was
  done clear
  D)
  has
  done clear
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• question_answer23) 

  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.

  Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (20) to a standstill on an autumn day (21) 1994. The culprit for the outage (22) a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (23) in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (24) lasted for half-an-hour, resulted in the NYSE operating at 85 percent capacity.

  A)
  town
  done clear
  B)
  store
  done clear
  C)
  exchange
  done clear
  D)
  bank
  done clear
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• question_answer24) 

  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.

  Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (20) to a standstill on an autumn day (21) 1994. The culprit for the outage (22) a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (23) in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (24) lasted for half-an-hour, resulted in the NYSE operating at 85 percent capacity.

  A)
  which
  done clear
  B)
  what
  done clear
  C)
  who
  done clear
  D)
  whom
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• question_answer25) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. ADHERE
  A)
  comply
  done clear
  B)
  ignore
  done clear
  C)
  release
  done clear
  D)
  detach
  done clear
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