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• question_answer1) 

  Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

  Sacred

  A)
  Holy
  done clear
  B)
  Valued
  done clear
  C)
  Scarce
  done clear
  D)
  Precious
  done clear
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• question_answer2) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
  A)
  Alien
  done clear
  B)
  Across
  done clear
  C)
  Awful
  done clear
  D)
  Already
  done clear
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• question_answer3) 

  Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

  Look down upon

  A)
  To consider someone inferior
  done clear
  B)
  To be full of guilt
  done clear
  C)
  To look for something underground
  done clear
  D)
  To look down from a height
  done clear
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• question_answer4) 

  Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

  The children sang the National Anthem with great enthusiasm.

  A)
  The National Anthem is sung with great enthusiasm by the children.
  done clear
  B)
  The National Anthem has been sung with great enthusiasm by the children.
  done clear
  C)
  The National Anthem was being sung with great enthusiasm by the children.
  done clear
  D)
  The National Anthem was sung with great enthusiasm by the children.
  done clear
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• question_answer5) 

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

  A game in which neither party wins

  A)
  Quit
  done clear
  B)
  Draw
  done clear
  C)
  Flop
  done clear
  D)
  Equal
  done clear
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• question_answer6) 

  Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

  Native

  A)
  Rural
  done clear
  B)
  Rustic
  done clear
  C)
  Foreign
  done clear
  D)
  Urban
  done clear
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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.

  Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an ____(7) to the manufacturing companies to sell their (8) better than :heir competitors. Every time we switch ____(9) the television we find some product or the other ____(10) 3ushed towards us. It cannot be denied that the ____(11) behind commercial advertising is to increase sales and earn more profit.

  A)
  opportunity
  done clear
  B)
  excuse
  done clear
  C)
  occasion
  done clear
  D)
  event
  done clear
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• question_answer8) 

  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.

  Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an ____(7) to the manufacturing companies to sell their (8) better than :heir competitors. Every time we switch ____(9) the television we find some product or the other ____(10) 3ushed towards us. It cannot be denied that the ____(11) behind commercial advertising is to increase sales and earn more profit.

  A)
  creation
  done clear
  B)
  products
  done clear
  C)
  compounds
  done clear
  D)
  outcome
  done clear
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• question_answer9) 

  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.

  Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an ____(7) to the manufacturing companies to sell their (8) better than :heir competitors. Every time we switch ____(9) the television we find some product or the other ____(10) 3ushed towards us. It cannot be denied that the ____(11) behind commercial advertising is to increase sales and earn more profit.

  A)
  in
  done clear
  B)
  on
  done clear
  C)
  off
  done clear
  D)
  at
  done clear
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• question_answer10) 

  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.

  Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an ____(7) to the manufacturing companies to sell their (8) better than :heir competitors. Every time we switch ____(9) the television we find some product or the other ____(10) 3ushed towards us. It cannot be denied that the ____(11) behind commercial advertising is to increase sales and earn more profit.

  A)
  be
  done clear
  B)
  being
  done clear
  C)
  been
  done clear
  D)
  to be
  done clear
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• question_answer11) 

  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.

  Advertising is the promotion of goods and services. It provides an ____(7) to the manufacturing companies to sell their (8) better than :heir competitors. Every time we switch ____(9) the television we find some product or the other ____(10) 3ushed towards us. It cannot be denied that the ____(11) behind commercial advertising is to increase sales and earn more profit.

  A)
  influence
  done clear
  B)
  feeling
  done clear
  C)
  motive
  done clear
  D)
  emotion
  done clear
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• question_answer12) 

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

  A. When a calf is born under water, the mother must get it to the surface before it drowns.

  B. The young ones remain with their parents for up to fifteen years or more.

  C. Often another whale assists the mother nudging the baby gently and encouraging it to swim.

  D. Whales have highly developed maternal instincts.

  A)
  DBCA
  done clear
  B)
  BCAD
  done clear
  C)
  CBDA
  done clear
  D)
  DACB
  done clear
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• question_answer13) 

  Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

  She was loved by her employees for her _____

  A)
  malevolence
  done clear
  B)
  condolence
  done clear
  C)
  benevolence
  done clear
  D)
  insolence
  done clear
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• question_answer14) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.

  He married with a rich heiress last year.

  A)
  last year
  done clear
  B)
  with a rich heiress
  done clear
  C)
  He married
  done clear
  D)
  No error
  done clear
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• question_answer15) 

  Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

  Keep abreast of

  A)
  Keep up the good work
  done clear
  B)
  Keep a watch on
  done clear
  C)
  Keep ahead of
  done clear
  D)
  Keep oneself updated
  done clear
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• question_answer16) 

  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.

  Mother was watching a movie when the lights were going off.

  A)
  have gone off
  done clear
  B)
  No improvement
  done clear
  C)
  going off
  done clear
  D)
  went off
  done clear
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• question_answer17) 

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

  A. While he was doing this, he missed seeing a velvet purse full of gold coins lying on the road.

  B. Ramesh always worried about how he would become sick and weak in old age.

  C. To try how he would cope with blindness, Ramesh started walking with his eyes closed.

  D. He feared that he might even lose his sight and go blind.

  A)
  CABD
  done clear
  B)
  BCAD
  done clear
  C)
  DBAC
  done clear
  D)
  BDCA
  done clear
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• question_answer18) 

  Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

  Weary

  A)
  Touchy
  done clear
  B)
  Lively
  done clear
  C)
  Restless
  done clear
  D)
  Exhausted
  done clear
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• question_answer19) 

  Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

  Repulsive

  A)
  Revolting
  done clear
  B)
  Hideous
  done clear
  C)
  Brilliant
  done clear
  D)
  Attractive
  done clear
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• question_answer20) 

  Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

  The minister gave an _____ that strict action would be taken against the culprits.

  A)
  ambition
  done clear
  B)
  assurance
  done clear
  C)
  insurance
  done clear
  D)
  admission
  done clear
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• question_answer21) 

  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.

  Scarcely had the passengers boarded the plane when the captain welcomed them.

  A)
  that the captain welcomed them
  done clear
  B)
  when the captain had welcomed them
  done clear
  C)
  than the captain welcomes them
  done clear
  D)
  No improvement
  done clear
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• question_answer22) 

  Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there Is no error, select 'No error'.

  The famous author and actor are being honoured at a function today.

  A)
  are being honoured
  done clear
  B)
  The famous author and actor
  done clear
  C)
  No error
  done clear
  D)
  at a function today
  done clear
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• question_answer23) 

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

  That which cannot be satisfied

  A)
  Insane
  done clear
  B)
  Ingenuous
  done clear
  C)
  Inapt
  done clear
  D)
  Insatiable
  done clear
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• question_answer24) 

  Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

  The traveller said to a passerby, "Can you help me find my way, please?"

  A)
  The traveller requested to the passerby if he can help him find his way.
  done clear
  B)
  The traveller asked the passerby that he can kindly help him find his way.
  done clear
  C)
  The traveller asked the passerby if he could kindly help him find his way.
  done clear
  D)
  The traveller asked the passerby could you kindly help me find my way?
  done clear
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• question_answer25) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
  A)
  Guarranty
  done clear
  B)
  Guardian
  done clear
  C)
  Guidance
  done clear
  D)
  Guilty
  done clear
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