1) Because the front-runner in a state election focused on .... interests rather than the parochial
ones of his constituency, he lost to a ... who told the citizens what they wanted to hear about
their own narrow concerns.
1) private, campaigner 2) catholic, demagogue 3) wide-ranging, pioneer 4) specific, candidate
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2) The job of the linguist must be to discriminate between what is merely a fad and what
qualifies as an actual change in language usage, to ..... former and accurately ....... the latter,
regardless of personal preferences.
1) despise, reflect 2) disregard, transcribe 3) enhance, repeat 4) enjoy, deplore
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3) In the nineteenth century, many literary critics saw themselves as stern, authoritarian figures
defending society against the ..... of those ...... beings called authors.
1) atrocities, exemplary 2) merits, ineffectual 3) indictments, secretive 4) depravities, wayward
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From the following words, choose the one that fits the maximum number of blanks.
1. The tumour was ________.
2. He is a vile man with _____ in his eyes.
3. I bear no _____ in my heart.
4. Don't spread such ______ gossip in the office.
1) malignant
2) malice
3) malicious
4) mitigate
grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).
1The 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina caught Margaret Thatcher surprised,
newly released government papers have shown.
2The prime minister only saw it was likely after getting "raw intelligence" two days before the
Argentinians landed.
3Papers released under the 30-year rule show Mrs Thatcher was acutely worried about retaking
the islands.
4One historian said the documents were among the "most powerful material" declassified in the
last three decades.
1) 1 and 2
2) 2 and 3
3) 3 and 4
4) 1, 2 and 3
The food chain concerns itself with the movement of valuable ___ through a complex network of producers and consumers – similar to the study of economics.
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find out which part of the sentence has an error:
1)Please arrange (2) for my boarding and lodging (3) in Tirupathi. (4) No Error
Identify the incorrect ones.
A. The Institute for Science and International Security in Washington released satellite photos taken by DigitalGlobe ,
B. which showed the missile's exhaust plume and flames from burning propellant.
C. They said the images were taken a few kilometres away from the launch site at Musudan-ri on the northeast coast.
D. North Korea says its Sunday launch put a peaceful experimental communications satellite by orbit. Washington
E. and its allies say the real purpose was testing a Taepodong-2 missile and defy UN resolutions.
a. B and C
b. A and D
c. D and E
d. C, D and E
e. C and D
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Direction: A brief passage or a statement is given and a question is asked, based on the information provided in the passage/statement. Critically examine the five alternative answer options marked (1) to (5) and choose the best answer.Connoisseur at a music store: This melody is certainly a Beethoven. The intonation, rhythm and mood are all typical of Beethoven.The connoisseur's remark is based on which of the following presupposition(s)?1. Beethoven's melodies were characterized only by intonation, rhythm and mood.2. Only the intonation, rhythm and mood enable us to identify the creator of a melody. 3. None else ever used the intonation, rhythm and mood the way Beethoven had.
3 only
1 and 3
2 and 3
2 only
1 only
Direction: A brief passage or a statement is given and a question is asked, based on the information provided in the passage/statement. Critically examine the five alternative answer options marked (1) to (5) and choose the best answer.Psychologists in the US had believed for long that adolescence is a period of storm and stress, strain and strife and is characterized by moodiness, rebellion, tantrums and the like.Recent research conducted in many states, however, questions this conclusion saying that it is applicable only to a small segment of the adolescent population with a majority navigating through it without major troubles.Which of the following, if true, could seriously jeopardize the validity of the recent psychological research?1. In many states in the US, adolescence is defined as lying between 11 and 16 years of age, while in the rest of the states, it is defined as being between 12 and 17.2. It is shown that the study was based on responses given during interviews alone.3. The researchers had worked out a careful sampling plan and employed enough safeguards to ensure the inclusion of all racial groups in the study.
1, 2 and 3
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
None of these
Directions: Given below are three sentences. One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or Standard English usage. Identify only the sentence/s that is/are incorrect.(A) Once bustling with the humdrum of life, there is virtually no soul to be found in the sprawling bloc of buildings.(B) As the other students of the class, the monitor also felt strongly about the overbearing attitude of the new teacher.(C) He never was as busy during his years of service as he became post-retirement.
only A
only B
Only C
Both A and B
All of these
Directions: Given below are three sentences. One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or Standard English usage. Identify only the sentence/s that is/are incorrect.
(A) The students are sitting in the class poring over the work assigned to them much as the teacher had advised them to.
(B) Though living the life of a recluse, the scholar was never really cut off from his world of books.
(C) When my brother comes back home tomorrow, he would receive a surprise gift from us.
only A
only B
Only C
Both A and B
Both B and C
Directions: Given below are three sentences. One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or standard English usage. Identify the sentence/s that is/are incorrect.
(A) Pepped up by the vociferous support received from the crowd during the marathon, the runner clocked his best timing ever.
(B) It remains to be seen if he accepts my request to join the group.
(C) With its increasingly dwindling subscriber base, the company is staring down the barrel.
only A
only B
Only C
Both A and B
Both B and C
Directions: Given below are three sentences. One, two or all the sentences may have error(s) of grammar or syntax or standard English usage. Identify the sentence/s that is/are incorrect.(A) The seminar was interactive and created awareness among the students.(B) When working as an apprentice with the manufacturing unit, he picked up nuances of shop-floor management that stood him in good stead later in his career as a Project Development manager.(C) During his interaction with the sports administrators, he came to know of several instances of diversion of funds towards non-sport activities.
Only A
Only B
Only C
Both A and B
None of these
Directions: The question contains a sentence/sentences/part thereof followed by five choices. Select from these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence or part.Though cross breeding, to an extent, has increased the milk production, the true genetic characteristics of these native breeds have been lost.
The cross breeds are hardy and resistant to disease by nature.
Yet the dream of white revolution is far away.
A number of common breeds are gradually becoming extinct.
Though cross breeds are robust and have good milk yield, they are not suitable as draft animals.
Artificial insemination has played havoc with the native breeds.
Directions: The question contains a sentence/sentences/part thereof followed by five choices. Select from these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence or part.Environment is a finely tuned and extremely well balanced ecological mechanism. Flora and fauna, birds, animals and, of course, humans play a vital role. Touch one adversely and all suffer.
Let us reverse this environmental degradation.
It is a 'touch-me-not' situation.
They are all interdependent.
Let us help save ecology.
We are courting irreversible disaster.
Directions: The question contains a sentence/sentences/part thereof followed by five choices. Select from these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence or part.Language is the dress of thought;
it is the thought that gives coherent shape to your language.
the former covers the latter.
the former providing words to the latter.
the expression revealed by the language
every time you talk your mind is on parade