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  • In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking. use of language __________ indulged reacts


  • Options
  • A. of
  • B. then
  • C. if
  • D. at

  • Correct Answer
  • if 

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    • 1. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking. shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind.

    • Options
    • A. and
    • B. but
    • C. so
    • D. then
    • Discuss
    • 2. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking. in other _____________ it is like the skin

    • Options
    • A. respectful
    • B. respectfully
    • C. respected
    • D. respects
    • Discuss
    • 3. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking. as the medium ___________ thought may

    • Options
    • A. from
    • B. of
    • C. for
    • D. to
    • Discuss
    • 4. In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

    • Options
    • A. Irresistable
    • B. Irresistible
    • C. Iresistible
    • D. Iresistable
    • Discuss
    • 5. A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence inIndirect/Direct Speech. Sita said, ?Will he listen to such a man??

    • Options
    • A. Sita said would we listen to such a man.
    • B. Sita ask if he would listen to such a man.
    • C. Sita said would I listen to such a man.
    • D. Sita asked whether he would listen to such a man.
    • Discuss
    • 6. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking. increasingly _____________, illogical, and

    • Options
    • A. carelessness
    • B. carelessly
    • C. careless
    • D. care less
    • Discuss
    • 7. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Be in two minds

    • Options
    • A. Behave smart at sometime and stupid at other.
    • B. Unable to decide.
    • C. Having a split personality disorder.
    • D. Trying to do two things at the same time.
    • Discuss
    • 8. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Annoyed or irritated and quick to take offence at petty things

    • Options
    • A. Appease
    • B. Mollify
    • C. Huffy
    • D. Soothe
    • Discuss
    • 9. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Decrease or fade gradually before coming to an end

    • Options
    • A. Surge
    • B. Accrual
    • C. Peter
    • D. Swell
    • Discuss
    • 10. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". Thus we (going) back to what might be termed as old values.

    • Options
    • A. went
    • B. gone
    • C. was going
    • D. no improvement
    • Discuss


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