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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the option that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom or phrase and mark your answer. To go to somebodys head.
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the option that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom or phrase and mark your answer. To make amends.
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In the following question, a sentence is given with a bracketed part that may contain an error. Choose the alternative that will best replace the bracketed part. In case no improvement is needed, select the option no improvement. Why should we (bothered)?
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In the following question, a sentence is given with a bracketed part that may contain an error. Choose the alternative that will best replace the bracketed part. In case no improvement is needed, select the option no improvement. I absolutely must (seen) him, however painful it may be for me.
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the one word which is the best substitute for the given definition and mark your answer. To move back and forth or sideways.
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the one word which is the best substitute for the given definition and mark your answer. The remains of something that has been badly damaged.
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In the following question, four words are given, out of which one word is spelt correctly. Select the correctly spelt word and mark your answer.
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In the following question, four words are given, out of which one word is spelt correctly. Select the correctly spelt word and mark your answer.
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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentence parts X, Y and Z. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the labels to form a coherent sentence and mark your answer. Our only enemies were X - heat, thirst, and flies, but far Y - from man or beast than that awful trinity Z - rather would I have faced any danger.
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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentence parts X, Y and Z. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the labels to form a coherent sentence and mark your answer. Thus, I stand on a X - hill and watch a labourer Y - upon the distant railway Z - striking with his sledge.
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In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct speech. Out of the four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect speech and mark your answer. The teacher said, "Nobody can solve the problem."
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Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. Manja, the glass coated string used for flying kites, poses a threat not only to humans, animals and birds but also to trees. A study by the oldest botanical garden in the country has revealed that it poses a serious danger to trees. When torn kite strings get stuck in trees, they can help creepers climb and eventually block sunlight to the tree top. According to a research paper, the abandoned kite strings act as a primary support for tender climbers, which then spread and cover the whole treetop. Question: Abandoned, torn kite strings stuck in trees benefit whom?
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Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. Manja, the glass coated string used for flying kites, poses a threat not only to humans, animals and birds but also to trees. A study by the oldest botanical garden in the country has revealed that it poses a serious danger to trees. A research paper from the Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, in Howrah district of West Bengal, explains in detail how manja and climbers together damage trees. Question: How many scientists contributed to the study on how manja can kill a tree?
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Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. Manja, the glass coated string used for flying kites, poses a threat not only to humans, animals and birds but also to trees. A research paper explains that abandoned kite strings help creepers climb to the treetop and spread so thickly that they block sunlight, which can ultimately kill the tree. Question: How can a tree be killed by a creeper, according to the passage?
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Read the following passage about manja, or glass coated string used for flying kites, and the role it plays in harming trees in the Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in West Bengal. The passage explains how abandoned kite strings help creepers climb to the top of trees, block sunlight, and gradually damage the trees. Based on this passage, what would be the correct acronym for the oldest botanical garden in India mentioned here?
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Read the passage about the harmful effect of manja, or glass coated kite string, on trees in the Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden. The passage explains that abandoned torn kite strings form a support for climbers and help them reach the treetops, where they block sunlight. According to this description, what exactly gives easy passage to the climbers to reach the top of the trees?
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In the following English grammar question, a sentence is divided into three underlined parts and you must choose which part contains a grammatical error. The sentence is: "At this moment that terrible door burst noisily open and banged for the wall." Which part of the sentence contains the error in standard English usage?
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In the following English grammar error spotting question, a sentence is divided into three labelled parts and you must identify which part, if any, contains a mistake. The sentence is: "While an electron carries a negative electrical charge, a neutron is neutral." Which part of this sentence contains an error, or is the sentence correct as it stands?
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In the following vocabulary based sentence completion question, you must choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank so that the sentence makes clear sense in context: "The big stone monument was the only __________ the lost traveller remembered." Which word best completes this sentence?
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In this sentence completion question, you must choose the word that best completes the following sentence so that it is meaningful and grammatically correct: "The airline was unable to give us a reason for the ______________ departure delay." Which option correctly describes a delay for which no clear reason can be given?
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