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    [passage-header]Read the following extract and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]
    Participant girl: Yes, but it is a magic science too. This magic liquid is nothing but dish washing liquid. When I put a drop of it into the hole, it spreads at the rear part. It disturbs the surface tension there and pushes the fish forward because the surface tension in the front is not disturbed. This is based on the principle of force and motion.

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    Movement means ________
    Solution
    'Movement' means a change of position. E.g. He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away. 'Surface' means outer or top layer of something. 'Force' means physical power or strength. 'Motion' means the act of moving. 'Rear part' means at the back of some part. 
    Thus, option C is the correct answer. 
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    [passage-header]Read the following extract and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]
    Participant girl: Yes, but it is a magic science too. This magic liquid is nothing but dish washing liquid. When I put a drop of it into the hole, it spreads at the rear part. It disturbs the surface tension there and pushes the fish forward because the surface tension in the front is not disturbed. This is based on the principle of force and motion.

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    'The rule' means ______
    Solution
    option B is the correct synonym of "the rule".  "Principle" means a fundamental quality or a scientific law. The context refers to a scientific law. Thus, B is correct.
    Option A is incorrect as "principal" means first in order of importance. 
    Option C is incorrect as "rear part" is the other end of something's front.
    Option D is incorrect as "surface" is     the outside part or uppermost layer of something.
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    [passage-header]Read the following stanza and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]We can't all be captains; we've got to be crew,
    There's something for all of us here.
    There's big work to do and there's lesser to do,
    And the task we must do is near.

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    Crew means _______
    Solution
    'Crew' means a group of people who work together on the ship, aircraft etc. E.g. The aircraft carries a crew of seven. Thus, option B is the correct meaning of the given word. 
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    [passage-header]Read the following extract and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]I remember my first day at Radcliffe college. I knew there were difficulties in my way but I was eager to overcome them. The professors looked as away as if they were speaking through a telephone. The lectures were spelled into my palms as rapidly as possible.

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    Rapidly means _______
    Solution
    'Rapidly' means fast. E.g. Things are changing very rapidly. 'Slow' means not fast. 'Eager' means wanting very much to do. 'Possible' means able to be done or achieved. 'Fast' means quick. 
    Thus, option D is the correct answer. 
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    [passage-header]Answer the question by choosing the most suitable option:[/passage-header]Dear colonel Sinha,
                 Thank you for your letter. I am sorry to hear that my dog has damaged your flowerbed. He usually prefers my garden. But perhaps he was leaving a bone for your dog, which often looks hungry.
    Yours faithfully,
    Rajiv Rathod.    

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    What does the word Prefer mean?
    Solution
    'Prefer' means to like or choose one thing rather than another. E.g. I prefer red wine to white. 'Selected' means to choose a small number of things. 'Like' means fond of something. 'Dislike' means not liking something. 'Perfect' means without fault. 
    Thus, option B is the correct answer. 
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    [passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question by selecting the most appropriate option. [/passage-header]Mr. Jones was very fond of climbing mountains, so one year he wanted to go to Switzerland for his holidays. He was climbing a peak with his guide. "Be careful here," the guide said. "This is a dangerous place. You can easily fall, and if you do, you will fall straight down a long way." But he continued calmly. "If you do fall here, don't forget to look to the right while you are going down. There is a quite extraordinary beautiful view there, much more beautiful than the one you can see from here."

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    Calmly means _______.
    Solution
    The correct answer is Option A.
    CALMLY means PEACEFULLY.
    CALMLY is the adverb form of the word calm, thus the meaning also should be in the adverb form.
    Thus PEACEFULLY is the correct answer.
    The remaining options are incorrect because:
    PEACEFUL is an adjective.
    PEACE is a noun.
    FRIENDLY means cordial.
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    Correct the error in the underlined part of the sentence.

    He was fired for negligence on duty.
    Solution
    'Fired' means to remove someone from their job. E.g. She was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer. 'Scolded' means to speak to someone angrily. 'Rebuked' means to speak to someone angrily. 'Attack' means to try to hurt or defeat using violence. 
    Thus, option A is the correct answer. 
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    Select the correct synonym for the given word:
    Alien 
    Solution
    The given word 'alien' means 'a foreigner, someone you aren't familiar with'.
    From the given options, 'stranger' means the same, as a noun it refers to someone whom you are not familiar with, you do not know that person. Consider the sentence 'She is an alien to this group.' and 'She is a stranger to us.'
    Hence option B is correct.
    'Proper' means something that is appropriate, that is correct; it does not mean the same as alien.
    'Native' refers to someone local, someone who is from a particular region or country by origin, for example, 'a native of India'. It has the opposite meaning of alien.
    'Freak' refers to a person or animal with an unusual abnormality, it is used in a derogatory sense; whereas 'alien' isn't, the latter refers to a person with respect to their region.
    Hence options A, C and D are inorrect.
  • Question 9
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    Choose the correct antonym of the given words:
    Guilty
    Solution
    Guilty means culpable of or responsible for some wrongdoing. Its antonym is innocent which means not responsible for any sort of wrongdoing.
    Option B. 'heaven' is the place regarded as the abode of gods. Antonym: Hell
    Option C. 'proud' means to feel great pleasure or satisfaction due to one's own achievements. Antonym: Ashamed
    Option D. 'dull' means lacking brightness, vividness or sheen. Antonym: Bright
    Hence, option A. Innocent is the correct answer.
  • Question 10
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    Fill in the blank by selecting an appropriate option.

    There isn't ____________ rice lift in the bowl.
    Solution
    The correct answer is Option A.
    MUCH is used to express the quantity of uncountable nouns.
    RICE is uncountable and thus MUCH is the correct answer.
    The remaining options are incorrect because:
    MANY is used to express countable nouns.
    LESS and SOME are irrelevant in the given sentence.
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