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  • Question 1
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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

    Pradeep was so tired that he hit the sack as soon as possible.

    Solution

    To Hit the sack means to go to bed.

    Example: After the long journey, he hit the sack as soon as he reached home.

    He wanted to hit the sack and did not feel like going out to party with his friends.

    Answer B: Went to bed ✅

  • Question 2
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    Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word:

    Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the mountains.

    Solution

    Seclusion means the state of being private and away from other people.

    Solitariness means a person who lives alone or in solitude.

    The option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word 'seclusion' is solitariness'.

    Answer D: solitariness ✅

  • Question 3
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    Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.

    There was an argument about if we shall move to another city.

    Solution

    There was an argument about whether we should move to another city.

    In the given sentence, the use of the conjunction 'if' is incorrect. The conjunction 'if' is used to introduce a condition (something that must be satisfied before something else occurs). The conjunction 'whether' is used for expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives. Therefore, the conjunction 'whether' should be used in place of the conjunction 'if'.

    Also, the form of the verb 'shall' is incorrect in the underlined segment as the given sentence is in the past tense. Therefore, the past tense form of the verb 'should' be used in place of the base form of the verb 'shall'.

    Answer C: about whether we should move ✅

  • Question 4
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    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

    Sound of horses

    Solution

    Let's look at the meaning of the correct answer:

    Neigh - the sound of horses. For Example: With a wild neigh of terror the animal fell bodily into the pit, drawing the buggy and its occupants after him.

    Answer D: Neigh ✅

  • Question 5
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    Select the correctly spelled word from the following.

    Solution

    The correctly spelled word out of the options is Recalcitrant which means "obstinately defiant of authority or restraint, having behaviour that is difficult to deal with".

    Example: The teacher was fed up of his class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds.

    Answer B: Recalcitrant ✅

  • Question 6
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    Select which set of words is not same in meaning?

    Solution

    (D) Castigate – condone ✅

    Because:

    • Vicarious = secondhand (experienced through others)

    • Clandestine = surreptitious (secret, hidden)

    • Badinage = persiflage (light, teasing banter)

    • Castigate (to criticize/punish severely) ≠ condone (to overlook/forgive) → opposite meanings.

  • Question 7
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    Select the correctly spelled word from the following.

    Solution

    (B) Manoeuvre ✅

    That’s the correct spelling (British English). In American English, it’s spelled “maneuver.”

  • Question 8
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    In the following question, a word has been given. Choose the sentence(s) in which it is used correctly.

    Hamper

    (A) Although the pain medication has its benefits, it can also hamper the body’s capacity to break down toxins.

    (B) Hamper and plain, the woman was known for her delicious cooking but not her looks.

    (C) The runner hamper tossed the baton to his teammate who took off toward the finish line.

    Solution

    The word ‘hamper’ means ‘to obstruct’ or ‘to restrict’.

    Only (A) uses the word ‘hamper’ correctly. It can be re-written as follows:

    (A) Although the pain medication has its benefits, it can also restrict the body’s capacity to break down toxins.

    Both (B) and (C) use the word incorrectly and do not make any sense and are also grammatically incorrect.

    Answre A: Only (A) ✅

  • Question 9
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    Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.

    The child put a ladder on the wall and climbed up.

    Solution

    The correct answer is "against the wall". ✅

    In the given sentence, the use of the preposition 'on' is incorrect. The preposition 'on' means physically in contact with and supported by a surface.

    The preposition 'against' means in or into physical contact with something, so as to be supported by or collide with it.

    The correct sentence is- The child put a ladder against the wall and climbed up.

  • Question 10
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    Following sentence has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space.

    There was a time when West Germany was a distinct ______.

    Solution

    Answer: (B) polity ✅

    Explanation: “Polity” means an organized society or state as a political entity. West Germany (1949–1990) existed as a separate, clearly defined state, so “distinct polity” is the precise and appropriate phrase here.

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