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Q1:

When I was in my late teens and still undecided about which language I should write in, he told me that the language one is born into, one's mother tongue, can be the only possible medium of creative expression.
For most of his life, my father, Sripat Rai, had been a Hindi editor and critic. Off and on, he translated writings into English from Hindi. He was fond of saying that a failed writer becomes a critic. The weight of his literary expectation came, eventually, to rest on me. He seemed happy that I was showing an inclination for writing. "She will go far," he told my mother after reading the first story that I sent him from Melbourne.
My father's pronouncement on the mother tongue stayed with me when I later started writing fiction in Hindi. Another thing that I barely acknowledged even to myself was that I felt something like shame whenever I thought of writing in English. It seemed wrong for a granddaughter of Premchand even to be thinking so. Our family had a certain linguistic pride. I knew that Premchand was famous, but I had not at that time realised the extent of his popularity
The fact that I was the granddaughter of Premchand, followed me everywhere. Everyone had a story to tell about their personal engagement with his fiction -the shopkeeper, the long time cook in my father's Delhi house, a tea vendor, etc. The list was long, for there was practically no one who had not read something by him that had moved them. However, it was this very ubiquity, the reverence and love that he inspired in people, that made of him something too large for me to comprehend in the early years of my life. It led also to the strange feeling that, without having read him and just by being related to him, I had somehow inhaled his writing. The reading happened much later.
The author grew up with the expectation that she would take up ________.
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Option: 3
Correct Answer
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Q2:

When I was in my late teens and still undecided about which language I should write in, he told me that the language one is born into, one's mother tongue, can be the only possible medium of creative expression.
For most of his life, my father, Sripat Rai, had been a Hindi editor and critic. Off and on, he translated writings into English from Hindi. He was fond of saying that a failed writer becomes a critic. The weight of his literary expectation came, eventually, to rest on me. He seemed happy that I was showing an inclination for writing. "She will go far," he told my mother after reading the first story that I sent him from Melbourne.
My father's pronouncement on the mother tongue stayed with me when I later started writing fiction in Hindi. Another thing that I barely acknowledged even to myself was that I felt something like shame whenever I thought of writing in English. It seemed wrong for a granddaughter of Premchand even to be thinking so. Our family had a certain linguistic pride. I knew that Premchand was famous, but I had not at that time realised the extent of his popularity
The fact that I was the granddaughter of Premchand, followed me everywhere. Everyone had a story to tell about their personal engagement with his fiction -the shopkeeper, the long time cook in my father's Delhi house, a tea vendor, etc. The list was long, for there was practically no one who had not read something by him that had moved them. However, it was this very ubiquity, the reverence and love that he inspired in people, that made of him something too large for me to comprehend in the early years of my life. It led also to the strange feeling that, without having read him and just by being related to him, I had somehow inhaled his writing. The reading happened much later.
When her father said, “She will go far,” he meant that ________.
Answer options
Option: 2
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Q3:

When I was in my late teens and still undecided about which language I should write in, he told me that the language one is born into, one's mother tongue, can be the only possible medium of creative expression.
For most of his life, my father, Sripat Rai, had been a Hindi editor and critic. Off and on, he translated writings into English from Hindi. He was fond of saying that a failed writer becomes a critic. The weight of his literary expectation came, eventually, to rest on me. He seemed happy that I was showing an inclination for writing. "She will go far," he told my mother after reading the first story that I sent him from Melbourne.
My father's pronouncement on the mother tongue stayed with me when I later started writing fiction in Hindi. Another thing that I barely acknowledged even to myself was that I felt something like shame whenever I thought of writing in English. It seemed wrong for a granddaughter of Premchand even to be thinking so. Our family had a certain linguistic pride. I knew that Premchand was famous, but I had not at that time realised the extent of his popularity
The fact that I was the granddaughter of Premchand, followed me everywhere. Everyone had a story to tell about their personal engagement with his fiction -the shopkeeper, the long time cook in my father's Delhi house, a tea vendor, etc. The list was long, for there was practically no one who had not read something by him that had moved them. However, it was this very ubiquity, the reverence and love that he inspired in people, that made of him something too large for me to comprehend in the early years of my life. It led also to the strange feeling that, without having read him and just by being related to him, I had somehow inhaled his writing. The reading happened much later.
Choose a Statement which is not true with respect to the passage.
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Option: 3
Correct Answer
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Q4:

When I was in my late teens and still undecided about which language I should write in, he told me that the language one is born into, one's mother tongue, can be the only possible medium of creative expression.
For most of his life, my father, Sripat Rai, had been a Hindi editor and critic. Off and on, he translated writings into English from Hindi. He was fond of saying that a failed writer becomes a critic. The weight of his literary expectation came, eventually, to rest on me. He seemed happy that I was showing an inclination for writing. "She will go far," he told my mother after reading the first story that I sent him from Melbourne.
My father's pronouncement on the mother tongue stayed with me when I later started writing fiction in Hindi. Another thing that I barely acknowledged even to myself was that I felt something like shame whenever I thought of writing in English. It seemed wrong for a granddaughter of Premchand even to be thinking so. Our family had a certain linguistic pride. I knew that Premchand was famous, but I had not at that time realised the extent of his popularity
The fact that I was the granddaughter of Premchand, followed me everywhere. Everyone had a story to tell about their personal engagement with his fiction -the shopkeeper, the long time cook in my father's Delhi house, a tea vendor, etc. The list was long, for there was practically no one who had not read something by him that had moved them. However, it was this very ubiquity, the reverence and love that he inspired in people, that made of him something too large for me to comprehend in the early years of my life. It led also to the strange feeling that, without having read him and just by being related to him, I had somehow inhaled his writing. The reading happened much later.
Premchand became too large for her to understand mainly because of ________.
(A) his ability to connect with people from all walks of life. \newline (B) the fact that she feared him. \newline (C) the kind of love and reverence that he inspired in people. \newline (D) her constant anxiety of failing him.
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Option: 2
Correct Answer
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Q5:

When I was in my late teens and still undecided about which language I should write in, he told me that the language one is born into, one's mother tongue, can be the only possible medium of creative expression.
For most of his life, my father, Sripat Rai, had been a Hindi editor and critic. Off and on, he translated writings into English from Hindi. He was fond of saying that a failed writer becomes a critic. The weight of his literary expectation came, eventually, to rest on me. He seemed happy that I was showing an inclination for writing. "She will go far," he told my mother after reading the first story that I sent him from Melbourne.
My father's pronouncement on the mother tongue stayed with me when I later started writing fiction in Hindi. Another thing that I barely acknowledged even to myself was that I felt something like shame whenever I thought of writing in English. It seemed wrong for a granddaughter of Premchand even to be thinking so. Our family had a certain linguistic pride. I knew that Premchand was famous, but I had not at that time realised the extent of his popularity
The fact that I was the granddaughter of Premchand, followed me everywhere. Everyone had a story to tell about their personal engagement with his fiction -the shopkeeper, the long time cook in my father's Delhi house, a tea vendor, etc. The list was long, for there was practically no one who had not read something by him that had moved them. However, it was this very ubiquity, the reverence and love that he inspired in people, that made of him something too large for me to comprehend in the early years of my life. It led also to the strange feeling that, without having read him and just by being related to him, I had somehow inhaled his writing. The reading happened much later.
‘Inhaled his writing’ refers to:
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Option: 1
Correct Answer
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Q6:

When I was in my late teens and still undecided about which language I should write in, he told me that the language one is born into, one's mother tongue, can be the only possible medium of creative expression.
For most of his life, my father, Sripat Rai, had been a Hindi editor and critic. Off and on, he translated writings into English from Hindi. He was fond of saying that a failed writer becomes a critic. The weight of his literary expectation came, eventually, to rest on me. He seemed happy that I was showing an inclination for writing. "She will go far," he told my mother after reading the first story that I sent him from Melbourne.
My father's pronouncement on the mother tongue stayed with me when I later started writing fiction in Hindi. Another thing that I barely acknowledged even to myself was that I felt something like shame whenever I thought of writing in English. It seemed wrong for a granddaughter of Premchand even to be thinking so. Our family had a certain linguistic pride. I knew that Premchand was famous, but I had not at that time realised the extent of his popularity
The fact that I was the granddaughter of Premchand, followed me everywhere. Everyone had a story to tell about their personal engagement with his fiction -the shopkeeper, the long time cook in my father's Delhi house, a tea vendor, etc. The list was long, for there was practically no one who had not read something by him that had moved them. However, it was this very ubiquity, the reverence and love that he inspired in people, that made of him something too large for me to comprehend in the early years of my life. It led also to the strange feeling that, without having read him and just by being related to him, I had somehow inhaled his writing. The reading happened much later.
Choose the correct meaning of the word “Ubiquity” as it appears in the passage:
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Option: 3
Correct Answer
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Q7:

Free will is the ability to decide and act free from any influence of past events or environment. It implies complete freedom to make any choice absolutely. We clearly don't have free will. Our decisions and actions are never divorced from our past.
We have a conditioned mind. Our memories, past impressions and experiences bias and shape our thoughts and actions in the present. It is our karmic imprint. Not just what we are born with, but also what we accumulate while living. We can consider it as the result of our genetic code, upbringing and environment. It's our backstory. The only way to experience free will is to get rid of all such conditioning, to neutralise our karmic imprint; to be independent of our psychological coding. That's possible only if we can purify our mind by letting go of all our ego, attachments and fixed beliefs. Then we can reside in the truth of our being.
The above is an exacting definition of free will. What we commonly mean by free will is that we have a choice in most situations like, who you choose to marry, what profession you pursue or how you react to someone's aggression. Sounds reasonable. But here's the catch. Our ability to make that choice too is significantly restricted, dictated by our predispositions.
This applies even to our ability to bring about change within ourselves. Despite a strong resolve to be calmer, kinder or less anxious, our ability to manifest that change depends, partly on our emotional and mental wiring. That's why some people succeed in such efforts more than the others.
If you wish to expand the scope of your agency explore ways to engage in sustained inner work, deepen your self-awareness, examine and reform your conditioned beliefs. But then, I wonder if your inclination to embark on that journey too depende on your current karmic coding.
The author argues that humans don’t have 'free will' because ________.
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Option: 1
Correct Answer
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Q8:

Free will is the ability to decide and act free from any influence of past events or environment. It implies complete freedom to make any choice absolutely. We clearly don't have free will. Our decisions and actions are never divorced from our past.
We have a conditioned mind. Our memories, past impressions and experiences bias and shape our thoughts and actions in the present. It is our karmic imprint. Not just what we are born with, but also what we accumulate while living. We can consider it as the result of our genetic code, upbringing and environment. It's our backstory. The only way to experience free will is to get rid of all such conditioning, to neutralise our karmic imprint; to be independent of our psychological coding. That's possible only if we can purify our mind by letting go of all our ego, attachments and fixed beliefs. Then we can reside in the truth of our being.
The above is an exacting definition of free will. What we commonly mean by free will is that we have a choice in most situations like, who you choose to marry, what profession you pursue or how you react to someone's aggression. Sounds reasonable. But here's the catch. Our ability to make that choice too is significantly restricted, dictated by our predispositions.
This applies even to our ability to bring about change within ourselves. Despite a strong resolve to be calmer, kinder or less anxious, our ability to manifest that change depends, partly on our emotional and mental wiring. That's why some people succeed in such efforts more than the others.
If you wish to expand the scope of your agency explore ways to engage in sustained inner work, deepen your self-awareness, examine and reform your conditioned beliefs. But then, I wonder if your inclination to embark on that journey too depende on your current karmic coding.
Karmic imprint' referred to in the passage implies ________.
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Option: 2
Correct Answer
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Q9:

Free will is the ability to decide and act free from any influence of past events or environment. It implies complete freedom to make any choice absolutely. We clearly don't have free will. Our decisions and actions are never divorced from our past.
We have a conditioned mind. Our memories, past impressions and experiences bias and shape our thoughts and actions in the present. It is our karmic imprint. Not just what we are born with, but also what we accumulate while living. We can consider it as the result of our genetic code, upbringing and environment. It's our backstory. The only way to experience free will is to get rid of all such conditioning, to neutralise our karmic imprint; to be independent of our psychological coding. That's possible only if we can purify our mind by letting go of all our ego, attachments and fixed beliefs. Then we can reside in the truth of our being.
The above is an exacting definition of free will. What we commonly mean by free will is that we have a choice in most situations like, who you choose to marry, what profession you pursue or how you react to someone's aggression. Sounds reasonable. But here's the catch. Our ability to make that choice too is significantly restricted, dictated by our predispositions.
This applies even to our ability to bring about change within ourselves. Despite a strong resolve to be calmer, kinder or less anxious, our ability to manifest that change depends, partly on our emotional and mental wiring. That's why some people succeed in such efforts more than the others.
If you wish to expand the scope of your agency explore ways to engage in sustained inner work, deepen your self-awareness, examine and reform your conditioned beliefs. But then, I wonder if your inclination to embark on that journey too depende on your current karmic coding.
Free will' can be experienced if ________.
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Option: 3
Correct Answer
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Q10:

Free will is the ability to decide and act free from any influence of past events or environment. It implies complete freedom to make any choice absolutely. We clearly don't have free will. Our decisions and actions are never divorced from our past.
We have a conditioned mind. Our memories, past impressions and experiences bias and shape our thoughts and actions in the present. It is our karmic imprint. Not just what we are born with, but also what we accumulate while living. We can consider it as the result of our genetic code, upbringing and environment. It's our backstory. The only way to experience free will is to get rid of all such conditioning, to neutralise our karmic imprint; to be independent of our psychological coding. That's possible only if we can purify our mind by letting go of all our ego, attachments and fixed beliefs. Then we can reside in the truth of our being.
The above is an exacting definition of free will. What we commonly mean by free will is that we have a choice in most situations like, who you choose to marry, what profession you pursue or how you react to someone's aggression. Sounds reasonable. But here's the catch. Our ability to make that choice too is significantly restricted, dictated by our predispositions.
This applies even to our ability to bring about change within ourselves. Despite a strong resolve to be calmer, kinder or less anxious, our ability to manifest that change depends, partly on our emotional and mental wiring. That's why some people succeed in such efforts more than the others.
If you wish to expand the scope of your agency explore ways to engage in sustained inner work, deepen your self-awareness, examine and reform your conditioned beliefs. But then, I wonder if your inclination to embark on that journey too depende on your current karmic coding.
The author proves that the idea of 'free will' is a myth by suggesting that ________.
Answer options
Option: 1
Correct Answer
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Q11:

Free will is the ability to decide and act free from any influence of past events or environment. It implies complete freedom to make any choice absolutely. We clearly don't have free will. Our decisions and actions are never divorced from our past.
We have a conditioned mind. Our memories, past impressions and experiences bias and shape our thoughts and actions in the present. It is our karmic imprint. Not just what we are born with, but also what we accumulate while living. We can consider it as the result of our genetic code, upbringing and environment. It's our backstory. The only way to experience free will is to get rid of all such conditioning, to neutralise our karmic imprint; to be independent of our psychological coding. That's possible only if we can purify our mind by letting go of all our ego, attachments and fixed beliefs. Then we can reside in the truth of our being.
The above is an exacting definition of free will. What we commonly mean by free will is that we have a choice in most situations like, who you choose to marry, what profession you pursue or how you react to someone's aggression. Sounds reasonable. But here's the catch. Our ability to make that choice too is significantly restricted, dictated by our predispositions.
This applies even to our ability to bring about change within ourselves. Despite a strong resolve to be calmer, kinder or less anxious, our ability to manifest that change depends, partly on our emotional and mental wiring. That's why some people succeed in such efforts more than the others.
If you wish to expand the scope of your agency explore ways to engage in sustained inner work, deepen your self-awareness, examine and reform your conditioned beliefs. But then, I wonder if your inclination to embark on that journey too depende on your current karmic coding.
What does the author propose as a means to expand the scope of one's agency?
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Option: 2
Correct Answer
Explanation →

Q12:

Free will is the ability to decide and act free from any influence of past events or environment. It implies complete freedom to make any choice absolutely. We clearly don't have free will. Our decisions and actions are never divorced from our past.
We have a conditioned mind. Our memories, past impressions and experiences bias and shape our thoughts and actions in the present. It is our karmic imprint. Not just what we are born with, but also what we accumulate while living. We can consider it as the result of our genetic code, upbringing and environment. It's our backstory. The only way to experience free will is to get rid of all such conditioning, to neutralise our karmic imprint; to be independent of our psychological coding. That's possible only if we can purify our mind by letting go of all our ego, attachments and fixed beliefs. Then we can reside in the truth of our being.
The above is an exacting definition of free will. What we commonly mean by free will is that we have a choice in most situations like, who you choose to marry, what profession you pursue or how you react to someone's aggression. Sounds reasonable. But here's the catch. Our ability to make that choice too is significantly restricted, dictated by our predispositions.
This applies even to our ability to bring about change within ourselves. Despite a strong resolve to be calmer, kinder or less anxious, our ability to manifest that change depends, partly on our emotional and mental wiring. That's why some people succeed in such efforts more than the others.
If you wish to expand the scope of your agency explore ways to engage in sustained inner work, deepen your self-awareness, examine and reform your conditioned beliefs. But then, I wonder if your inclination to embark on that journey too depende on your current karmic coding.
What do you think could be a suitable title for this passage?
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Option: 1,3
Correct Answer
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Q13:

On a chilly winter evening, nothing warms you up better than a cup of hot cocoa. Chocolate was first consumed in liquid form by the Olmec people of northwestern Central America around 1500 BCE. It was even enjoyed by the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, and the Aztec word for it (xocolate, pronounced shoh-kwah-tl) evolved into the English word Chocolate.
But the Aztecs didn't serve their cocoa hot. And since sugar had not yet arrived from Europe, back then, the drink was often flavoured with peppers and spices. It may not have been quite as indulgent as today's version, but it was more palatable if you believed, as the Aztecs did, that chocolate was a gift from the Gods and had healing properties.
After the Spanish arrived in the Americas in the 1500s, liquid chocolate made its way across the pond, where wealthy Europeans added sugar and drank it warm. In Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage, author Bertram Gordon says hot chocolate became "the beverage of the aristocracy," as sugar was still a luxury.
Soon enough, though, hot choclate caught on with the masses. Chocolate houses - a cross between cafes and casinos - started popping up around 17th-century Europe. In these lively places, hot chocolate was poured from gilded pots into elegant cups (for a posh experience, one can still find it today at the famed Parisian tearoom Angelina's, which is also in New York City). But by the end of the 18th century, chocolate houses had mostly died off, partly because the cost of chocolate was much higher than that of coffee or tea. Taking a tour of international cups of cocoa, Italians serve it like a thick pudding. Colombians serve it with a dollop of soft cheese while Mexicans punch it up with vanilla, chilli powder and cinnamon. And Filinings serve it with mango chunks.
Cocoa was first introduced by the ________.
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Option: 2
Correct Answer
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Q14:

On a chilly winter evening, nothing warms you up better than a cup of hot cocoa. Chocolate was first consumed in liquid form by the Olmec people of northwestern Central America around 1500 BCE. It was even enjoyed by the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, and the Aztec word for it (xocolate, pronounced shoh-kwah-tl) evolved into the English word Chocolate.
But the Aztecs didn't serve their cocoa hot. And since sugar had not yet arrived from Europe, back then, the drink was often flavoured with peppers and spices. It may not have been quite as indulgent as today's version, but it was more palatable if you believed, as the Aztecs did, that chocolate was a gift from the Gods and had healing properties.
After the Spanish arrived in the Americas in the 1500s, liquid chocolate made its way across the pond, where wealthy Europeans added sugar and drank it warm. In Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage, author Bertram Gordon says hot chocolate became "the beverage of the aristocracy," as sugar was still a luxury.
Soon enough, though, hot choclate caught on with the masses. Chocolate houses - a cross between cafes and casinos - started popping up around 17th-century Europe. In these lively places, hot chocolate was poured from gilded pots into elegant cups (for a posh experience, one can still find it today at the famed Parisian tearoom Angelina's, which is also in New York City). But by the end of the 18th century, chocolate houses had mostly died off, partly because the cost of chocolate was much higher than that of coffee or tea. Taking a tour of international cups of cocoa, Italians serve it like a thick pudding. Colombians serve it with a dollop of soft cheese while Mexicans punch it up with vanilla, chilli powder and cinnamon. And Filinings serve it with mango chunks.
The Aztec people made their cocoa palatable by ________.
Answer options
Option: 3,4
Correct Answer
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Q15:

On a chilly winter evening, nothing warms you up better than a cup of hot cocoa. Chocolate was first consumed in liquid form by the Olmec people of northwestern Central America around 1500 BCE. It was even enjoyed by the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, and the Aztec word for it (xocolate, pronounced shoh-kwah-tl) evolved into the English word Chocolate.
But the Aztecs didn't serve their cocoa hot. And since sugar had not yet arrived from Europe, back then, the drink was often flavoured with peppers and spices. It may not have been quite as indulgent as today's version, but it was more palatable if you believed, as the Aztecs did, that chocolate was a gift from the Gods and had healing properties.
After the Spanish arrived in the Americas in the 1500s, liquid chocolate made its way across the pond, where wealthy Europeans added sugar and drank it warm. In Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage, author Bertram Gordon says hot chocolate became "the beverage of the aristocracy," as sugar was still a luxury.
Soon enough, though, hot choclate caught on with the masses. Chocolate houses - a cross between cafes and casinos - started popping up around 17th-century Europe. In these lively places, hot chocolate was poured from gilded pots into elegant cups (for a posh experience, one can still find it today at the famed Parisian tearoom Angelina's, which is also in New York City). But by the end of the 18th century, chocolate houses had mostly died off, partly because the cost of chocolate was much higher than that of coffee or tea. Taking a tour of international cups of cocoa, Italians serve it like a thick pudding. Colombians serve it with a dollop of soft cheese while Mexicans punch it up with vanilla, chilli powder and cinnamon. And Filinings serve it with mango chunks.
Why did hot chocolate become 'the beverage of the aristocracy' in Europe?
Answer options
Option: 1,3
Correct Answer
Explanation →

Q16:

On a chilly winter evening, nothing warms you up better than a cup of hot cocoa. Chocolate was first consumed in liquid form by the Olmec people of northwestern Central America around 1500 BCE. It was even enjoyed by the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, and the Aztec word for it (xocolate, pronounced shoh-kwah-tl) evolved into the English word Chocolate.
But the Aztecs didn't serve their cocoa hot. And since sugar had not yet arrived from Europe, back then, the drink was often flavoured with peppers and spices. It may not have been quite as indulgent as today's version, but it was more palatable if you believed, as the Aztecs did, that chocolate was a gift from the Gods and had healing properties.
After the Spanish arrived in the Americas in the 1500s, liquid chocolate made its way across the pond, where wealthy Europeans added sugar and drank it warm. In Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage, author Bertram Gordon says hot chocolate became "the beverage of the aristocracy," as sugar was still a luxury.
Soon enough, though, hot choclate caught on with the masses. Chocolate houses - a cross between cafes and casinos - started popping up around 17th-century Europe. In these lively places, hot chocolate was poured from gilded pots into elegant cups (for a posh experience, one can still find it today at the famed Parisian tearoom Angelina's, which is also in New York City). But by the end of the 18th century, chocolate houses had mostly died off, partly because the cost of chocolate was much higher than that of coffee or tea. Taking a tour of international cups of cocoa, Italians serve it like a thick pudding. Colombians serve it with a dollop of soft cheese while Mexicans punch it up with vanilla, chilli powder and cinnamon. And Filinings serve it with mango chunks.
The Chocolate Houses didn't survive past the 18th century as ________.
Answer options
Option: 3
Correct Answer
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Q17:

On a chilly winter evening, nothing warms you up better than a cup of hot cocoa. Chocolate was first consumed in liquid form by the Olmec people of northwestern Central America around 1500 BCE. It was even enjoyed by the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, and the Aztec word for it (xocolate, pronounced shoh-kwah-tl) evolved into the English word Chocolate.
But the Aztecs didn't serve their cocoa hot. And since sugar had not yet arrived from Europe, back then, the drink was often flavoured with peppers and spices. It may not have been quite as indulgent as today's version, but it was more palatable if you believed, as the Aztecs did, that chocolate was a gift from the Gods and had healing properties.
After the Spanish arrived in the Americas in the 1500s, liquid chocolate made its way across the pond, where wealthy Europeans added sugar and drank it warm. In Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage, author Bertram Gordon says hot chocolate became "the beverage of the aristocracy," as sugar was still a luxury.
Soon enough, though, hot choclate caught on with the masses. Chocolate houses - a cross between cafes and casinos - started popping up around 17th-century Europe. In these lively places, hot chocolate was poured from gilded pots into elegant cups (for a posh experience, one can still find it today at the famed Parisian tearoom Angelina's, which is also in New York City). But by the end of the 18th century, chocolate houses had mostly died off, partly because the cost of chocolate was much higher than that of coffee or tea. Taking a tour of international cups of cocoa, Italians serve it like a thick pudding. Colombians serve it with a dollop of soft cheese while Mexicans punch it up with vanilla, chilli powder and cinnamon. And Filinings serve it with mango chunks.
Choose the correct statement from the following:
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Option: 3
Correct Answer
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Q18:

On a chilly winter evening, nothing warms you up better than a cup of hot cocoa. Chocolate was first consumed in liquid form by the Olmec people of northwestern Central America around 1500 BCE. It was even enjoyed by the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, and the Aztec word for it (xocolate, pronounced shoh-kwah-tl) evolved into the English word Chocolate.
But the Aztecs didn't serve their cocoa hot. And since sugar had not yet arrived from Europe, back then, the drink was often flavoured with peppers and spices. It may not have been quite as indulgent as today's version, but it was more palatable if you believed, as the Aztecs did, that chocolate was a gift from the Gods and had healing properties.
After the Spanish arrived in the Americas in the 1500s, liquid chocolate made its way across the pond, where wealthy Europeans added sugar and drank it warm. In Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage, author Bertram Gordon says hot chocolate became "the beverage of the aristocracy," as sugar was still a luxury.
Soon enough, though, hot choclate caught on with the masses. Chocolate houses - a cross between cafes and casinos - started popping up around 17th-century Europe. In these lively places, hot chocolate was poured from gilded pots into elegant cups (for a posh experience, one can still find it today at the famed Parisian tearoom Angelina's, which is also in New York City). But by the end of the 18th century, chocolate houses had mostly died off, partly because the cost of chocolate was much higher than that of coffee or tea. Taking a tour of international cups of cocoa, Italians serve it like a thick pudding. Colombians serve it with a dollop of soft cheese while Mexicans punch it up with vanilla, chilli powder and cinnamon. And Filinings serve it with mango chunks.
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined expression in the following sentence: 'Soon enough, though, hot chocolate caught on with the masses.'
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Option: 2
Correct Answer
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Q19:

Coffee's genetic makeup is no trivial concern; 10 million tonnes of coffee were grown and sold in 2022-2023. The coffee that we drink comes from two different species; Coffee Canephora which is also known as Robusta and Coffee Arabica known as Arabica. In many cases beans from two species are blended to make a brew. But the beans of single species are also roasted and sold. Overall, Arabica beans represent around 56% of the coffee beans sold .
Most genetic variations in living organisms comes from hybridisation with other species. Howewer, this is a relatively rare event from Coffee Arabica because it has more than two copies of each chromosome - a phenomenon called polyploidy. Coffee Canephora has two copies of each chromosome but Coffee Arabica contains multiple copies. This makes it much more difficult for Coffee Arabica to interbreed with other species.
As a result Coffee Arabica's main source of single nucleotide is mutation, which occurs at a steady rate over time. Howewer, the species is also relatively young, formed as a hybrid of Robusta and Coffee Eugeniodes - another coffee species which is not widely cultivated - within the past 50,000 years. From that single plant , which has basically no variation, you create the whole species , and then the variation is only the novel mutations that have occurred since that event.
Despite this there is substantial variation in physical characteristics of the Arabica Plant,including avrious flavour profiles in the beans and variations in disease resistance , says emeritus geneticist Juan Medrano at the UC Davis Coffee Centre at the University of California, Davis. "We are always talking about the low variability at the DNA level , but there is great variability at the structural level , at the chromosomal level , at the level of deletions ... insertions, " Medrano says.
Which of the following varieties of coffee is the most sold in the world?
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Option: 2
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Q20:

Coffee's genetic makeup is no trivial concern; 10 million tonnes of coffee were grown and sold in 2022-2023. The coffee that we drink comes from two different species; Coffee Canephora which is also known as Robusta and Coffee Arabica known as Arabica. In many cases beans from two species are blended to make a brew. But the beans of single species are also roasted and sold. Overall, Arabica beans represent around 56% of the coffee beans sold .
Most genetic variations in living organisms comes from hybridisation with other species. Howewer, this is a relatively rare event from Coffee Arabica because it has more than two copies of each chromosome - a phenomenon called polyploidy. Coffee Canephora has two copies of each chromosome but Coffee Arabica contains multiple copies. This makes it much more difficult for Coffee Arabica to interbreed with other species.
As a result Coffee Arabica's main source of single nucleotide is mutation, which occurs at a steady rate over time. Howewer, the species is also relatively young, formed as a hybrid of Robusta and Coffee Eugeniodes - another coffee species which is not widely cultivated - within the past 50,000 years. From that single plant , which has basically no variation, you create the whole species , and then the variation is only the novel mutations that have occurred since that event.
Despite this there is substantial variation in physical characteristics of the Arabica Plant,including avrious flavour profiles in the beans and variations in disease resistance , says emeritus geneticist Juan Medrano at the UC Davis Coffee Centre at the University of California, Davis. "We are always talking about the low variability at the DNA level , but there is great variability at the structural level , at the chromosomal level , at the level of deletions ... insertions, " Medrano says.
Which of the following species of coffee has more than two copies of each chromosome?
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Option: 1
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Q21:

Coffee's genetic makeup is no trivial concern; 10 million tonnes of coffee were grown and sold in 2022-2023. The coffee that we drink comes from two different species; Coffee Canephora which is also known as Robusta and Coffee Arabica known as Arabica. In many cases beans from two species are blended to make a brew. But the beans of single species are also roasted and sold. Overall, Arabica beans represent around 56% of the coffee beans sold .
Most genetic variations in living organisms comes from hybridisation with other species. Howewer, this is a relatively rare event from Coffee Arabica because it has more than two copies of each chromosome - a phenomenon called polyploidy. Coffee Canephora has two copies of each chromosome but Coffee Arabica contains multiple copies. This makes it much more difficult for Coffee Arabica to interbreed with other species.
As a result Coffee Arabica's main source of single nucleotide is mutation, which occurs at a steady rate over time. Howewer, the species is also relatively young, formed as a hybrid of Robusta and Coffee Eugeniodes - another coffee species which is not widely cultivated - within the past 50,000 years. From that single plant , which has basically no variation, you create the whole species , and then the variation is only the novel mutations that have occurred since that event.
Despite this there is substantial variation in physical characteristics of the Arabica Plant,including avrious flavour profiles in the beans and variations in disease resistance , says emeritus geneticist Juan Medrano at the UC Davis Coffee Centre at the University of California, Davis. "We are always talking about the low variability at the DNA level , but there is great variability at the structural level , at the chromosomal level , at the level of deletions ... insertions, " Medrano says.
Which of the following statements is true about Coffea Arabica?
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Option: 3
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Q22:

Coffee's genetic makeup is no trivial concern; 10 million tonnes of coffee were grown and sold in 2022-2023. The coffee that we drink comes from two different species; Coffee Canephora which is also known as Robusta and Coffee Arabica known as Arabica. In many cases beans from two species are blended to make a brew. But the beans of single species are also roasted and sold. Overall, Arabica beans represent around 56% of the coffee beans sold .
Most genetic variations in living organisms comes from hybridisation with other species. Howewer, this is a relatively rare event from Coffee Arabica because it has more than two copies of each chromosome - a phenomenon called polyploidy. Coffee Canephora has two copies of each chromosome but Coffee Arabica contains multiple copies. This makes it much more difficult for Coffee Arabica to interbreed with other species.
As a result Coffee Arabica's main source of single nucleotide is mutation, which occurs at a steady rate over time. Howewer, the species is also relatively young, formed as a hybrid of Robusta and Coffee Eugeniodes - another coffee species which is not widely cultivated - within the past 50,000 years. From that single plant , which has basically no variation, you create the whole species , and then the variation is only the novel mutations that have occurred since that event.
Despite this there is substantial variation in physical characteristics of the Arabica Plant,including avrious flavour profiles in the beans and variations in disease resistance , says emeritus geneticist Juan Medrano at the UC Davis Coffee Centre at the University of California, Davis. "We are always talking about the low variability at the DNA level , but there is great variability at the structural level , at the chromosomal level , at the level of deletions ... insertions, " Medrano says.
Which of the following species of coffee developed only in the last 50,000 years?
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Option: Drop
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Q23:

Coffee's genetic makeup is no trivial concern; 10 million tonnes of coffee were grown and sold in 2022-2023. The coffee that we drink comes from two different species; Coffee Canephora which is also known as Robusta and Coffee Arabica known as Arabica. In many cases beans from two species are blended to make a brew. But the beans of single species are also roasted and sold. Overall, Arabica beans represent around 56% of the coffee beans sold .
Most genetic variations in living organisms comes from hybridisation with other species. Howewer, this is a relatively rare event from Coffee Arabica because it has more than two copies of each chromosome - a phenomenon called polyploidy. Coffee Canephora has two copies of each chromosome but Coffee Arabica contains multiple copies. This makes it much more difficult for Coffee Arabica to interbreed with other species.
As a result Coffee Arabica's main source of single nucleotide is mutation, which occurs at a steady rate over time. Howewer, the species is also relatively young, formed as a hybrid of Robusta and Coffee Eugeniodes - another coffee species which is not widely cultivated - within the past 50,000 years. From that single plant , which has basically no variation, you create the whole species , and then the variation is only the novel mutations that have occurred since that event.
Despite this there is substantial variation in physical characteristics of the Arabica Plant,including avrious flavour profiles in the beans and variations in disease resistance , says emeritus geneticist Juan Medrano at the UC Davis Coffee Centre at the University of California, Davis. "We are always talking about the low variability at the DNA level , but there is great variability at the structural level , at the chromosomal level , at the level of deletions ... insertions, " Medrano says.
Which of the following types of variability is not very high for Coffea Arabica?
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Option: 4
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Q24:

Coffee's genetic makeup is no trivial concern; 10 million tonnes of coffee were grown and sold in 2022-2023. The coffee that we drink comes from two different species; Coffee Canephora which is also known as Robusta and Coffee Arabica known as Arabica. In many cases beans from two species are blended to make a brew. But the beans of single species are also roasted and sold. Overall, Arabica beans represent around 56% of the coffee beans sold .
Most genetic variations in living organisms comes from hybridisation with other species. Howewer, this is a relatively rare event from Coffee Arabica because it has more than two copies of each chromosome - a phenomenon called polyploidy. Coffee Canephora has two copies of each chromosome but Coffee Arabica contains multiple copies. This makes it much more difficult for Coffee Arabica to interbreed with other species.
As a result Coffee Arabica's main source of single nucleotide is mutation, which occurs at a steady rate over time. Howewer, the species is also relatively young, formed as a hybrid of Robusta and Coffee Eugeniodes - another coffee species which is not widely cultivated - within the past 50,000 years. From that single plant , which has basically no variation, you create the whole species , and then the variation is only the novel mutations that have occurred since that event.
Despite this there is substantial variation in physical characteristics of the Arabica Plant,including avrious flavour profiles in the beans and variations in disease resistance , says emeritus geneticist Juan Medrano at the UC Davis Coffee Centre at the University of California, Davis. "We are always talking about the low variability at the DNA level , but there is great variability at the structural level , at the chromosomal level , at the level of deletions ... insertions, " Medrano says.
Choose the statement that is factually incorrect from the options given below.
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Option: 3
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Q25:

Re-arrange the following phrases in correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) created by human \newline (B) collective cultural heritage \newline (C) all languages \newline (D) communities are our
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Option: 3
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Q26:

Fill in the blank with the correct option, to form a meaningful sentence.
'The Principal addressed us in the assembly and ________ the rumours of an early summer break.'
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Option: 2
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Q27:

List-I (Sentences) List-II (Phrasal Verbs)
(A) She was very ____ with him for his offensive remarks on women in politics. (I) give away
(B) I have plenty of interesting books to ____ to book lovers. (II) cut down
(C) Strange that people easily ____ temptation and ruin their reputation! (III) cut up
(D) Rahul is trying to ____ on his smoking. (IV) give in
Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs given in List-II:
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Option: 4
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Q28:

List-I (Sentences) List-II (Adverbs)
(A) I thought the restaurant would be expensive but it was _____ affordable. (I) badly
(B) It was a serious accident. But the car was _____ damaged. (II) reasonably
(C) The meeting was a disaster as it was very _____ organized. (III) quickly
(D) Mira is gifted, she has the ability to learn any language _____. (IV) hardly
Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate adverbs given in List-II:
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Option: 1
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Q29:

Choose the appropriate word pair to complete the sentence:
I didn't know Rahul was in the hospital. If I ________, I would ________ him.'
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Option: 2
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Q30:

Identify the option closest in meaning to the underlined word:
The movie star’s biography is a glossy, sycophantic portrayal.'
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Option: 3
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Q31:

Choose the correct ANTONYM of the underlined word:
'The Minister unleashed a compliment against the newspaper for its biased editorial on illiteracy among women in his constituency.'
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Option: 1
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Q32:

Choose the correct SYNONYM for redoubtable from the options given below.
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Option: 3
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Q33:

Choose the correct ANTONYM for sullen from the options given below.
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Option: 4
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Q34:

Rearrange the following parts in the correct sequence to make a meaningful sentence:
A) are inborn but our, \newline B) constituents of flavour ,are learned \newlineC) our responses to basic tastes \newlineD) perceptions of smells, the main
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Option: 3
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Q35:

List-I (Words) List-II (Definitions)
(A) Theocracy (I) One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions
(B) Megalomania (II) One who collects and studies objects or artistic works from the distant past
(C) Apothecary (III) A government by divine guidance or religious leaders
(D) Antiquarian (IV) A morbid delusion or one's power, importance or godliness
Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II:
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Option: 1
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Q36:

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
'A small ________ between two children ended up as a group fight.'
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Option: 1
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Q37:

Re-arrange the following phrases in the right sequence to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) for seven hours but was hardly \newline (B) because of the absence of any motivation \newline (C) able to decide who the murderer was \newline (D) she worked on the case
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Option: 2
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Q38:

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
'The candidate assured the interviewers that the dip in her grades during her second semester was an ________ since she had always been a top scorer in the first semester.'
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Option: 1
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Q39:

Replace the underlined word with the most appropriate SYNONYM.
For some time now, we've been toying with the idea of transferring all our business from physical to online sales only.'
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Option: 3
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Q40:

Select the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
At first the workers were agreeable to the proposals of their Manager, but later they were reconciled to the new proposals.'
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Option: 1,2
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Q41:

List-I (Sentences) List-II (Words)
(A) She was able to give a ______ explanation in the court for her presence near the crime scene. (I) collaborate/d
(B) The Rockland Hospital ______ with AIIMS to conduct a free cancer screening camp. (II) corroborate/ing
(C) Though she has shown only 4% improvement in achieving her target yet her efforts ______. (III) credible
(D) The doctors give the prognosis by ______ their diagnosis with several tests. (IV) creditable
Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II:
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Option: 3
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Q42:

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
'Most of the guests arrived for the concert ________ bus.'
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Option: 1
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Q43:

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word.
'Why did you make that flippant remark about her choice of clothes?'
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Option: 2,3
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Q44:

Select the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.
'The thief showed his disbelief when informed that his partner had been arrested.'
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Option: 2
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Q45:

Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The President finally had to ________ the demands of the public for his resignation.'
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Option: 3
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Q46:

Re-arrange the following parts of a sentence in their correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) for organizations which provide \newline (B) services to customers on a face-to-face basis \newline (C) employees with whom they deal is very important \newline (D) the quality of the relationship between customers and
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Option: 1
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Q47:

Re-arrange the following parts of a sentence in their correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) as a concept fundamental to \newline (B) especially with the injunction to treat equals equally \newline (C) justice is associated with the notion of equity and equality, \newline (D) ethical theory and political philosophy,
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Option: 4
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Q48:

List-I (Idioms) List-II (Meanings)
(A) blow the gall (I) feel unable to deal with something
(B) at the end of your tether (II) feel terribly ashamed and embarrassed
(C) be full of beans (III) divulge a secret
(D) want to curl up and die (IV) be full of energy
Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II:
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Option: 1
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Q49:

List-I (Sentences) List-II (Prepositions)
(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable _____ her first version. (I) with
(B) I just don't feel any affinity _____ prose style. It's too caustic. (II) to
(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar _____ mine. (III) for
(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence _____ his arrogance or coldness. (IV) from
Match the blanks in List-I with the prepositions in List-II:
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Option: 1
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Q50:

Re-arrange the parts in their correct sequence to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) students with tools for critical thinking \newline (B) cooperative learning is an \newline (C) that enhances creativity and provides \newline (D) eclectic and unique teaching method
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Option: 2
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