For the following questions answer them individually
Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the sentence is correct as given.
(Many man) have tried to find the caves but none have succeeded.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The life of the church seems, indeed, to have been in a more stagnant and ___________ condition in this age than at any other period of English history.
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To strain every nerve
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Comprehension:
Professor Sprout was standing (1) ________ a trestle bench in the centre of the greenhouse. (2) ___________ twenty (3) __________ of different-coloured ear muffs (4) ________ lying on the bench. Harry (5) _________ his place between Ron and Hermione.