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Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 111

Match the idioms to their meanings.

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Solution

high on the hog - living in luxury

funny farm - mental institution

dry run - rehearsal

dead ringer - duplicate

The answer is option B.

Question 112

Complete the analogy.
Screenwriter: writes screenplays :: ______________ : creates dictionaries

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Solution

Lexicographer - a person who compiles dictionaries

The answer is option A.

Question 113

Find the odd word out.
Pharmacists, Lunatics, Audiologists, Statisticians

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Solution

Pharmacists, Audiologists and Statisticians are the ones who are experts in their particular field of study.

lunatic - a person who is mentally ill, foolish person

The answer is option A.

Question 114

Fill in the blank.
The story was just too beautiful. I ____________ not read it.

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Solution

The sentence indicates that the person has already read the story. Thus, options B and D can be dismissed.

Among A and C, A is more appropriate grammatically.

Hence, the answer is option A.

Question 115

Complete the analogy.
Abomination: disgrace :: _____________ : ridicule

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Solution

Abomination is the synonym of disgrace. Mockery is the synonym of ridicule.

The answer is option D.

Instructions

The following sentence is split in three parts and each one is labeled (A), (B) and (C). Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in any part. Letter (D) signifies a 'No Error'

Question 116

There were (A) lesser mistakes (B) in your writing this time around (C).

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Solution

Since "mistakes" is a countable noun, the comparison word used should have been "fewer" instead of "lesser".

Hence, the answer is option B.

Question 117

By next Diwali (A), we will have been (B) here for 3 years(C).

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Solution

There is no error in the given sentence.

The answer is option D.

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 118

Find the odd word out.
Suave, ingratiating, urbane, churlish

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Solution

suave - confident, urbane

ingratiating - intended to gain approval

churlish - rude

The answer is option C.

Question 119

Complete the idiom.
He couldn't decide what to do. He was stuck between a rock and a __________.

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Solution

Stuck between a rock and a hard place means you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally difficult choices.

The answer is option C.

Question 120

Find the odd word out.
Divulgence, Revelation, Dissemination, Denial

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Solution

divulgence - action of revealing private information

revelation - act of revealing

dissemination - action or fact of spreading information

denial - action of denying something

Among the given options, denial is the odd one out.

The answer is option A.

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TISSNET 2016

TISSNET 2016

Match the idioms to their meanings.

Complete the analogy.Screenwriter: writes screenplays :: ______________ : creates dictionaries

Find the odd word out.Pharmacists, Lunatics, Audiologists, Statisticians

Fill in the blank.The story was just too beautiful. I ____________ not read it.

Complete the analogy.Abomination: disgrace :: _____________ : ridicule

There were (A) lesser mistakes (B) in your writing this time around (C).

By next Diwali (A), we will have been (B) here for 3 years(C).

Find the odd word out.Suave, ingratiating, urbane, churlish

Complete the idiom.He couldn't decide what to do. He was stuck between a rock and a __________.

Find the odd word out.Divulgence, Revelation, Dissemination, Denial

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Complete the analogy.
Screenwriter: writes screenplays :: ______________ : creates dictionaries

Find the odd word out.
Pharmacists, Lunatics, Audiologists, Statisticians

Fill in the blank.
The story was just too beautiful. I ____________ not read it.

Complete the analogy.
Abomination: disgrace :: _____________ : ridicule

Find the odd word out.
Suave, ingratiating, urbane, churlish

Complete the idiom.
He couldn't decide what to do. He was stuck between a rock and a __________.

Find the odd word out.
Divulgence, Revelation, Dissemination, Denial