Pick the correct sentence:1)The only team capable of winning on South Africa's pitches is South Africa themselves.2)The only team capable of winning on South Africa's pitches are South Africa themselves.3)The only team capable of winning on South Africa's pitches is South Africa itself.4)The only team capable of winning on South Africa's pitches are South Africa itself.
A)A recent surging in illegal deforestation threatens B)to reverse three years of improvement C)leading the government D)to boost efforts to E)combat illegal loggings.
SC13Find the incorrect ones:A)A recent surging in illegal deforestation threatensB)to reverse three years of improvementC)leading the governmentD)to boost efforts toE)combat illegal loggings.1)A & E2)A only3)D only4)B & D5)C & A
SC13Find the incorrect ones:A)A recent surging in illegal deforestation threatensB)to reverse three years of improvementC)leading the governmentD)to boost efforts toE)combat illegal loggings.1)A & E2)A only3)D only4)B & D5)C & A
option 1 ) A & E
is "surging" an apt word or it should be only surge..?
SC13Find the incorrect ones:A)A recent surging in illegal deforestation threatensB)to reverse three years of improvementC)leading the governmentD)to boost efforts toE)combat illegal loggings.1)A & E2)A only3)D only4)B & D5)C & A
From the highlighted words, select the most appropriate word to form correct sentences. Then from the options given choose the right sequence.
1. 1. The recitatives were sung by a tenor dressed as a modern clergyman reading from a pulpit and the (A) corrals / (B) chorales sung by the choir dressed as modern church-goers in the pews. 2. (A) Mendicity / (B) Mendacity had disappeared in Holland, for in a journey of 500 miles he had seen only three little boys asking charity, one at Rotterdam and two at Delft, although the country had earlier swarmed with beggars. 3. When the Spanish authorities allowed an American ship to depart unharmed, the fact was magnified into an act of almost ideal generosity; on the other hand, when we decided not to permit privateering, that announcement was received with (A) derisory / (B) derisive laughter as a pretentious pose to cover hidden interests. 4. It is the Platonic philosophy, the most elaborate compend of the (A) abstruse / (B) obtuse systems of old India, that can alone afford us this middle ground. 5. When my 6 years old daughter went off to her hostel, I tried to act cool but I (A) bowled / (B) bawled all the way back home. I truly missed her. (1) BABAA (2) BABAB (3) BAAAB (4) ABABA
2. 1. A (A) torte / (B) tort is made with ground nuts, a little flour and lots of eggs, making it rich and dense whereas a cake is made with more flour resulting in a lighter cake! 2. About one third of the legislature was corrupt. Roosevelt was (A) indignant / (B) indigent at the corruption both in the House and with the pillars of Capitalism, like Jay Gould. 3. In teaching their students, the sophists emphasized the art of argumentative discourse and came to be associated with deceptive and (A) spacious / (B) specious reasoning, lampooned effectively in The Clouds. 4. It matters not a (A) wit / (B) whit that the Diary of the Dead is a dreadful movie: its themes are easily discernable, and thus it has been subject to high-end critical cooing. 5. The uncertain, unsettled condition of this science of Cetology is in the very vestibule attested by the fact, that in some quarters it still remains a (A) moot / (B) moor point whether a whale be a fish. (1) ABBBA (2) BABAB (3) AABBA (4) AABAB
3. 1. Nothing must be (A) slower / (B) sloven or slipshod; every door, every fence, must be kept in good repair. 2. I have shown specimens of this incrustation to several geologists, and they all thought that they were of (A) ingenious / (B) igneous origin. 3. In Great Mischief, your author eschewed the (A) solecism / (B) solipsism he had committed in Die Fasting, of creating fictional dialogues for real historical figures. 4. As they prefer warm and damp conditions, pharaoh ants do not build their nests but simply inhabit any convenient (A) / crevice (B) crevasse. 5. (A) Crimping / (B) Crumpling and fluting the edge of a pie adds a homemade touch to just about any pie. (1) BBAAA (2) BBABA (3) ABBBA (4) BBBAA
4. 1. The sense of (A) forbidding / (B) foreboding grows. Portia can feel the wrongness in the air. 2. Editors have altered the passage and even disputed whether it is iambic; soon the text will be (A) amended / (B)emended. 3. A (A) Pandemonium / (B) Pandemic reigned in the hall as the unbelievable election results were read out. 4. Today, thankfully, women tennis players are not (A) lumbered / (B) encumbered with long, heavy skirts and high-necked blouses. 5. The foreign passengers usually (A) gawk / (B) gaunt curiously and comment on Ranmarus traditional Japanese clothes. (1) BBABA (2) ABBBA (3) BAABA (4) BABBA
What is the difference between populist and activist ? (or are they same ?) can someone give real life examples for both words.also i am not able to grasp the meaning of word "moratorium" . can any one explain.
Moratorium means when there is a suspension of some activity..
Populist and activist
Populist is when someone takes up a cause cause its popular at that moment of time...
Activist can be due to some political cause ....will explain once i get to office..pain typing on the phone
@nole populist respresenting or connected with ideas and opinions of ordinary people a populist leader , a populist manifesto Activist a person who believes strongly in political and social change and works hard to try and make this happen a gay activist.
moratorium a stopping of an activity for an agreed amount of time a five year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing supreme court moratorium on mining of coal.
In the following question, a part of the paragraph or sentence has been underlined. From the choices given, you are required to choose the one, which would best replace the underlined part.
1> This government has given subsidies to the Navratnas but there is no telling whether the subsequent one will do.
a> whether the subsequent government will do b> if the government to follow will accept the policy c> if the government to follow will adhere to the policy d> whether the subsequent one will do so e> whether the other to follow will be able to do.
2> Rahul Bajaj has done a great job of taking the company to its present status, but it is time that he let go off the reins.
a> lets go of the reins b> stepped down c> lets go off the reins d> delegated responsibility e> has to let go off the reins
3> With the pick up in the standard of education, expensive private schools have started blooming up in every corner of the country.
a> started blooming in every corner of the country b> started mushrooming all over the country c> started mushrooming in every corner of the country d> blossomed all over the country e> starting blooming in every corner of the country
What is the difference between populist and activist ? (or are they same ?) can someone give real life examples for both words.also i am not able to grasp the meaning of word "moratorium" . can any one explain.
Populist-representing or connected with the ideas and opinions of ordinary people e.g-a populist manifesto a populist leader
Activist-a person who believes strongly in political or social change and works hard to try and make this happen e.g-He's been a trade union/party activist for many years. a gay activist
miseera
(Stop 'Mad'aming me. I ain't Madam. .)
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What is the difference between populist and activist ? (or are they same ?) can someone give real life examples for both words.also i am not able to grasp the meaning of word "moratorium" . can any one explain.
Moratorium-a stopping of an activity for an agreed amount of time e.g-a five-year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing
miseera
(Stop 'Mad'aming me. I ain't Madam. .)
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11. The heads of the nation worked for the (A) ascent/assent (B) of the country. They wanted it to reach (A) autarchy/autarky (B). With economic self-sustainability and good governance, they hoped to pick up the (A) dissembled/disassembled (B) pieces and put them back together. They asked the (A) depositary/depository (B) to release funds with due wisdom. They asked the people to (A) detract/detrain (B) themselves from anything against development and freedom.
12. 1. How can you proscribe (A) / prescribe for (B) others, when you are unable to heal yourself? 2. His silence is tantamount to (A) / paramount with (B) an admission of guilt 3. The critics have degraded their (A) / denigrated our (B) efforts. 4. Our professor is very amiable and (A) / amenable and (B) does not get easily annoyed.
13. i. I have a turgid (A) / turbid (B) limb. ii. The award winning actor €™s performance on the screen was exceptional (A) /exceptionable (B). iii. The animal looked like a young deer and was fawn (A) / faun (B) in colour. iv. For years, 'experts' have told cat owners that domestic cats are insocial (A) / unsociable (B) creatures that dislike the company of other cats. v. The media has reported several times about the venial (A) / venal (B) arrangement that the city €™s mafia has with the police.
14. 1. In the absence of a queue, we could not find out who €™s (A) / whose (B) turn came next. 2. At the funeral, several wreathes (A) / wreaths (B) were placed on the grave of the deceased. 3. During his speech he made the ironic (A) / sardonic (B) observation that the politicians could always be trusted. 4. The judges were uninterested (A) / disinterested (B) in the outcome of the case. 5. The administrative division of India is composed (A) / comprises (B) of 28 states and 7 union territories.
15. 1. The prerequisites (A) / perquisites (B) of this job include health insurance and a performance bonus. 2. I am always ready to take the risk of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous (A) / perspicacious (B). 3. My principle (A) / principal (B) sells steel forged items. 4. Marijuana is prescribed (A) / proscribed (B) in the U.S because it is a deadly narcotic. 5. It was regretful (A) / regrettable (B) that the teacher made the class retake the test when he was wrong about the answers.
