Sentence Correction, Fill in the blanks, Vocabulary

MBA CAT 2022
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Exercise  No. 1

Choose  the correct meaning of the following idioms//idiomatic phrases out of the given alternatives:

A. Kith and Kin.

1. Famous persons 2.A deceiver 3. Near and dear 4.Strong followers

B. Maiden Speech.

1. A speech made by a maid  2. A speech for a lady. 3. A speech poor in quality 4. A speech made for  first time by a person.

C. Spick  and span.

1. Tools of a workman 2. Weak and thin 3.Immaculate 4.Not worth any use.

D.Nook and Corner.

1.At a distant place 2. Not up to the mark 3. Everywhere 4.A useless thing.

E.Bag and Baggage.

1.All the  belongings 2. Under cover of 3. Make heavy purchases  4. To make arrangements

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"rapacious"

means

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"befriend"

means

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The bureaucrats have been among the most ubiquitous and the most despised of/in the country .

Also explain your approach.


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Select and mark the most appropriate word from given options that suits the best to be filled in the blank space.

1. If you .................................in arriving late I shall have to report the matter to the manager.

1. persist 2.persevere 3.insist 4.prevail

2. She took up so many hobbies when she retired that she had hardly any time...................

1. on her hands  2. in hand   3. at her hand  4. at hand

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Select and mark the most appropriate word from given options that suits the best to be filled in the blank space.

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1. The authorities decided to..............................the cinema hall after they had  received a bomb threat.

1.evict  2. abandon  3. relinquish 4.evacuate

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Select and mark the most appropriate word from given options that suits the best to be filled in the blank space.

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1. We should not part with this information to anyone. It would be a ......................of confidence.

1. break  2. departure  3. breach 4. shatter

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Select and mark the most appropriate word from given options that suits the best to be filled in the blank space.

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1.  His father had been a .........................................employee of this department for the last twenty years.

1. conscious   2. concerned   3. conscientious 4. consensus

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Italicized idiom/phrase in the following sentences have the closest meaning in the given options Select and mark the correct one out of these.

1.  His business is growing by leaps and bounds these days.

a. slowly  b in irregular way  c. rapidly d peacefully

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Italicized idiom/phrase in the following sentences have the closest meaning in the given options Select and mark the correct one out of these.

1.  Sincerity and honesty among the people of our country is on the wane these days.

a. Increasing trend  b spreading  c. declining  d prvailing

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Italicized idiom/phrase in the following sentences have the closest meaning in the given options Select and mark the correct one out of these.

1.  Students are on tenter hooks these days as their result is likely to declared on any day.

a. excited  b. depressed c. in confused state d. anxious suspense


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Italicized idiom/phrase in the following sentences have the closest meaning in the given options Select and mark the correct one out of these.

1.   The lady made no bones about expressing her views about what she felt about  the guests.

a. to conceal the facts  b. express loudly  c. speak in a suppressed way d. tell in fair and honest way


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The first and the last sentences or parts of the sentences X & Y respectively given below are in correct order, arrange the sentences A,B,C & D in the correct order. Choose the correct set as given in options below.

Q 

X. In a democratic country like India disenchantment of voters is really a matter of great concern and is indeed a point of deeper analysis.

A. Since the different parties' purpose is to win, the reality comes before the public long after it is all over.

B. The result is that voters flip from one party to another expecting better performance than the last time.They also punish those who did not measure up to their standard.

C. They, keeping in view the immediate needs of the public, make too many promises which are mostly hard to implement. D. Over the years, elections have become only a futile exercise of tall promises and very little implementation.

Y. Whatever the case, there is one message for all secular parties that the voters are yearning for a secular and democratic governance which we all hard earned from our independence struggle.

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Select and mark the most appropriate word from the given options that is the nearest in meaning to the following bold & italized word 

Meddle


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It will take sometimes for many South Koreans to ________ the conflicting image of North Korea, let alone to ________ what to make of their northern cousins


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Select and mark the most appropriate word from given options that suits the best to be filled in the blank space.

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1. It is my endeavour to serve as...........people as possible.

1.Much 2.More 3. Most 4. Many 5. None of these

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"Abattoir"

means

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We are always getting away from the present movement. Our mental existences, which are ________ and have no dimensions, are passing along the Time-Dimension with a uniform velocity from the cradle to the grave.


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Art has always helped _____________ violence and its repercussions.


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The school authorities were forced to put two of them in different rooms as they just ___________ each other