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Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 1
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. A man of lax moral

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The correct answer is Option 2, i.e. 'Licentious'.
A man of lax moral is known as a 'Licentious'.
The other options:
'Ruffian' is 'a violent person, especially one involved in crime'.
'Pirate' is 'a person who attacks and robs ships at sea'.
'Vagabond' is 'a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job'.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 2
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc.

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The correct answer is Option 3, i.e. 'Pen'.
A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc. is known as a pen.
The other options:
'Cellar' is 'a room below ground level in a house, often used for storing wine or coal'.
'Sty' is 'a pigsty'.
'Lair' is 'a place where a wild animal lives'.

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Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 3
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. A person controlled by an evil spirit.

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A possessed person is one who is under the influence of an evil spirit. No other option appropriately represents the phrase given.
Example- Mohit ran from the house as if he was possessed person. 

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 4
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.
Q. A situation that requires a lot of hard work.
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'A strenuous situation' is one which is difficult and requires a lot of hard work to be completed or tackled. 
Thus, option 3 is the correct answer. 
Example- A lot of strenuous work was required to drill the tunnel across the Ladakh valley.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 5
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. Something that cannot be easily viewed or felt.
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Latent represents something that is apparent or superficial and that cannot be easily seen. 
Incensed means enraged, soporific represents something that causes sleep whereas spurn means to refuse. Thus, option 1 is appropriate.
Example- He has a huge reserve of latent talent in him.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 6
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. The life story of a person written by another person
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The correct answer is 'biography'. 'Calligraphy' is a visual art related to writing. 'Autobiography' is a person's life story written by
himself/herself. 'Polygraphy' is a lie detector. 

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 7
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. An abnormal desire to steal
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The correct answer is 'Kleptomania'. 'Dinomania' is a mania for dancing. 'Bibliomania' is a craze for books or reading. 'Clinomania' is excessive desire to stay in bed. 

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 8
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In the following question, out of the alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase

Violent or rowdy behaviour by young troublemakers
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Young troublemakers who behave in a rowdy or violent manner are called hooligans or ruffians. 'Hooliganism' is the correct one-word substitute for the given sentence. Other options do not mean similar to the sentence, and hence, are incorrect as a substitute for the given sentence.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 9
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In the following question, out of the alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A person who can make their voice appear to come from somewhere 
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"Mime" is a person who enacts everything out without making any noise. "Fanatic" is called for a mad person.A person who can foresee the future is called a "clairvoyant". "Ventriloquist" is a person who can make their voice appear to come from somewhere else, typically a dummy of a person or animal. Hence, the correct answer would be option 3.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 10
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 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. 

Q. One who is the centre of attraction
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The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘cynosure’.
Cynic means ‘one who doesn’t believe others’, heretic means ‘anti-religious’ and stoic means ‘enduring pain without complain’. Thus, the correct option is Option 2.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 11
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In the following question, an idiomatic expression and its four possible meanings are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiom.

A drop in the bucket.
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'A drop in the bucket' means that 'a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected'.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 12
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In the following question, an idiomatic expression and its four possible meanings are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiom.

Sound all Greek.
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'Sound all Greek' means to jabber out words that are of no meaning to the listener. Option 3 is thus correct.
Example- The professor's boring lecture sounded all in Greek to the students.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 13
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In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/ phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.
His investments helped him make a killing in the stock market.
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'to make a killing' means to have a great success, especially in making money. Option D which is the closest is the right answer. 

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 14
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Directions: In the following Questions, four alternative for the given idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
To smell a rat
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The correct answer is option D

To smell a rat: To suspect,to believe something is wrong .

Ex: when I got a phone call from an unknown number asking for account details & password I smelled a rat.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 15
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In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/ phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.
The police looked all over for him but drew a blank.
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You draw a blank when you attempt to recall something and fail, or when you try to come up with a solution to a problem, but fail. Option A which the closest must be the right choice.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 16
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In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/ phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.
On the issue of marriage, Sarita put her foot down.
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'put(one's) foot down' means to be inflexible in one's position or decision. Option B which is closest must be the right choice.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 17
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Directions: In the following questions', four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase and bold italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.
She wanted to go hitch-hiking but her mother put her foot down and now she's 'going by bus.
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The correct answer is option A

Put her foot down: To act firmly / To tell someone strongly that they must do something or that they must stop doing something.

For ex: Shweta's parents will always put her foot down when it comes to her career.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 18
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Directions: In the following questions', four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase and bold italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.
Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.
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The correct answer is option C

Wash hands off: When someone washed their hands off, they free themselves from that responsibility. You stop getting involved in it.

For ex: Sneha a talented employee of the company was having the habit of washing her hands off when something went wrong with the projects or any important work.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 19
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In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/ phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer.
Ram is very calculative and always has an axe to grind.
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'an axe to grind' means to have a hidden agenda. Option C, which is the closest must be the right answer.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 20
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In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
I am very interested to know the outcome of the debate, kindly keep me in the loop.
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To keep someone in the loop means to keep him updated about the happenings. Hence, option D is correct.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 21
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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The fact is that democracy is the only_________system that can preserve the Indian entity, constitute its whole beyond the sum of the various fragments that go into its making and_________its invaluable genius of stumbling along towards a humane order. If democracy in India is done away with, India itself will_________into the morass of the various particularities that constitute it. Universal adult_________and a periodic survey of the popular mandate gained by the government is indispensable for_________and India's integrity.

Q. The fact is that democracy is the only_________system that can preserve the Indian entity,.... 
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The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'Viable'.
The word that substitutes 'feasible or workable' should be the correct fit in the blank.
As the word 'democracy' and the sentence 'preserve the Indian entity' are used here, which demonstrate that something appreciable should be mentioned.
So the word that fits here is 'Viable', which means 'capable of working successfully; feasible'.
The other given options make the sentence structurally incorrect.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 22
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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The fact is that democracy is the only_________system that can preserve the Indian entity, constitute its whole beyond the sum of the various fragments that go into its making and_________its invaluable genius of stumbling along towards a humane order. If democracy in India is done away with, India itself will_________into the morass of the various particularities that constitute it. Universal adult_________and a periodic survey of the popular mandate gained by the government is indispensable for_________and India's integrity.

Q. ....that go into its making and_________its invaluable genius of stumbling along towards a humane order.
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The correct answer is Option 2, i.e. 'Promote'.
'Promote' means 'support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of'.
The correct fit would be 'promote' as it is the only word among the given options, which make the sentence meaningfully and structurally correct

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 23
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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The fact is that democracy is the only_________system that can preserve the Indian entity, constitute its whole beyond the sum of the various fragments that go into its making and_________its invaluable genius of stumbling along towards a humane order. If democracy in India is done away with, India itself will_________into the morass of the various particularities that constitute it. Universal adult_________and a periodic survey of the popular mandate gained by the government is indispensable for_________and India's integrity.

Q. If democracy in India is done away with, India itself will__________into the morass of the various particularities that constitute it.
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The correct answer is Option 4, i.e. 'Sink'.
The word 'morass' means 'a complicated or confused situation', which demonstrates that if democracy in India is done away then India will drop into a complicated situation of the various particularities that constitute it.
So, the word that substitutes 'drop' is 'sink'.
The other options, 'Vanish', 'Finish' and 'Surrender' make the sentence meaningfully incorrect.

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 24
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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The fact is that democracy is the only_________system that can preserve the Indian entity, constitute its whole beyond the sum of the various fragments that go into its making and_________its invaluable genius of stumbling along towards a humane order. If democracy in India is done away with, India itself will_________into the morass of the various particularities that constitute it. Universal adult_________and a periodic survey of the popular mandate gained by the government is indispensable for_________and India's integrity.

Q. Universal adult__________and a periodic survey of the popular mandate gained by the government is indispensable.....
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The correct answer is Option 3, i.e. 'Franchise'.
As we know that, 'Universal adult franchise' means 'that the right to vote should be given to all adult citizens without the discrimination of caste, class, colour, religion or gender'.
So, the word that fits best is 'franchise'. 

Practice Test: English Language - 10 - Question 25
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Q. .....the government is indispensable for__________and India's integrity.
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The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'Democracy'.
The whole passage revolves around India's democracy so, the word that fits here best is 'democracy'.
The sentence says that Universal adult franchise and a periodic survey of the popular mandate gained by the government is indispensable for democracy and India's integrity.

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