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Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 1
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Q. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

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The word 'malleable' is incorrectly spelled as 'mallable'. The word 'malleable' means 'that which can be easily shaped'.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 2
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Q. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

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The word 'Baleful' is incorrectly spelt as 'balefull'.

The word 'baleful' means 'threatening harm'. 

For example, Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction.

'Balk' is 'hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking'.

'Burlesque' is 'an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody'.

'Banal' is 'so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring'.

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Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 3
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Find the incorrectly spelled word.

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"Renaissance" is the correct word and it means the revival of something in a modified form.
Example- The renaissance was a period where great pieces of art were created.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 4
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelled. Find the incorrectly spelled word.
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The correct spelling of the word would be 'Narcissism'. It is the characteristic of always being engrossed in one's own self.
Example- Certain historians claim Hilter's policies to be filled with narcissism.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 5
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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The word incorrectly spelt is Option 4, i.e. 'Collony'.
The correct spelling is 'Colony', which means 'a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country'.
The other given options;
'Colliery' means 'a coal mine and the buildings and equipment associated with it'.
'Colleague' means 'a person with whom one works in a profession or business'.
'Collaborate' means 'work jointly on an activity or project'.​

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 6
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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The word incorrectly spelt is Option 2, i.e. 'Senesent'.
The correct spelling is 'Senescent', which means 'growing old; aging'.
The other given options;
'Semester' means 'a half-year term in a school or university, especially in North America, typically lasting for fifteen to eighteen weeks'.
'Sensory' means 'relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses'.
'Salacious' means 'having or conveying undue'.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 7
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Q. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
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The correct spelling is 'grandeur'.
The word 'grandeur' means 'splendour or impressiveness'. 

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 8
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
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The correct spelling is 'Illuminate'. The word 'illuminate' means 'light up'. 

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 9
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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
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'Obeisance' is the right way to spell the word. Obeisance is to respect.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 10
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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.

If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.

Q. If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time,
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The correct word is 'symbolised'. The word 'symbolised' here means 'represented'. The word here means that the move to nationalise banks reflected the political thought of that time. 

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 11
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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.
If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.

Q. a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.
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The sentence clearly suggests that the ideologies of both the Prime Ministers is opposite when it comes to managing banks. Where on one hand, Indira Gandhi nationalised banks, Narendra Modi is withdrawing the state from managing banks. Therefore, the correct word is 'withdrawal'. 

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 12
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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.

If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine

Q. Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks,
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The correct word is 'controlled'. The nationalisation of banks was done in order to end the monopoly of rich businessmen over banks so that credit can be made available to the poor. 

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 13
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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.

If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.

Q. Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle.
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The word 'mess' clearly shows that the economy is not good and stable. The correct word is 'hobbling' which means 'causing a limp'. 

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 14
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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.
If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.

Q.In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.
Detailed Solution for Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 14

The correct word is 'administering'. The word 'administering' means 'to dispense or apply a remedy or a drug'. 

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 15
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Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it as your answer.
Kalidas, _______ wrote some fine dramas, is famous.
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The correct word is 'who' which is a pronoun used to introduce a clause giving further information about a person or people previously mentioned.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 16
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In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it as your answer.

The jury came ______ a common conclusion after a long discussion.
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The word 'to' is used as an appropriate preposition with 'coming' in cases where a common conclusion is attained.   
Example-The trader bargained and came to a common price with the dealer.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 17
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In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it as your answer.

Q. The students __________ the results to be out by the day's end.
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The students can be seen waiting for their results in the given statement. Thus, it has to be in the present continuous tense.
Option 3 is the only option that makes an appropriate fit in the given sentence. 

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 18
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In the given questions, fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the alternatives provided.

Even when the religious leader was arrested for a hideous crime, he still had the nerve to act __________ before the public.
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The sentence indicates to the extreme hypocrisy of the religious leader, who even after being proven guilty does not want to give away his god-like, self-righteous stature. Hence, the correct answer should be 1 because of 'sanctimoniously' means 'self-righteous'. The other options 'sacrilegious', 'profane', and 'violated' respectively mean blasphemous, non-religious, disobeying the prescribed rules and regulations and corrupt.

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In the given questions, fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the alternatives provided.

Q.  _________ contraction is a characteristic of certain groups of skeletal muscle.
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The sentence indicates the contraction of skeletal muscles. Rhythmic contraction would mean a strong, regular pattern of movement or sound, while nonmetrical, arrhythmic, and unrhythmic mean the opposite.
In the above sentence, Rhythmic contraction suits the meaning of the sentence. Thus, option 4 is the correct answer.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 20
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In the given questions, fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the alternatives provided.

Q. The population was not a serious problem as long as there was _______ space available for each individual or group.
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In the above sentence, it is told that the population wasn’t a serious problem as long as there was space available for individual or group. Here by space they mean adequate space available for people: individual or group. The word enough goes with the meaning of the sentence as well as it is grammatically correct as it goes with individual as well as group, making option 4 as the correct answer.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 21
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In the given questions, fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the alternatives provided.

Q. I have nothing _______ to say.
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The above sentence describes how the person has nothing more to say. Farther means by a great distance, quite doesn’t make sense being a part of the sentence, most and many are not grammatically correct while further means more, makes the option 1 as the correct answer.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 22
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In the given questions, fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the alternatives provided.

The primary backlogs were a great obstacle _____ his future prospects.
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The word obstacle is supported by the appropriate preposition 'to'.   
Thus option 3 is the correct option.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 23
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Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it as your answer.

Q. Amy has a great voice but whenever she’s singing in public she _______ shy.
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The correct form of the word to be used here is 'feels'. This is because the fact mentioned in the sentence (about Amy's great voice and her feeling shy in public) has always been true and it is still true

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Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it as your answer. 

Q. Although I need money badly, I will not _______ myself by working for pennies.
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The correct word is 'abase'. The word 'abase' means 'to behave in a way that belittles or degrades'. The speaker of the sentence is wanting to say that she/he would not degrade herself/himself by working for pennies, even though she/he is in need of money.

Practice Test: English Language - 4 - Question 25
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Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
One who loves humanity or believes in universal brotherhood
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Humane - having or showing kindness

Magnanimous - kind/generous and forgiving

Philanthropist - a rich person who helps the poor and those in need

Misanthropist - a person who hates/avoids other people

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