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  1. 1011AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Rimjhim received a children’s very illustrated colourful atlas on her 10th birthday.

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    Correct option: B — a very colourful illustrated children’s atlas

    a very colourful illustrated children’s atlas

  2. 1012AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    The Privacy Shield establishes a process to allow companies to transfer consumer data from European Union countries to the United States in compliance in EU law.

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    Correct option: A — in compliance with

    in compliance with ‘With’ is a fixed preposition used with ‘comply/ compliance’. Hence ‘in compliance with’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 1013AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    This book provides an unrestrained account of the natural resources in India.

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    Correct option: A — exhaustive

    exhaustive ‘Exhaustive’ means complete and including everything. The given sentence states that this book provides an exhaustive account of the natural resources in India. Hence, ‘exhaustive’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 1014AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the option that will improve the given sentence by using the most appropriate verb. That Macbook belong to Xavier.

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    Correct option: C — That Macbook belongs to Xavier.

    That Macbook belongs to Xavier. According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. At the end of a singular verb, s/es is used. In the given sentence, ‘That Macbook’ is a singular subject that will take ‘belongs’ as a singular verb. Hence, the sentence given in option (c) is correct.

  5. 1015AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    It will take two hours to walk across the forest.

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    Correct option: D — through

    through ‘Through’ means from one side to the other. The given sentence states that it will take two hours to walk through the forest. Hence, ‘through’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 1016AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    We set up on the journey early in the morning.

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    Correct option: D — set off

    set off ‘Set off’ is the correct phrasal verb to use here. ‘Set off’ means to begin a journey. The given sentence states that we set off on the journey early in the morning. Hence, ‘set off’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 1017AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    You can be sentenced for trespassing on someone else’s property

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    Correct option: C — entering without permission

    Trespassing - entering without permission.

  8. 1018AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    The wizard, while performing an item, accidentally set his own hat on fire and prompted the fire alarm to go on.

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    Correct option: B — the fire alarm to go off

    the fire alarm to go off The phrasal verb ‘go off’ means to start to ring loudly. The given sentence talks about the alarm ringing loudly due to the hat on fire. Hence, ‘the fire alarm to go off’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 1019AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    In every country of the world, primary caregivers are the women of children and elders.

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    Correct option: C — women are the primary caregivers of

    women are the primary caregivers of A caregiver is a paid helper who looks after a child. So, the noun ‘caregivers’ will be used before the noun ‘children’. So, the correct phrase is ‘primary caregivers of children and elders’. ‘Women’ is a plural subject of the sentence, which takes the plural verb ‘are’. Hence, ‘women are the primary caregivers of’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 1020AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    The woman lost much to her body weight due to diabetes.

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    Correct option: D — of her body weight due to

    of her body weight due to ‘Of’ is used to indicate a part or portion of something. Similarly, in the given sentence, the woman lost a part of her body weight due to diabetes. Hence, ‘of her body weight due to’ is the most appropriate answer.

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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