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  1. 1041AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Vihaan is clumsy at dancing.

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    Correct option: D — all thumbs

    All thumbs- clumsy.

  2. 1042AIIMSEnglish 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 crux of the study has been delineated by the researcher.

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    Correct option: B — central point

    central point ‘Crux’ means the most important or central point of something. Hence, ‘central point’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 1043AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Since my friend was not feeling well, she asked me to come over and take care of her.

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    Correct option: D — No improvement

    No improvement The given sentence is grammatically correct.

  4. 1044AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Yoga may manage pain and helping reduce stress.

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    Correct option: A — help in reducing

    help in reducing ‘May’ is a modal that will take the first form of the verb, ‘help’. ‘Help in + Ving’ is the correct grammatical structure. Hence, ‘help in reducing’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 1045AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    He has grown into a beautiful youth.

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    Correct option: A — into a handsome youth

    into a handsome youth ‘Beautiful’ must be replaced by ‘handsome’. We generally use ‘handsome’ to describe men and we use ‘beautiful’ to describe women. Hence, ‘into a handsome youth’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 1046AIIMSEnglish 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 are decorate the living-room at the moment.

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    Correct option: C — We are decorating

    We are decorating The phrase ‘at the moment’ describes an action happening right now. And we generally use present continuous tense (is/am/are + V-ing) to denote an action happening in the present. Hence, ‘We are decorating’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 1047AIIMSEnglish 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 most appropriate option that can replace the bracketed word segment in the following sentence. Men (allowed) for Olympic artistic swimming for the first time at the 2024 Paris Games, the IOC confirmed on Thursday.

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    Correct option: A — are eligible

    are eligible ‘Eligible’ means qualified to participate in a sport. The given sentence is talking about the sport of swimming. Hence, ‘are eligible’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 1048AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    As there was no one to look thorough the orphan, he had to take refuge in the orphanage.

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    Correct option: B — look after

    look after ‘Look after’ must be used in place of ‘look through’. ‘Look after’ is a phrasal verb which means to take care of someone. The given sentence states that there was no one to take care of the orphan. Hence, ‘look after’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 1049AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    There is an old rivalry between the three families for ages.

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    Correct option: B — among the three families

    among the three families ‘Between’ must be replaced by ‘Among’. We use ‘among’ for more than two entities and ‘between’ for two entities. However, there are three families mentioned in the given sentence. Hence, ‘among the three families’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 1050AIIMSEnglish 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 is my custom to get up early in the morning.

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    Correct option: C — habit

    Habit ‘Habit’ means something that you do often and regularly. The given sentence states that it is my habit to get up early in the morning. Hence, ‘habit’ 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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