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  1. 1091AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Planning to go for a movie just before the final-year examination is nothing but skating on thin ice.

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    Correct option: D — being in a risky situation

    Skating on thin ice - being in a risky situation.

  2. 1092AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Shakespeare is greater than any other English poet.

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    Correct option: B — was greater than

    was greater than ‘Shakespeare’ is a late (not alive) English poet. So, we need to use the past form(V2) of the verb to indicate the simple past tense. Hence, ‘was greater than’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 1093AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    I prefer walking than riding.

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    Correct option: D — walking to riding

    walking to riding ‘To’ is a fixed preposition used after the verb ‘prefer’. Hence, ‘walking to riding’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 1094AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Youth is the time when the seeds of character is sown.

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    Correct option: D — the seeds of character are sown

    the seeds of character are sown According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, ‘seeds’ is a plural subject that will take ‘are’ as a plural verb. Hence, ‘the seeds of character are sown’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 1095AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    An awkward neither grammatically accurate sentence is the result of centre implanting.

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    Correct option: D — awkward but grammatically

    awkward but grammatically ‘But’ is used to indicate a contrasting idea. Similarly, the word ‘awkward’ contrasts with the idea ‘grammatically accurate’. Hence, ‘awkward but grammatically’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 1096AIIMSEnglish 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 referee declared that the participant who will score the highest points in the tally will take away the cash prize of ₹50 lakh.

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    Correct option: C — who scores the highest point

    who scores the highest point ‘Scoring the highest points’ is a general rule or condition for taking away the cash prize of ₹50 lakh. Simple present tense is used to state a general truth or condition. ‘Singular Sub. + V1-s/es’ is the correct grammatical structure. Hence, ‘who scores the highest point’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 1097AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    My friends are on a trip to the world.

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    Correct option: B — around the world

    around the world ‘To’ is used for a fixed or particular location. Whereas ‘around’ is used with ‘world’. Hence, ‘around the world’ is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 1098AIIMSEnglish 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 Government must strive to provide a/an fair and square deal to the citizen of its country.

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    Correct option: B — honest and straightforward

    Fair and square- honest and straightforward.

  9. 1099AIIMSEnglish 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 culprit had been shot from the back by the police inspector.

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    Correct option: C — in

    in Here, ‘in’ will be used to indicate that the bullet that was shot by the police inspector hit the back of the culprit. Hence, ‘in’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 1100AIIMSEnglish 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’.

    Though Kalpana listened to Sheetal carefully, she knew that she should take it with a grain of salt.

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    Correct option: A — regard it as exaggerated and not completely true

    Take it with a grain of salt- regard it as exaggerated and not completely true.

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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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