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  1. 2601AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank. The setting sun turned the ________(calm) ocean into a sea of gold.

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    Correct option: A — placid

    Placid- having a calm appearance or characteristics. Calm- not excited, worried, or angry. Scattered- to put things at various points in something. Furtive- doing something secretly so that people do not notice. Volatile- that can change suddenly and unexpectedly.

  2. 2602AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    He hasn’t ________any attention to my miserable state.

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    Correct option: D — paid

    paid ‘Paid’ which is the past form of ‘pay’ is the correct verb to use with ‘attention’. The phrase ‘pay attention’ means to think about someone carefully. Hence, ‘paid’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 2603AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Rosy and Nicky couldn’t provide any evidence to support _____arguments.

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    Correct option: C — their

    their The given sentence needs an adjective to qualify the noun ‘arguments’. ‘Their’ is a possessive adjective used to indicate possession or belonging. Hence, ‘their’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 2604AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    The company's _____ commitment to sustainability is admirable.

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    Correct option: C — strong

    strong The given sentence states that the company's strong commitment to sustainability is admirable. Hence, ‘strong’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 2605AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. Mala ________by cheating on the exam to win her bet with Priya.

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    Correct option: A — hit below the belt

    Hit below the belt - to do something that is unfair.

  6. 2606AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    The perfume she uses has a strong ______.

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    Correct option: C — scent

    scent ‘Scent’ means distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant. The given sentence states that the perfume she uses has a strong scent. Hence, ‘scent’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 2607AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    All the players from this athletic club participated in the tournament and _______ one of them got a medal.

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    Correct option: C — each

    each 'Each one' is a pronoun used to refer to every single person or thing individually. Hence, 'each' is the most appropriate answer.

  8. 2608AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank. These people are artists. ______skills are extraordinary.

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    Correct option: B — Their

    Their The given sentence needs an adjective to qualify the noun ‘skills’. ‘Their’ is a possessive adjective used to indicate possession. Hence, ‘their’ is the most appropriate answer.

  9. 2609AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Shyam has reserved a _______in the train for his wife as she will be giving _____to his child soon.

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    Correct option: B — berth; birth

    berth; birth ‘Berth’ means a place to sleep on a train or ship & ‘birth’ means a baby born. The given sentence states that Shyam has reserved a berth in the train for his wife as she will be giving birth to his child soon. Hence, ‘berth; birth’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 2610AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

    Serena _______from fever since the 5th of this month.

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    Correct option: C — has been suffering

    has been suffering Present perfect continuous tense is used when period of time is mentioned using the preposition ‘since/for’. ‘Singular Sub. + has been + Ving’ is the correct structure for it. Hence, ‘has been suffering’ 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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