2681AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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Being courteous ______ costs you nothing.
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Correct option: A — No article required
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- 2682AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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It took seven years for Harish to __________ his migraine.
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Correct option: A — shake off
Shake off ‘Shake off’ means to successfully deal with or recover from an illness, injury, or negative feeling. The given sentence states that it took seven years for Harish to recover from his migraine. Hence, ‘shake off’ is the most appropriate answer.
- 2683AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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Hardik Pandya hit four ________ fours and scored 72 runs in the match.
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Correct option: B — consecutive
consecutive ‘Consecutive’ means happening one after the other without interruption. The given sentence states that Hardik Pandya hit four consecutive fours and scored 72 runs in the match. Hence, ‘consecutive’ is the most appropriate answer.
- 2684AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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The hiring manager has already offered you the job; now, ______ to accept or decline the offer.
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Correct option: B — the ball is in your court
The ball is in the court - it is up to you to make the next move.
- 2685AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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Ours is _______ house of all the houses in our area.
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Correct option: B — the biggest
the biggest We generally use superlative degree with the definite article ‘the’ and ‘the biggest’ is the correct superlative degree adjective. Hence, ‘the biggest’ is the most appropriate answer.
- 2686AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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Early childhood experiences have a ________ impact on brain development affecting learning, health, behaviour, and, ultimately, productivity and income.
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Correct option: B — profound
profound ‘Profound’ means deep or intense. The given sentence states that the experiences that children have in their early years can have a deep impact on the way their brains develop. Hence, ‘profound’ is the most appropriate answer.
- 2687AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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The students of class 7 gave their teacher a gift, which was ________to her.
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Correct option: D — surprising
surprising ‘Surprising’ means causing astonishment or unexpectedness. The given sentence states that class 7 students gave their teacher a gift, which was unexpected or astonishing to the teacher. Hence, ‘surprising’ is the most appropriate answer.
- 2688AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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He is _________ of many chain snatching cases in Dariyaganj.
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Correct option: D — accused
accused ‘Accused’ is the correct spelling.
- 2689AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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Her stories paid ________ to her mother, whom she regarded as the goddess of bravery.
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Correct option: D — homage
homage ‘Homage’ means deep respect and praise shown for a person or god. The given sentence states that her stories showed deep respect and praise to her mother, whom she considered a symbol of bravery and excellence. Hence, ‘homage’ is the most appropriate answer.
- 2690AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish
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Suresh has been learning Tami _________ two months.
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Correct option: D — for
for ‘For’ is used for a fixed period of time(countable) like 2 years/3 months/4 days/8 hours and for an activity that happened in a recent time. Hence, ‘for’ is the most appropriate answer.
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