Direction.
In the following questions, in the given sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.
The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to put her make -up.
put over
put up
put on
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Correct Answer :
C. put on
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He plays cricket and tennis also .
both
besides
too
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Seeing the injustice done to them hy the Britishers, the sepoys broke into open revolt.
broke to
broke upto
resorted to
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Though he was more faster than his opponent on the field, his chances of winning the race was low as he lacked the killer instinct.
Though he was more faster than his opponent on the field
As he was more faster than his opponent on the field
Though he was more fast from his opponent on the field
Though he was faster than his opponent on the field
The summer has set out and the days are getting warm.
set up
set in
set off
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All the allegations levelled against him were found to be baseless.
levelled for
level with
level against
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She was just looking outside the window when a beautiful bird caught the eye.
catch the eye
eye catching
caught her eye
catch her eyes
The manager was unhappy at Gaurav because he did not complete the work in time
is unhapy at
is to be unhappy at
was unhappy with
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The gentry of the town was invited .
is invited
has been invited
were invited
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The need of the hour was some fast action on the part of the leaders.
needed
needing
needs
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To various practices and norms for bank's transactions are laid down by the Reserve Bank of India.
are laid up
are led down
are lead up
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Eaten in Portugal only, the Indians viewed the potato with suspicion for they assumed it had poisonous properties since only the white skinned people consumed it.
Indians viewed the potato with suspicion for they
Indians were suspicious of the potato and they
potato was viewed with suspicion by Indians who
potato was suspicious to Indians, and it was
The regular use of alcohal, only in small quantities , tends to cause mischief in many ways to various organs of the body.
though in small quantities
even in a little quantity
even in small quantities
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Since she directing the play for quite some time, she knows the actors really well.
Since she has directed
Since she has been directing
Since she was directing
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The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to put her make -up.
put over
put up
put on
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When he heard the rhetorical speech of the leader, he was carried along by his enthusiasm.
was carried away
was carried down
was carried aloft
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The officer looked on my complaint.
looked of
looked into
looked to
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The businessman is respectively connected.
respectfully
respectably
receptively
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The manager was given a holiday and so he decided to go to the hitch-hiking .
for the hitch-hiking
for hitch-hiking
hitch-hiking
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Although gale force winds often pass through the Eiffel Tower, causing it to sway no more than four inches .
causing it to sway no more
and yet it sways no more
they do not cause it to sway more
and they do not cause it to sway
If you were the Prime Minister of India what steps would you have taken to end unemployment?
will you take
will you be taking
would you take
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When the soldiers realised that they had been fooled, they rush back.
had rush
have rush
had rushed
rushed
It is no good to cry over spilt milk.
It is no good crying
It is of no good to cry
It is of no good crying
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As a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother .
When I was a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
My parents took me, as a child, to Jammu to visit my grandmother
My parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother as a child.
A child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
Im sorry, but I don't believe what you say.
I will not believe
I am not believing
I will not be believing
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In accordance to your instructions, we have remitted the amount in the bank.
by
with
for
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Sumit would have been looked smart in traditional clothes.
was looked
would be looked
had looking
would have looked
They are yet to decided about buying the new furniture.
still decide
yet to decision
yet to decide
still decided
Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people which have a belief in finding the treasure in them .
which have a belief in finding the treasure in them.
who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it.
who believe that there is treasure to be found in them.
who believe about treasure to be found in them.
When I was fourteen, I sat the entrance examination for senior secondary school.
sat for
sat in
sat at
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They sent out the invitations last evening.
send out
sending out
sent at
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