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36938.Once you suspect a person of double dealing, you ought to keep him at arm s ......
distance
length
aim
width
36939.The criminal seems to have acted in ...... the three others.
collusion
coalition
collision
cohesion
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36940.Leave a two inch ...... on each page for the teacher s remarks.
border
margin
blank
gap
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36941.The miser gazed ...... at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
avidly
admiringly
thoughtfully
earnestly
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36942.What is the ...... for an air letter?
fare
value
postage
stamp
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36943.He felt no ...... as he plunged the knife into her back.
qualms
scruple
conscience
morals
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36944.I saw a ...... of cows in the field.
group
herd
swarm
flock
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36945.The grapes are now ...... enough to be picked.
ready
mature
ripe
advanced
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36946.Chintu is ...... small to start playing cricket now.
very
much
too
more
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36947.Success in this examination depends ...... hard work alone.
at
over
for
on
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36948.My uncle decided to take ...... and my sister to the market.
I
mine
me
myself
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36949.She ...... from the crowd because of her height and flaming red hair.
stood out
stood off
stood up
stood by
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36950.If you smuggle goods into the country, they may be ...... by the customs authority.
possessed
punished
confiscated
fined
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36951.Man does not live by ...... alone.
food
bread
meals
diet
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36952.Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets ...... with him.
about
through
along
up
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36953.Rohan and Rohit are twin brothers, but they do not look ......
unique
different
likely
alike
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36954.To err is ...... to forgive divine.
beastly
human
inhuman
natural
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36955.The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order.
in
on
to
into
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36956....... of old paintings is a job for experts.
Resurrection
Retrieval
Restoration
Resumption
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36957.During Diwali the shops are ...... of people.
busy
full
crowded
bubbling
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36958.The paths of glory lead ...... to the grave.
straight
but
in
directly
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36959.The telephone ...... several times before I answered it.
was ringing
has rung
had rung
would ring
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36960.He passed the examination in the first class because he ......
was hard working for it
worked hardly for it
had worked hard for it
was working hard for it
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36961.Jawaharlal spent his childhood ...... Anand Bhawan.
at
in
on
across
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36962.I hate sitting ...... him as he always smells of garlic.
besides
along
at
beside
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36963.Some regions of our country still remain ...... to the average man.
inaccessible
impossible
impermeable
impenetrable
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36964.I haven t seen you ...... a week.
within
since
for
from
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36965.I listened, but I had no idea what he was ...... about.
saying
talking
telling
discussing
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36966.The car in which the minister was traveling ...... with an accident.
hit
drove
crashed
met
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36967.Sonika is quite intelligent but rather ......
idealistic
generous
lazy
optimistic
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36968.He ...... in wearing the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife s disapproval.
insists
persists
desists
resists
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36969.She ...... a brief appearance at the end of party.
put on
put in
put across
put up
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36970.Life is to death as pleasure is to ......
poverty
suffering
anguish
pain
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36971.If you persists in telling lies to me I shall sue you ...... slander.
to
on
for
with
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36972.The machine is difficult to build ...... easy to maintain.
but
and
for
if
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36973.If you work beyond your capacity, you will naturally feel ......
drowsy
tired
confident
giddy
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36974.His father-in-law ...... him up in business.
put
made
set
built
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36975....... works of reference are valuable as Encyclopedia, Brittanica.
A few
Few
The few
Fewer
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36976.This book is quite similar ......
with the "Treasure Island"
of that film we saw at school
to the one I read last week
than a story told by our teacher
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36977.If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make ...... arrangements to go to the airport.
alternative
another
alternate
possible
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36978.A crescendo of metallic thuds arose from the market, where the iron-smiths were ...... the pieces of metals.
flattening
striking
hammering
thrashing
36979.I haven t eaten an apple ...... a long while.
from
since
for
until
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36980.The parliament invested the new organisation ...... judicial authority.
by
with
from
through
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36981.The waiter hasn t brought the coffee ...... I ve been here an hour already.
till
up
yet
still
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36982.Owing to the power cut in the area, factories are being forced to ...... men
throw away
send off
put off
lay off
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36983.The answer was written ...... blue ink.
with
by
in
on
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36984.Many ...... decisions were taken at the meeting.
hectic
historic
historical
histrionic
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36985.In the modern materialistic society, the only aim of people appears to be ...... money by fair means or foul.
print
produce
acquire
extort
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36986.This, partly, explains how the Mehta family has been able to ...... its lavish lifestyle in recent times, despite the fact that all its assets have been ......
keep, removed
afford, attached
develop, liquidated
keep up, destroyed
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36987.He became enamored ...... her grace when he first saw her dance.
with
of
by
in
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