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(1) In the following questions, four alternatives are given for idioms/phrases in Capital. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Capital. It is foolish to SPLIT HAIRS over this issue as it is difficult to arrive at a conclusion about whether the door is half-open or half-closed.ISRO -2016


(2) The Government has rightly HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD by coming down heavily on the black marketeers, with the result that prices have started coming down ISRO-2016


(3) One could tell by his cheerfulness and politeness that he was trying to MEND HIS FENCES ISRO-2016


(4) Aryabhatta was BY LONG ODDS the greatest astronomer and mathematician ISRO-2016


(5) Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word, from among the options FLOUT ISRO-2016


(6) FORSAKE ISRO-2016


(7) ENCROACH ISRO-2016


(8) Fill in the blank with an appropriate, word chosen from the given | alternatives : I wish I —————sing as well as you do.ISRO-2016


(9)  A legislation was passed to punish brokers who —————— their client's funds. ISRO-2016


(10) Rain has the normal life of citizens in Mumbai. ISRO-2016


(11) In the following questions some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence (a), (b), (c)has an error. If a sentence is free from error, then (d) is your answer. ISRO-2016


(12) In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence (a), (b), (c)has an error. If a sentence is free from error, then (d) is your answer. ISRO-2016


(13) In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence (a), (b), (c)has an error. If a sentence is free from error, then (d) is your answer. ISRO-2016


(14) In the following questions, choose the alternative opposite in meaning of the given words : Virtue ISRO-2016


(15) In the following questions, choose the alternative opposite in meaning of the given words Crumble ISRO-2016


(16) In the following questions, choose the alternative opposite of the meaning of the given words : Volatility ISRO-2016


(17) In the following questions, choose the alternative opposite in meaning of the given words : Momentary ISRO-2016


(18) Choose the wrongly spelt word from the following : ISRO-2016


(19) Choose the wrongly spelt word from the following : ISRO-2016


(20) Choose the wrongly spelt word from the following : ISRO-2016