That boy from the town was a __ in the sleepy village.

Fill in the blank with the correct idiom/phrase.

That boy from the town was a __________ in the sleepy village.

(A) Dog out of herd (B) Sheep from the heap
(C) Fish out of water (D) Bird from the flock


Answer: (C)

(A) When the teacher eludes to different authors, he is being elusive (B) When the thief keeps eluding the police, he is being elusive (C) Matters that are difficult to understand, identify or remember are allusive (D) Mirages can be allusive, but a better way to express them is illusory

Choose the statement where underlined word is used correctly.

(A) When the teacher eludes to different authors, he is being elusive
(B) When the thief keeps eluding the police, he is being elusive
(C) Matters that are difficult to understand, identify or remember are allusive
(D) Mirages can be allusive, but a better way to express them is illusory

Answer: (B)

Apparent lifelessness ___ dormant life.

Choose the appropriate word/phase, out of the four options given below, to complete the following sentence:

Apparent lifelessness ___ dormant life.

(A) harbours (b) lead to (c) supports (d) affects

Answer: (A)

Exp: Apparent: looks like
dormant: hidden
Harbour: give shelter
Effect (verb): results in

Tanya is older than Enc. Cliff is older than Tanya. Eric is older than Cliff.

Tanya is older than Enc.
Cliff is older than Tanya.
Eric is older than Cliff.

If the first two statements are true, then the third statement is

(A) True (B) False (C) Uncertain (D) Data insufficient

Answer: (B)

Five teams have to compete in a league, with every team playing every other team exactly once, before going to the next round. How many matches will have to be held complete the league round of matches?

Five teams have to compete in a league, with every team playing every other team exactly once, before going to the next round. How many matches will have to be held complete the league round of matches?

(A) 20 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 5


Answer: (B)

Exp: For a match to be played, we need 2 teams
No of matches = no. of ways of selections 2 teams out of 5
C2  5 10