IMPORTANT IDIOMS & PHRASES START WITH 'B'

IMPORTANT IDIOMS & PHRASES START WITH 'A'

1. By fits and start – Irregularly
2. By leaps and bounds – Very Quickly or Rapidly
3. Bad blood – Angry feeling or Active enmity
4. Burn one’s boat – Leave no means of return
5. Blow over – Pass off
6. Blue-eyed boys – Favorites
7. Bone to pick – Cause of quarrel/ Bone of contention
8. Blood running cold – Become very frightened

English - Para-jumble practice set from The Hindu Part - 5

Set-1

Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following sentences carefully and rearrange them into a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions:

A. On Tuesday, this constitutional vision, under siege for much of India’s journey as a democratic republic, 

B. But when all the dust had cleared in Courtroom No. 1, it finally became evident that Chief Justice J.S. Khehar had been able to enlist only one other judge, 

C. On the 4th of November, 1948, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar rose to address the Constituent Assembly, and proudly stated that “the... Constitution has adopted the individual as its unit”.

D. but whole systems of “personal law”, spanning marriage, succession, and so on.

Important Idioms & Phrases Start with 'A'

1. All at sea – Puzzled
2. A white elephant – Costly or troublesome possession
3. A wild goose chase – Futile search
4. At one’s wit’s end – Puzzled/confused/perplexed
5. An open book – One that hold no secrets
6. An axe to grind – A private interest to serve

The Hindu Newspaper (05-08-2017)

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English: Error Spotting from The Hindu for IBPS PO, RRB, CLERK and other exam Part-2

Directions (Q.1-10): Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark your answer as (5).

Q.1. 

A/My phone has been ringing off the hook and my neighbours

B/was shocked to see me at my menacing best as 

C/they know that in real life I’m a softie!” 

D/replies actor Abhimanyu Singh.

E/ No error.

Q.2. 

A/Chinese police has arrested 230 

B/members of a suspected pyramid scheme, 

English Vocabulary: Words to use instead of 'VERY'

1.	Very Fast	Quick
2.	Very Thin	Gaunt
3.	Very Risky	Perilous
4.	Very Old	Ancient
5.	Very Beautiful	Exquisite
6.	Very Poor	Destitute
7.	Very Bad	Atrocious
8.	Very Pretty	Beautiful
9.	Very Good	Superb
10.	Very Happy	Jubilant
11.	Very Wise	Sagacious

The Hindu Newspaper (04-08-2017)

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English - Para-jumble practice set from The Hindu Part - 4

Set-1

Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following sentences carefully and rearrange them into a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions:

A. This is aimed at striking at the root of the problem of smokers getting addicted, and being unable to quit the habit.
B. Nicotine does not directly cause cancers and other diseases that kill people, but is extremely addictive.
C. increase the chances of habitual smokers being able to quit, and cut smoking-related disease and death burden overall.
D. By keeping smokers addicted for the long term, nicotine exposes them to nearly 7,000 chemicals, many of them deadly, every time they smoke.

English - Para-jumble practice set from The Hindu Part - 3

Set-1

Directions(Q.1-5): Study the following sentences carefully and rearrange them into a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions:

A. healthcare services for cardiac and pulmonary (lung) diseases and cancers.
B. the providers would be reimbursed by the government for treating patients referred by the government
C. It is proposed that public facilities in district hospitals would be outsourced to private providers.
D. The NITI Aayog has recently unveiled a grand plan to effectively privatise district hospitals in Tier-I and Tier-II towns.
E. They would be free to charge full treatment costs from patients not covered by government schemes (such as the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana) and
F. It has developed what it calls a “model concessionaire agreement” for provision of


Q.1 Which of the following will be second sentence after rearrangement?
     I. E
     II. C

     III. B

English - Para-jumble practice set from The Hindu Part - 2

   

       A. India and Bhutan, to more mundane operational anxieties in a sector where India has traditionally held the higher ground.

       B. from changing the status quo by building a road on territory claimed by Bhutan, India’s closest ally in the subcontinent.

       C. What makes the crisis particularly dangerous compared to previous episodes on the border is the absence of an agreed definition of what is at stake.

       D. as well as to signal that it intends to preserve its traditional military advantages in the overall Sikkim sector.

       E. emanating from a potentially deeper Chinese foothold in the lower Chumbi valley.

       F. According to the External Affairs Ministry’s June 30 press release, Indian involvement is aimed to prevent China

       G. Beijing’s motivations have been speculated to range from big power bullying as part of a

Reading Comprehension Practice Set-1 for IBPS PO, RRB, CLERK and other exam

Directions(Q.1-8): Study the following passage and answer the questions:

Air India’s disinvestment, first attempted by the AtalBihari Vajpayee government, is being revived. The sale bid the last time was a flop, shelved prematurely after all the bidders were either disqualified or dropped out. The many factors that were and may still be at work against the sale are not widely understood. Unless overcome, they may again endanger the sale.

In May 2000, bids were invited for a 40% stake in Air India, with a cap of 26% on foreign investment. The airline had reported losses for six straight years, had $70 million debt on its books and was fast losing traffic. More than 18,000 workers were on its rolls for a fleet of just about two dozen planes. Its employee-aircraft ratio, 750, was among the worst. Singapore Airlines, in contrast, had 91 employees per aircraft. Inefficiency, typical in a government-controlled set up, was bleeding Air India. Yet, the quantum of stake on offer made it clear that the government intended to retain a crucial stake, appoint its own directors and continue to have a say in running the business. Put off by the substantial degree of control the government wanted to retain in the airline after the disinvestment,

Mix English Quiz for IBPS PO, RRB, CLERK and other exam

Directions(Q.1-5): Study the following sentences carefully and rearrange them into a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions:

A. It has taken the view that the killing of a person who was possibly innocent cannot be overlooked owing to mere lapse of time.
B. extra-judicial killings in Manipur, the Supreme Court has reiterated the principle of accountability as an essential part of the rule of law.
C. These cases involved either suspected fake encounters or the use of excessive or retaliatory force.

Error Spotting from The Hindu for IBPS PO, RRB, CLERK and other exam Part-1

Direction (Q.1-5): In these questions below there are five sentences. In these sentences one or more sentences are grammatically wrong. You have to identify the grammatically incorrect sentence and mark it as your answer:

Q.1

A.     A case of murder and causing grievous hurt has been registered against over a dozen people, including the PG house owner Satbir Singh and his two sons.

B.      Persons who secured government employment and got academic

Daily Vocabulary Part-2

Hello Students, In this article we will grow our vocabulary and this vocabulary will help you to crack the upcoming examinations

1. Robust: मजबूत
Meaning: physically strong
Synonyms: vigorous, powerful
Antonyms: weak, frail

English - Para-jumble practice set from The Hindu Part - 1

Set-1

Directions(Q.1-5): Study the following sentences carefully and rearrange them into a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions:

A. Core inflation, which strips out the relatively volatile food and fuel prices, has also trended lower and eased below 4% for the first time in at least five years.

Daily vocabulary

Hello Students, In this article we will grow our vocabulary and this vocabulary will help you to crack the upcoming examinations

1.     Nascent: शुरुआती स्तर पर

Meaning: being born or beginning

Synonyms: blossoming, incipient