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Mt. Abu is about five thousand feet . . . . . . . . the sea-level.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'Above' means 'at a higher level or layer than'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
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He has no control . . . . . . . . his bad language.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'Control over' means 'power or influence over someone or something'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
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I cannot tell the difference . . . . . . . . them.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The most common use of 'between' is when something is in the middle of two things or two groups of things. It is sometimes used in the phrase in between.
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What platform does the train . . . . . . . . Paris leave . . . . . . . .?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
We use 'for' to refer to the place where someone or something finishes or ends. We use 'from' to refer to the place where someone or something starts or originates. Here, the place is 'east'. Hence 'for' and 'from' will be used in the blank respectively.
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She wrote the letter . . . . . . . . green ink.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Here 'in' is used to indicate with the help of green ink. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
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She spent many years caring . . . . . . . . her aged parents.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
If you 'care for someone', you provide the things they need and are responsible for their health. It is used mainly to talk about children, old people, and sick people.
For example - She had to give up her job to care for her elderly mother.
If you take 'care of' a person or animal, you provide for their needs.
67
New lightweight materials have replaced traditional ones . . . . . . . . for certain special uses.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'Except' can be a preposition or a conjunction. As a preposition, 'except' means but. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
68
I suspect him . . . . . . . . stealing the pen.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Option B is the correct answer because 'of' is used to mean concerning or relating to.
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Can't you come . . . . . . . . your bicycle?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words. Option B 'on' is correct as it indicates a medium to travel.
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Their boss has them all completely . . . . . . . . her thumb. They are really scared of her.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'Under someone's thumb' means 'completely under someone's influence or control'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.