1. Daimabad
2. Manda
3. Alamgirpur
4. Suktagendor

1. Brahmanas
2. Aranyakas
3. Vedangas
4. Upanishads

1. Sitadhyaksha
2. Samaharta
3. Sannidhata
4. Akshapatala

1. Allahabad Pillar
2. Eran Pillar
3. Mehrauli Iron Pillar
4. Sanchi Pillar

1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
3. Alauddin Khalji
4. Sikandar Lodi

1. Shah Jahan
2. Akbar
3. Aurangzeb
4. Jahangir

1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Lytton
3. Lord Mayo
4. Lord Ripon

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Annie Besant
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Lala Lajpat Rai

1. Phukan
2. Bezbaruah
3. Rajkhowa
4. Barbaruah

1. Mel
2. Got
3. Khel
4. Chamuas

1. Hatimur
2. Gaj-kar
3. Jal-kar
4. Posa

1. Chandrakanta Singha
2. Jogeswar Singha
3. Purandar Singha
4. Kamaleswar Singha

1. Piyoli Baruah
2. Kushal Konwar
3. Kanaklata Barua
4. Jiuram Dulia Baruah

1. Padmanath Gohain Baruah
2. Tarun Ram Phukan
3. Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
4. Lakshminath Bezbaroa

1. Amalprabha Das
2. Pushpalata Das
3. Chandraprabha Saikiani
4. Kanaklata Barua

1. Anamudi
2. Mahendragiri
3. Doddabetta
4. Kalsubai

1. Vashisht
2. Garampani
3. Manikaran
4. Panimur

1. Mango Showers
2. Loo
3. Cherry Blossom
4. Kalbaishakhi

1. Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests
2. Tropical Deciduous Forests
3. Montane Forests
4. Mangrove Forests

1. Godavari River
2. Krishna River
3. Kaveri River
4. Mahanadi River

1. Khadar
2. Bhabar
3. Bhangar
4. Terai

1. Article 352
2. Article 356
3. Article 360
4. Article 365

1. Home Minister of India
2. President of India
3. Minister of Earth Sciences
4. Prime Minister of India

1. Article 110
2. Article 112
3. Article 108
4. Article 123

1. President of India
2. Vice-President of India
3. Prime Minister
4. Senior-most judge of the Supreme Court

1. Second Schedule
2. Third Schedule
3. First Schedule
4. Fourth Schedule

1. Third Schedule
2. Second Schedule
3. Fourth Schedule
4. Sixth Schedule

1. Hati Baruah
2. Senapati
3. Phukan
4. Ghora Baruah

1. Bhangar
2. Khadar
3. Bhabar
4. Terai

1. Barak River
2. Dhansiri River
3. Brahmaputra River
4. Kopili River

1. Mrityunjay
2. Aghari Atmar Kahini
3. Antareep
4. Iyaruingam

1. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
2. Mamoni Raisom Goswami
3. Nilmani Phookan Jr.
4. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

1. Hemchandra Barua
2. Gunabhiram Barua
3. Lakshminath Bezbaroa
4. Padmanath Gohain Baruah

1. Bishnu Prasad Rabha
2. Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
3. Bhupen Hazarika
4. Pratima Barua Pandey

1. Jhumura Dance
2. Nadubhangi Dance
3. Sutradhari Dance
4. Chali Dance

1. Khol
2. Manjira
3. Doba
4. Pepa

1. Bodo
2. Mising
3. Tea Tribes of Assam
4. Karbi

1. Tiwa Tribe
2. Rabha Tribe
3. Dimasa Tribe
4. Garo Tribe

1. Kamakhya Temple
2. Hayagriva Madhava Temple
3. Umananda Temple
4. Navagraha Temple

1. Rignai
2. Dokhona
3. Gero
4. Mekhela

1. Geneva, Switzerland
2. Gland, Switzerland
3. Paris, France
4. New York, USA

1. Mount Kenya
2. Mount Elgon
3. Mount Atlas
4. Mount Kilimanjaro

1. 1773
2. 1775
3. 1783
4. 1789

1. Bald Eagle
2. Gallic Rooster
3. Golden Lion
4. Brown Bear

1. Mombasa & Rand
2. Nairobi & Pula
3. Nairobi & Kenyan Shilling
4. Kampala & Shilling

1. 40th
2. 45th
3. 42nd
4. 48th

1. Jasprit Bumrah
2. Yuzvendra Chahal
3. Kagiso Rabada
4. Harshal Patel

1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. Goa
4. Kerala

1. Karikó & Weissman
2. David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper
3. Aspect, Clauser & Zeilinger
4. Moungi, Louis & Alexei

1. Anuradha Sharma Pujari
2. Arupa Patangia Kalita
3. Jayanta Madhab Bora
4. Ranju Hazarika

1. PM-JAY
2. CoWIN
3. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
4. e-Sanjeevani

1. PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana
2. PM Internship Scheme
3. PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
4. Skill India Mission

1. Samarkand, Uzbekistan
2. Astana, Kazakhstan
3. Beijing, China
4. New Delhi, India

1. Rekha Sharma
2. Mamta Sharma
3. Lalitha Kumaramangalam
4. Vijaya Rahatkar

1. Nitin Agrawal
2. Daljit Singh Chawdhary
3. Sujoy Lal Thaosen
4. Pankaj Kumar Singh

1. First Law of Thermodynamics
2. Newton's Third Law
3. Law of Conservation of Energy
4. Hooke's Law

1. Ampere
2. Volt
3. Coulomb
4. Ohm

1. Quicklime
2. Slaked Lime
3. Gypsum
4. Limestone

1. Copper
2. Silver
3. Gold
4. Aluminum

1. Myoglobin
2. Chlorophyll
3. Hemoglobin
4. Melanin

Directions: In each of the following questions (Q61-Q62), two statements are given followed by a conclusion. Read the statements carefully and determine if the conclusion logically follows.

1. Yes (The conclusion logically follows)
2. No (The conclusion does not follow)
3. Either Yes or No
4. Data Inadequate

1. No (The conclusion does not follow)
2. Cannot be determined
3. Yes (The conclusion logically follows)
4. None of the above

1. BZS
2. DBU
3. ECV
4. DCU

1. 21-15-25
2. 20-16-25
3. 20-15-25
4. 19-15-24

1. EBALT
2. ETABL
3. ELBAT
4. LATEB

1. Niece
2. Daughter
3. Sister
4. Granddaughter

1. Paternal Uncle
2. Brother
3. Maternal Uncle
4. Grandfather

1. 17 km
2. 7 km
3. 15 km
4. 13 km

1. North
2. South
3. West
4. East

1. 36
2. 42
3. 48
4. 60

1. 24
2. 36
3. 20
4. 25

1. 28
2. 30
3. 32
4. 26

1. LM
2. MO
3. MN
4. NO

1. FU
2. EU
3. EV
4. FV

Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the question.

1. C
2. D
3. E
4. F

Q76. Five books are placed on a shelf. Hindi is next to English. History is between English and Science. Geography is at the top. Which book is in the middle of the shelf?

1. Science
2. History
3. Hindi
4. English

Q77. If 12 identical pipes can fill a tank in 30 minutes, how many minutes will 6 such pipes take to fill the same tank?

1. 60 minutes
2. 15 minutes
3. 45 minutes
4. 75 minutes

Directions: In each of the following questions (Q78-Q80), a statement is given followed by a conclusion. Read them carefully and determine if the conclusion logically follows the statement.

Q78. Statement: Regular physical exercise improves mental focus.
Conclusion: People who do not exercise can never focus mentally.
Does this conclusion follow?

1. Yes
2. Data Inadequate
3. No
4. Either Yes or No

Q79. Statement: All graduates are eligible to apply for this post. Sunil is a graduate.
Conclusion: Sunil is eligible to apply for this post.
Does this conclusion follow?

1. Either Yes or No
2. Yes
3. No
4. Data Inadequate

Q80. Statement: If the electric supply is cut off, the fan stops working. The electric supply is cut off.
Conclusion: The fan has stopped working.
Does this conclusion follow?

1. Either Yes or No
2. Data Inadequate
3. No
4. Yes

Q81. Find the sum of the greatest 4-digit number and the smallest 3-digit number (formed without repetition of digits).

1. 9899
2. 9978
3. 10077
4. 9999

Q82. If the sum of five consecutive odd integers is 125, find the largest of these integers.

1. 31
2. 27
3. 25
4. 29

Q83. Find the units digit of the expression: 7⁴⁰ × 9¹⁵.

1. 7
2. 9
3. 3
4. 1

Q84. Find the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 75, 125, and 175.

1. 50
2. 25
3. 15
4. 5

Q85. Find the smallest positive number which when divided by 18, 24, and 30 leaves a remainder of 4 in each case.

1. 356
2. 364
3. 360
4. 372

Q86. The LCM of two numbers is 180 and their product is 1080. Find their Highest Common Factor (HCF).

1. 18
2. 6
3. 12
4. 9

Q87. If x:y = 5:8, find the value of the ratio (2x + y) : (3x - y).

1. 15:8
2. 18:7
3. 17:9
4. 16:7

Q88. Divide Rs 4800 among A, B, and C in the ratio 3:4:5. What is B's share?

1. Rs 1200
2. Rs 2000
3. Rs 1600
4. Rs 1800

Q89. Find the third proportional to the numbers 12 and 18.

1. 24
2. 36
3. 30
4. 27

Q90. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 25%, by what percentage must its width be decreased to keep the area unchanged?

1. 20%
2. 15%
3. 22.5%
4. 25%

Q91. In an election, a candidate got 55% of the total votes and won by a majority of 600 votes. Find the total number of votes polled.

1. 5000
2. 4500
3. 6000
4. 7500

Q92. If 18% of A is equal to 24% of B, what is the ratio A:B?

1. 3:4
2. 4:3
3. 5:3
4. 3:5

Q93. A shopkeeper sells an item at a profit of 20%. If he had bought it for 10% less and sold it for Rs 60 more, he would have gained 40%. Find the cost price of the item.

1. Rs 1200
2. Rs 1000
3. Rs 1500
4. Rs 800

Q94. If the cost price of 30 books is equal to the selling price of 24 books, find the profit percentage.

1. 20%
2. 25%
3. 30%
4. 15%

Q95. Find the single discount equivalent to a series of two successive discounts of 15% and 25%.

1. 40%
2. 36.25%
3. 35.75%
4. 38.5%

Q96. At what rate of simple interest per annum will a sum of money triple itself in 20 years?

1. 5%
2. 15%
3. 10%
4. 12%

Q97. A sum of money invested at simple interest amounts to Rs 8400 in 3 years and Rs 9600 in 5 years. Find the principal sum.

1. Rs 7000
2. Rs 6600
3. Rs 6000
4. Rs 7200

Q98. Find the simple interest earned on Rs 36000 at 6% per annum for a duration of 4 months.

1. Rs 640
2. Rs 720
3. Rs 864
4. Rs 540

Q99. Find the compound interest on Rs 15000 for 2 years at 10% per annum, compounded annually.

1. Rs 3000
2. Rs 3300
3. Rs 3150
4. Rs 3250

Q100. If the difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is Rs 25, find the principal.

1. Rs 10000
2. Rs 12000
3. Rs 8000
4. Rs 5000

Q101. At what rate percentage per annum will Rs 2000 amount to Rs 2205 in 2 years compounded annually?

1. 4.5%
2. 5%
3. 6%
4. 5.5%

Q102. Find the average of all even numbers between 20 and 40 (inclusive).

1. 31
2. 28
3. 32
4. 30

Q103. The average weight of 19 students in a class is 45 kg. If the weight of the teacher is included, the average weight increases by 1 kg. Find the weight of the teacher.

1. 62 kg
2. 65 kg
3. 64 kg
4. 68 kg

Q104. The average of 5 consecutive even numbers is 50. Find the smallest of these numbers.

1. 48
2. 46
3. 44
4. 42

Q105. A can do a piece of work in 15 days and B can do the same work in 30 days. How many days will they take to complete it working together?

1. 12 days
2. 10 days
3. 8 days
4. 15 days

Q106. A can do a work in 12 days and B can do it in 18 days. They work together for 4 days and then A leaves. In how many days will B finish the remaining work?

1. 6 days
2. 10 days
3. 8 days
4. 9 days

Q107. If 10 men or 15 women can finish a piece of work in 24 days, in how many days will 8 men and 12 women working together finish the same work?

1. 12 days
2. 15 days
3. 18 days
4. 20 days

Q108. A car covers a distance of 360 km at a certain speed. If the speed is increased by 10 km/h, it takes 3 hours less to cover the same distance. Find the original speed of the car.

1. 40 km/h
2. 25 km/h
3. 30 km/h
4. 35 km/h

Q109. A train 180 meters long crosses a telegraph post in 6 seconds. Find the speed of the train in km/h.

1. 90 km/h
2. 108 km/h
3. 120 km/h
4. 72 km/h

Q110. A man travels from home to office at a speed of 15 km/h and returns at a speed of 30 km/h. Find his average speed for the entire round trip.

1. 25 km/h
2. 20 km/h
3. 22.5 km/h
4. 24 km/h

Q111. Find the area of an equilateral triangle whose side measures 10 cm.

1. 50√3 sq cm
2. 25√2 sq cm
3. 25√3 sq cm
4. 100√3 sq cm

Q112. The radius of a cylinder is 14 cm and its height is 10 cm. Find its curved surface area (Take π = 22/7).

1. 880 sq cm
2. 440 sq cm
3. 660 sq cm
4. 1760 sq cm

Q113. Find the length of the longest rod that can be placed in a room of dimensions 12 m × 9 m × 8 m.

1. 15 m
2. 19 m
3. 17 m
4. 21 m

Q114. Two unbiased dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the probability of getting a sum of exactly 8.

1. 5/36
2. 1/6
3. 7/36
4. 1/9

Q115. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that the drawn card is a red card or an ace?

1. 7/13
2. 15/26
3. 1/2
4. 9/13

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct tense forms (Q116-Q118).

Q116. Fill in the blank with the correct tense form: "By the time we reach the theater, the movie _____ (start)."

1. started
2. will start
3. has started
4. will have started

Q117. Identify the tense used in the following sentence: "She has been reading this novel since yesterday."

1. Present Continuous
2. Present Perfect
3. Past Perfect Continuous
4. Present Perfect Continuous

Q118. Fill in the blank with the correct tense form: "If she _____ (know) the answer, she would have told us."

1. had known
2. knew
3. has known
4. knows

Directions: Change the voice in the following sentences (Q119-Q121).

Q119. Change into passive voice: "The storm destroyed the bridge."

1. The bridge has been destroyed by the storm.
2. The bridge was destroyed by the storm.
3. The bridge is destroyed by the storm.
4. The bridge had destroyed by the storm.

Q120. Change into active voice: "A new car was bought by them."

1. They had bought a new car.
2. They are buying a new car.
3. They buy a new car.
4. They bought a new car.

Q121. Change into passive voice: "Open the door."

1. Let the door be opened.
2. The door must be opened.
3. The door is opened.
4. You are ordered to open.

Directions: Convert the following sentences into indirect speech (Q122-Q124).

Q122. Change into indirect speech: "The scientist said, 'Gravity pulls objects towards the Earth.'"

1. The scientist said that gravity had pulled objects towards the Earth.
2. The scientist said that gravity pulls objects towards the Earth.
3. The scientist stated gravity is pulling objects towards the Earth.
4. The scientist said that gravity pulled objects towards the Earth.

Q123. Change into indirect speech: "She said to him, 'Please bring me a cup of tea.'"

1. She ordered him to bring her a cup of tea.
2. She asked him if he could bring a cup of tea.
3. She requested him to bring her a cup of tea.
4. She told him to please bring a cup of tea.

Q124. Change into indirect speech: "He said, 'I wrote a letter yesterday.'"

1. He said that he wrote a letter the day before.
2. He said that he had written a letter yesterday.
3. He said that he had written a letter the day before.
4. He said that he has written a letter the previous day.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions (Q125-Q128).

Q125. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "He is senior _____ my brother in service."

1. from
2. than
3. over
4. to

Q126. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "She is proficient _____ Spanish."

1. in
2. with
3. at
4. on

Q127. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "The suspect was accused _____ theft."

1. of
2. for
3. with
4. on

Q128. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "The money was distributed _____ the five winners."

1. between
2. among
3. with
4. across

Directions: Choose the correct SYNONYM for the given words (Q129-Q131).

Q129. What is the synonym of the word 'Eradicate'?

1. Establish
2. Promote
3. Abolish
4. Construct

Q130. What is the synonym of the word 'Pensive'?

1. Cheerful
2. Thoughtful
3. Careless
4. Active

Q131. What is the synonym of the word 'Tenacious'?

1. Resolute
2. Fragile
3. Yielding
4. Hesitant

Directions: Choose the correct ANTONYM for the given words (Q132-Q134).

Q132. What is the antonym of the word 'Adversity'?

1. Misfortune
2. Prosperity
3. Calamity
4. Hardship

Q133. What is the antonym of the word 'Spurious'?

1. Fake
2. Artificial
3. Deceitful
4. Authentic

Q134. What is the antonym of the word 'Frugal'?

1. Thrifty
2. Economical
3. Extravagant
4. Careful

Directions: Identify the correct meaning of the given Idioms/Phrases (Q135-Q138).

Q135. What is the meaning of the idiom 'To call it a day'?

1. To declare a holiday
2. To start a new job
3. To stop working on something
4. To argue with someone

Q136. What is the meaning of the idiom 'A piece of cake'?

1. A pleasant reward
2. A very easy task
3. A confusing situation
4. A sweet memory

Q137. What is the meaning of the idiom 'To spill the beans'?

1. To drop something valuable
2. To waste resources
3. To cook a bad meal
4. To reveal a secret prematurely

Q138. What is the meaning of the idiom 'Under the weather'?

1. Trapped in a storm
2. Slightly unwell
3. Facing severe criticism
4. Hiding from someone

Directions: Choose the best One-Word Substitution for the given descriptions (Q139-Q142).

Q139. What is the one-word substitution for "A person who is cent percent sure about everything and has high self-belief"?

1. Pessimist
2. Gullible
3. Dogmatic
4. Agnostic

Q140. What is the one-word substitution for "An office with a high salary but no work"?

1. Honorary
2. Autocracy
3. Sinecure
4. Bureaucracy

Q141. What is the one-word substitution for "The study of ancient societies through their material remains"?

1. Archaeology
2. Anthropology
3. History
4. Etymology

Q142. What is the one-word substitution for "One who hates mankind"?

1. Philanthropist
2. Misogynist
3. Introvert
4. Misanthrope

Directions: Spot the grammatical error in the following sentences (Q143-Q146).

Q143. Spot the error in the sentence: "One of the boys have broken the window."

1. 'have' should be 'has'
2. 'window' should be 'windows'
3. 'boys' should be 'boy'
4. No error

Q144. Spot the error in the sentence: "Unless you do not study hard, you will fail the test."

1. 'do not study' should be 'study'
2. 'fail' should be 'failing'
3. 'will fail' should be 'would fail'
4. No error

Q145. Spot the error in the sentence: "The scenery of Kashmir are very beautiful."

1. 'scenery' should be 'sceneries'
2. No error
3. 'are' should be 'is'
4. 'very' should be 'much'

Q146. Spot the error in the sentence: "Neither of the two books were useful."

1. 'books' should be 'book'
2. 'were' should be 'was'
3. 'useful' should be 'used'
4. No error

Directions: Answer the following questions based on the theory of Reading Comprehension (Q147-Q150).

Q147. In reading comprehension, what does the term 'Skimming' mean?

1. Reading aloud to improve pronunciation
2. Reading rapidly to find a specific date or name
3. Reading slowly to memorize facts
4. Reading rapidly to get a general overview of the text

Q148. In a passage, what is the 'Main Idea' of a paragraph typically called when stated in a single sentence?

1. Concluding Sentence
2. Topic Sentence
3. Supporting Detail
4. Transitional Phrase

Q149. If a passage states: "Despite heavy rains, the crops survived," what was the relationship between the rain and the crops?

1. Comparison
2. Cause and Effect
3. Concession
4. Chronological

Q150. What does the term 'Scanning' mean in reading skills?

1. Reading a book from cover to cover
2. Reading rapidly to find specific pieces of information
3. Evaluating the author's tone
4. Understanding the underlying meaning

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Explanation: The structure "has/have been + verb-ing" combined with a time reference (since yesterday) indicates an action that started in the past and is still actively continuing in the present. This defines the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

Explanation: This is a Type 3 Conditional sentence, referring to an impossible or hypothetical condition in the past. The grammatical structure dictates that the 'If' clause must be in the Past Perfect Tense (had + past participle), followed by a main clause using 'would have + past participle'. Hence, 'had known' is correct.

Explanation: The active sentence is in the Simple Past Tense. To convert it into passive voice, the object (the bridge) becomes the subject, followed by the past 'be' verb (was), the past participle of the main verb (destroyed), and the 'by' phrase indicating the doer (by the storm).

Explanation: The sentence is in the Passive Voice in the Simple Past Tense ("was bought"). To convert it back to Active Voice, bring the doer 'them' to the subject position as 'They', use the V2 form of the verb 'bought', and move the subject 'a new car' to the object position.

Explanation: "Open the door" is an imperative sentence (a command). The standard grammatical rule for changing such commands into passive voice uses the structure: Let + Object + be + Past Participle (V3). Hence, "Let the door be opened."

Explanation: While converting from direct to indirect speech, if the quoted speech states a universal truth, scientific fact, or habitual action, its tense remains completely unchanged, regardless of the reporting verb being in the past tense.

Explanation: The word 'Please' strongly indicates a polite request. Therefore, the reporting verb "said to" changes to "requested". Furthermore, the word 'Please' is dropped in the indirect speech, and the verb connects with the infinitive 'to'.

Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past tense, the Simple Past tense in the quoted speech changes to Past Perfect (wrote → had written). Additionally, the time marker 'yesterday' must be changed to 'the day before' or 'the previous day'.

Explanation: Certain Latin comparatives ending in '-ior' (like senior, junior, superior, inferior, prior, anterior) are always followed by the preposition 'to', never 'than'.

Explanation: The adjective 'proficient', which means highly skilled or competent, is followed by the fixed preposition 'in' when referring to a subject or skill (e.g., proficient in English, proficient in math).

Explanation: In standard English grammar, the verb 'accused' takes the fixed preposition 'of' when charging someone with a crime or fault (e.g., accused of theft, accused of murder).

Explanation: The preposition 'between' is typically used when dividing something involving exactly two distinct parties. 'Among' is strictly used when distributing something to more than two parties (in this case, five winners).

Explanation: To 'Eradicate' means to destroy completely or put an end to something permanently (e.g., eradicating a disease). 'Abolish' shares a highly similar meaning, often used in the context of formally ending laws or systems.

Explanation: The word 'Pensive' implies being engaged in deep, serious, and often slightly melancholy thought. Therefore, 'Thoughtful' is the most accurate synonym provided in the options.

Explanation: A 'Tenacious' person is one who is very determined, persistent, and keeps a firm hold on their goals or ideas. 'Resolute' perfectly captures this unwavering determination.

Explanation: 'Adversity' refers to a difficult, unpleasant, or impoverished situation (hardship/misfortune). Its direct opposite (antonym) is 'Prosperity', which means living in a state of success, wealth, and good fortune.

Explanation: 'Spurious' means something that is false, fake, or not being what it purports to be. The perfect antonym is 'Authentic', which means genuine and true.

Explanation: 'Frugal' characterizes a person who is very careful with their money, thrifty, and economical, avoiding waste. Its exact opposite is 'Extravagant', someone who spends money recklessly and wastefully.

Explanation: The idiom 'To call it a day' is commonly used in professional environments to signify that you are finished working on a task for the present day and plan to leave or rest.

Explanation: If something is described as 'A piece of cake', it simply means that the task is remarkably easy or effortless to accomplish.

Explanation: The idiom 'To spill the beans' means to accidentally or purposefully disclose secret or confidential information before it was supposed to be known.

Explanation: When someone says they are feeling 'Under the weather', it is a colloquial expression meaning they are feeling slightly sick, ill, or not operating at full health.

Explanation: A 'Dogmatic' person asserts their opinions in an authoritative, arrogant manner, holding an unshakable belief that they are absolutely correct and everyone else is wrong, regardless of evidence.

Explanation: A 'Sinecure' is a position or office requiring little to no actual work, duty, or responsibility, but yielding high financial benefit, status, or salary.

Explanation: 'Archaeology' is the scientific study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the rigorous analysis of physical remains, artifacts, and architecture.

Explanation: The word 'Misanthrope' stems from Greek (misos = hatred, anthropos = mankind). It describes a person who fundamentally dislikes humankind and actively avoids human society.

Explanation: The grammatical rule states that the phrase "One of the + Plural Noun" must always be followed by a Singular Verb, because the true subject is 'One', not the 'boys'. Therefore, 'have' should be replaced with 'has'.

Explanation: The word 'Unless' inherently means "if not" and carries a negative connotation. Therefore, using another negative like "do not" in the same clause creates a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect. It should simply be: "Unless you study hard".

Explanation: In English grammar, 'scenery' is an uncountable noun. Uncountable nouns always take a singular verb and cannot be pluralized (you cannot say 'sceneries'). Thus, the verb 'are' must be changed to 'is'.

Explanation: According to Subject-Verb Agreement rules, words like 'Neither', 'Either', 'Each', and 'Everyone' are singular distributives. Therefore, the phrase "Neither of the two books" must take a singular verb. 'were' must be changed to 'was'.

Explanation: Skimming is a fundamental reading comprehension technique where the reader rapidly runs their eyes over the text to grasp the main ideas, gist, and general overview without reading every single word.

Explanation: A Topic Sentence is usually the first or second sentence of a paragraph. It directly states the paragraph's main idea or central focus, guiding the reader on what the rest of the supporting details will discuss.

Explanation: The word "Despite" indicates a relationship of concession or contrast. It acknowledges a condition (heavy rains, which normally damages crops) but immediately contrasts it with an unexpected outcome (the crops survived).

Explanation: Unlike skimming (reading for a general idea), Scanning involves moving your eyes quickly down a page seeking specific details, keywords, names, or numbers, entirely ignoring the broader context of the passage.