1 .Direction : In Question nos. 1 to 5, four alternative are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
A good sportsman cannot afford to have a fit of the blues before the game.

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2 .His Utopian ideawas entertaining but not acceptable.

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3 .He has the habit of getting into a rowover trivial matters.

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4 .A small fry.

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5 .Do not lose your headin public

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6 .Direction : In Question nos. 6 to 10, in the following passages some of the words have been left out. Read the passages carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternative and fill in the blanks.
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Books are the chief carriers of civilization; because of them ideas ....(186)....and spread. How important books are, you can judge from the ....(187)....that very hot countries have ....(188).... civilization. There are many ....(189)....for this, but one of the most important is that white ants in the tropics eat ....(190)....all books.

(A) live (B) extend (C) improve (D) fall

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7 .(A) reason (B) felling (C) thought (D) fact

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8 .(A) little (B) a little (C) the little (D) less

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9 .(A) effects (B) reasons (C) accounts (D) consequences

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10 .(A) into (B) up (C) i n (D) out

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