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1. He is better than any boy in the class.

(a) any boys

(b) all the boys

(c) any other boy

(d) no improvement

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 (c) any other boy

2. He succeeded by dint of hard work.

(a) by mans of

(b) by doing

(c) by virtue of

(d) no improvement

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 (c) by virtue of 

3. You have read that book for ages.

(a) have been reading

(b) had read

(c) will be reading

(d) no improvement

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 (a) have been reading 

4. They were working as usually.

(a) usual

(b) as usual

(c) usually

(d) no improvement

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 (b) as usual 

5. No of these moves brought credit to the management.

(a) any of these

(b) some of these

(c) none from these

(d) these of all

(e) no correction required

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 (b) some of these 

6. India has always been primarily an agricultural country.

(a) always be

(b) been towards

(c) become always

(d) always become

(e) no correction required

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 (a) always be 

7. At the end of the play about women’s liberation, the leading lady cautioned the audience not to judge womanhood by the way she dresses.

(a) She dresses

(b) She dressed

(c) it dresses

(d) they dressed

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 (d) they dressed 

8. The small child does whatever his father was done.

(a) was done

(b) did

(c) had done

(d) no improvement

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 (b) did 

9. The moment they saw me, they were delight.

(a) was delight

(b) were delighted

(c) are delighted

(d) no improvement

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 (b) were delighted 

10. One day you will repent over what you have done.

(a) of

(b) for

(c) about

(d) no improvement

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 (d) no improvement