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The correct answer is 'No error'.

Key Points

• In the given sentence, there is no error in any of its parts.
• The definite article 'The' before the specified noun 'confectioneries' is correctly used in the sentence.
• The plural noun 'confectioneries' is correctly used in the sentence.
• The preposition 'towards' i.e. in the direction of is correctly used in the sentence.
• The pronoun 'them' for the noun 'confectioneries' is correctly used in the sentence.
• The preposition 'like' i.e. is used to indicate in the same way or to the same degree is correctly used in the sentence.
• The indefinite article 'a' before the unspecified nouns 'flame' and 'moth' is correctly used in the sentence.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Correct Sentence: The confectioneries drew him towards them like a flame draws a moth.

The correct answer is 'Loathe'.

Key Points  

• The word 'Yearn' means be filled with compassion or warm feeling.
• The antonyms of the word 'Yearn' are 'loathe', which means 'feel intense dislike or disgust for'. (तीव्र नापसंदगी या घृणा महसूस करना feel)
• From the given words, we can say that the word 'Loathe' is the opposite in meaning.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2. Let's see the meaning of other given options:-

Additional Information

• The synonyms of the word 'Yearn' are "long, crave, desire".
• Example of 'Yearn' in a sentence:
• Pregnant women yearn for sour pickles.

The correct answer is 'yet.'

Key Points

• The given sentence is saying something to live about.
• The use of the word ''still'' in the sentence indicates referring to something that will or may happen in the future.
• Therefore, the most appropriate adverb to be filled in the blank is 'yet.'
• 'Yet' means up until the present or a specified or implied time.
• Example: I haven't told her yet.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

Complete Sentence: It is not yet a lifetime; there is still much to live for. 

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
• 'Just' is an adverb that means exactly or almost exactly at this or that moment.
• 'Still' is an adverb that means up to and including the present or the time mentioned.
• 'Over' is an adverb that means beyond and falling or hanging from a point.

The correct answer is 'The Presidential election will be joined by me.'

Key Points  

• In Active Voice, a sentence emphasizes the subject, performing an action.
• In Passive Voice, a sentence emphasizes the action or the object of the sentence.
• The sentence in the Active voice is in the Simple Future tense. Thus, the sentence in the Passive voice should also be in the Simple Future tense.
• Therefore, the correct answer is: The Presidential election will be joined by me.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3*.*

Additional Information

• Verbs of passive format have a different set of tenses (*V3 - Past participle or Third form of the Verb) as given below in the table:

The correct answer is 'People who are alike are often friends.'

Key Points

• Given Idiom: Birds of a feather flock together means those with similar interests or of the same kind tend to form groups.
• Example: The students who attended the seminar were like birds of a feather flocking together, they have not even spoken to anyone outside their group.
• From the given options, the fourth option is the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Mistake Points

• We may think from the phrase "Birds of a feather flock together" that it is all about birds feather flock together, but the correct answer is option 4. So be careful while dealing with such questions.

Additional Information

• The phrase is speculated to have been around from the early 1500s. It does originate from nature’s phenomenon of birds which are similar flocking together. They reduce the risk of a predator attack because of the “safety in numbers” feature. It resonates well with the social requirement of human beings too of course.

The correct answer is 'A really good invention.'

Key Points

• Given Idiom: The best thing since sliced bread means a new invention that is likely to improve people’s lives significantly.
• Example: He reckons his new mobile phone is the best thing since sliced bread.
• From the given options, the second option is the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Mistake Points

• We may think from the phrase "The best thing since sliced bread" that it is all about sliced bread, but the correct answer is option 2. So be careful while dealing with such questions.

Additional Information

• The phrase refers to the convenience achieved by the invention of sliced bread, as what was earlier done by hand was now being done by machines. In this exact form, the phrase was first used in America in the 1950s.

The correct answer is 'Understand something complicated.'

Key Points

• Given Idiom: Wrap your head around something means to understand something, especially something strange or out of the ordinary. (कुछ समझना, विशेष रूप से कुछ अजीब या सामान्य से बाहर)
• Example: Don't wrap your head around something which is difficult to solve.
• From the given options, the first option is the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

Mistake Points

• We may think from the phrase "Wrap your head around something" that it is all about wrapping one's head, but the correct answer is option 1. So be careful while dealing with such questions. (हम वाक्यांश "Wrap your head around something" से सोच सकते हैं कि यह किसी के सिर को लपेटने के बारे में है, लेकिन सही उत्तर विकल्प 1 है । इसलिए ऐसे सवालों से निपटने में सावधानी बरतें)

Additional Information

• Mid-20^th century, American and British English - This expression appears to have made its first public appearance in a Jim Croce song written in the 1970s. Ten years later a variant, to “wrap one's head around something” also originally turned up in a song. (20वीं सदी के मध्य में, अमेरिकी और ब्रिटिश अंग्रेजी - ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि इस अभिव्यक्ति ने 1970 के दशक में लिखे गए जिम क्रोस गीत में अपना पहला सार्वजनिक प्रदर्शन किया। दस साल बाद एक संस्करण, "Wrap your head around something" भी मूल रूप से एक गीत में बदल गया )

The correct answer is: Option 3.

Key Points

• The word "petrify" means to make someone extremely frightened or paralyzed with fear, or to turn into stone. (पत्थर बनाना)
• Example: The horror movie petrified the children, leaving them frozen in fear.
• "Tranquilize" means to make calm or quiet, often by administering a sedative. (शांत करना)
• Example: The veterinarian had to tranquilize the aggressive animal before treating it.
• Hence, we can infer that the opposite of 'petrify' is 'tranquilize'.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Option 3.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• Secrete (छिपाना): To hide something away or produce and discharge a substance.
• Example: The glands secrete digestive enzymes in the body.
• Dismay (निराशा): To fill with apprehension or alarm; cause discouragement.
• Example: The bad news filled her with dismay.
• Astound (चकित करना): To shock or surprise greatly.
• Example: His sudden success astounded everyone in the village.

The correct answer is 'Pragmatic'.

Key Points

• The word 'Utilitarian' means capable of being put to use or account.
• The synonyms of the word 'Utilitarian' are "pragmatic, feasible, possible".
• From the synonym of the given word, we can say that the word 'Pragmatic' has the same meaning.
• The word 'Pragmatic' means willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1. Let's see the meaning of other given options:-

Additional Information

• The antonyms of the word 'Utilitarian' are "nonpractical, unworkable, useless".
• Example of 'Utilitarian' in a sentence:
• He found her theories utilitarian in constructing his own.

The correct answer is Option 2.

Key Points

• The primary issue in the sentence is the incorrect use of the word "correction" instead of "correctional".
• The term "correctional facility" is the proper phrase used to refer to a prison or jail.
• The correct phrase should be "The correctional facility," ensuring grammatical correctness and clarity.
• Thus, the error is located in part 2 of the sentence.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: The correctional facility seemed awfully suspicious when we first visited it.

Additional Information

• 3: "seemed awfully suspicious" – This part of the sentence is grammatically correct and does not require any changes.
• 4: "when we first visited it." – This part of the sentence is grammatically correct and does not require any changes.
• 1: No error – This would be the correct option if there were no mistakes in the sentence, but there is an error in part 2.