Questions

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

write good English _____________ bad English.

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

"Won’t you help me to carry this suitcase?" said I to my wife.

The state of matter can be changed into another state by changing the

Which of the following is not an assumption of perfect competition?

Plants bend towards light due to the diffusion of the ____ hormone on the other side of the shoot.

What does UFO stand for?

A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

DF, GJ, KM, NQ, RT, ?

The tennis star, ___ was provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned drugs during Australian open 2016.