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

 

I said to my father, "I had a great time yesterday."

A) I told my father that I had a great time the day before. B) I told my father that I have had a great time the day before.
C) I told my father that I had a great time the day before that day. D) I told my father this that I have had a great time yesterday.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) I told my father that I had a great time the day before.

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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.

For a minute, dispel all the mental images and stereotypes; ______________ the jargon of 'opening up,' 'flow,' 'nidra,' and 'balance'. Focus _______ what you need for your body. ___________ you aren't sure, begin here — with just one asana. It's one of the basic ones ___________ I lead every class with. You can do it as a stand-alone piece ____________ begin with it when you're at the gym.

It's one of the basic ones ___________ I lead every class with.

A) this B) these
C) that D) those
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) that

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

When others criticise us we should not be ______ but should be truthful, honest and sincere.

 

A) saturated B) distracted
C) perturbed D) dissipated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) perturbed

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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

shelf, now __________ official iceberg

 

A) a   B) an  
C) the D) once
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) an  

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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.

 

Our reputation and image is most definitely determined by our ______. Also our ______ tend to be habit forming, in that we have a ______ to act in a particular manner. Hence most people are ______ by their deeds and seem to have little control over their actions. We usually act according to or in response to our surroundings-our circumstances and the environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities and objectives.

 

people are ______ by their deeds and seem.

 

A) born B) alive
C) shaped D) killed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) shaped

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

 

My brother said to me, "I was upset, but now I am fine."

 

A) My brother told me that he was upset, but now he was fine. B) My brother told me that he had been upset, but then he will be fine.
C) My brother told me that he had been upset, but then he was fine. D) My brother told me that he has been upset, but then he is fine.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) My brother told me that he had been upset, but then he was fine.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

He is merely the personification of ‘the good, the bad, and the ugly’ of (1)/ news channels or perhaps the manifestation in (2)/ television news at its best. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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National Space Society gave the 2015 Space Pioneer Award to

A) Mylswamy Annadurai, Head of Mars orbiter program team B) ISRO's Mars Orbiter proramme team
C) Mangalyaan D) K. Radhakrishnan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ISRO's Mars Orbiter proramme team

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