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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 mother said to my father, "I am very busy now."

A) My mother told my father that I am very busy now. B) My mother told my father that she is very busy then.
C) My mother told my father that she was very busy then. D) My mother told my father that I was very busy now.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) My mother told my father that she was very busy then.

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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.

 

The host asked, "Did you come by train?"

A) The host asked whether I have come by train. B) The host asked whether I had come by train.
C) The host asked in case I have come on train. D) The host asked in case I have come by train.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The host asked whether I had come by train.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Autumn B) Desperate
C) Reciept D) Traffic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reciept

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.


P: Banks, which garner the lion’s share of retail debt allocations, pegged down their term deposit interest rates with alacrity by 200-250 basis points between 2014 and 2016 as market rates fell.
Q: Indian savers have made a decisive shift from real to financial assets in recent years prompted by policy nudges and sluggish gold and property markets.
R: But they have been tardy in passing on the rate increases of the past year.
S: But while umpteen new equity-linked options have sprung up on their menu – MFs, NPS, market-linked insurance plans – there’s a notable dearth of debt options.

A) SRQP B) SPQR
C) QSPR D) QRSP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QSPR

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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 him, "I am too tired now to go out with you."

A) I said to him that I was too tired then to go out with him. B) I said to him that I am too tired then to go out with him.
C) I said to him that I was too tired then to go out with you. D) I said to him that I am too tired then to go out with you.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) I said to him that I was too tired then to go out with him.

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In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.

Nefarious

A) Sloppy, Flurry B) Unassertive, Ignoble
C) Modest, Subtle D) Gregarious, Magnanimous
 
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The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Nefarious: (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal
Sloppy: careless and unsystematic; excessively casual
Flurry: a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind

 

Unassertive: (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality

 

Ignoble: not honourable in character or purpose
Modest: unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
Subtle: (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Gregarious: (of a person) fond of company; sociable
Magnanimous: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person
Iniquitous: grossly unfair and morally wrong
Atrocious: horrifyingly wicked
Therefore, it can be observed that option E i.e.

 

‘iniquitous, atrocious’ forms a synonym- synonym pair of ‘nefarious’.

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The specific role of Vitamin K is in the synthesis of

A) Albumin B) Antibodies
C) Globulin D) Prothrombin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prothrombin

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In which Indian state is the Nanda Devi peak located?

A) Uttarakhand B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Sikkim
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uttarakhand

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