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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 train will reach by noon," he explained.

 

A) He explained that his train will reach by noon. B) He explained that his train would reach by noon.
C) He explained that his train will have reached by noon. D) He explained that his train would have had reached by noon.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He explained that his train would reach by noon.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

backseat driver

A) A person who keeps giving advice to others for things that they are not responsible B) The one who is sitting in the back seat behaves like a boss
C) The real power lies in the hands of those who control the strings D) The puppet dances to the actions of the puppeteer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A person who keeps giving advice to others for things that they are not responsible

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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.

 

Oats are cut shortly before reaching _______________, when they are known as oat­hay.

 

A) maturity B) age
C) ripeness D) readiness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) maturity

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


In short, to write a good letter you must approach the job in the lightest and most casual way. You must be personal, not abstract. You must not say, 'This is too small a thing to put down'. You must say, 'This is just the sort of small thing we talk about at home. If I tell them this they will see me, as it were they'll hear my voice, they'll know what I'm talking about'. That is the purpose of a letter. Carlyle had the trick to perfection. He is writing from Scotsbrig to his brother Alec in Canada and he begins talking about his mother. Good old Mother, he says, 'she is even now sitting at my back, trying at another table to write you a small word with her own hand; the first time she has tried such a thing for a year past. It is Saturday night, after dark; we are in the east room in a hard, dry evening with a bright fire to our two selves; Jenny and her Barns are 'scouring up things' in the other end of the house; and below stairs the winter operations of the farm go on, in a subdued tone; you can conceive the scene! How simple it is and yet how perfect. Can not you see Alec reading it in his far-off home and his eyes moistening at the picture of his old mother sitting and writing her last message to him on earth?

 

The recipient of your letter should ________.

 

A) use a lot of imagination B) know what you are talking about
C) get distracted when reading your letter D) find it difficult to understand your letter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) know what you are talking about

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Obliterate

A) Construct B) Annihilate
C) Revive D) Initiate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Annihilate

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

My friend's actual job (A) / involves a lot (B) / of administration. (C) / No Error (D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

An old friend, may I give you an advice?

A) give you some advice B) give you an advise
C) offer you an advice D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) give you some advice

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

It (has been pointed) out that people’s Facebook postings are not a real reflections of who they are.

A) has being pointed B) has been point
C) has been pointing D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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