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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.

 

Without habit, personality could not exist; for we could never do a thing twice alike, and ___________ would be a new person each succeeding moment. The acts which give us our own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts--the little things that do themselves moment by moment without care or attention, and are the truest and best expression of our real selves. Probably _______ one of us could be very sure which arm he puts ________ the sleeve, or which foot he puts into the shoe, first; and yet each of us ____________ formed the habit long ago of doing these things in a certain way.

 

own peculiar _____________ are our habitual acts

 

 

A) individual B) individuals
C) individuality D) individualist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) individuality

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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.

 

Throw the towel in

 

A) To challenge someone B) To stop a bad situation from getting worse
C) To quit in defeat D) To offer a signal of peace
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To quit in defeat

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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.


The preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.


__________ his speech with

A) Showering B) Endowing
C) Glorifying D) Peppering
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Peppering

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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.

Providence smiles ________ those who are diligent.

A) with B) in
C) upon D) over
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) upon

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

I said to you,"I can not be blamed for this."

A) I told you that you could not be blamed for that. B) I told you that I could not be blamed for that.
C) I said you that I can not be blamed for this. D) I said to you that I can not be blamed for this.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I told you that I could not be blamed for that.

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) It is not difficult to believe that a man B) who has lived in this for a long time
C) he will never feel at home anywhere else in the world. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) he will never feel at home anywhere else in the world.

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Error is in third part. By writing ‘who’ in the second part it has already been made clear that the sentence talks about ‘a man’. The use of ‘he’ becomes redundant or repetitive. By omitting ‘he’ the sentence becomes grammatically correct.

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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 don't know the answer. Do you"? She asked.

A) She asked me if I knew the answer which she didn't. B) She said that she didn't know the answer and did I know it.
C) She said that she didn't know the answer and asked me if i did. D) She told that she was not knowing the answer but wondered if I know.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) She said that she didn't know the answer and asked me if i did.

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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 manager said to the executive, "Today you will come along with me to meet the client."

A) The manager said to the executive this, that day he would have to go along with him to meet the client. B) The manager said to the executive that, that day he would have to go along with him to meet the client.
C) The manager said to the executive that, that day he will have to go along with him to meet the client. D) The manager said to the executive this, that day he will have to go along with him to meet the client.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The manager said to the executive that, that day he would have to go along with him to meet the client.

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