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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.


Instead of finding the root cause of_________ of Indians, the British government took to more ____________ measures. Under the Defense of India Act, it gave more power to the police to arrest persons to stop processions with ____________ movements and actions. The Act brought in the Central Legislative Assembly was defeated by one vote. Even then it was to be passed in the form of an ordinance in the "interest of the public." Bhagat Singh who was in hiding all this while, volunteered to throw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly where the meeting to pass the ordinance was being held. It was a carefully laid out _________, not to cause death or injury but to _____________ the attention of the government, that the modes of its suppression could no more be tolerated. It was decided that Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt would court arrest after throwing the bomb.


the British government took to more ____________ measures.

A) drastic B) angrier
C) repressive D) damaging
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) repressive

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

They abandoned their comrades __________ the wolves.

A) by B) between
C) on D) among
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) among

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Evening prayer in church

A) Sheath B) Jig
C) Waltz D) Vespers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vespers

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

 

The storm destroyed several huts in the village.

A) The storm in the village had destroyed several huts. B) Several huts in the village have been destroyed by the storm.
C) The storm was destructive for the several huts in the village. D) Several huts in the village were destroyed by the storm.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Several huts in the village were destroyed by the storm.

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

 


We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture.

 


It has _______ just like a tree,

 

A) grown B) risen
C) expanded D) branched
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) grown

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

He said to me, “I have often told you not to play in dark.”

 

A) He said to him that he shouldn’t play in dark. B) He reminded me that he had often told me not to play in dark.
C) He asked him to not play in dark. D) He asked me that he had told me to not play in dark.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He reminded me that he had often told me not to play in dark.

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) ambolism B) agendoms
C) neglige D) heckling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) heckling

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

 

The online shopping site lowered the prices.

 

A) Lowering of the prices was done by the online shopping site. B) The prices were lowered by the online shopping site.
C) The prices had been lowered by the online shopping site. D) The prices have been lowered by the online shopping site.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The prices were lowered by the online shopping site.

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