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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 candidate said, "I had passed the entrance test but could not present myself for the interview round held last month."

A) The candidate said that he had passed the entrance test but could not be presenting himself for the interview round held the month before. B) The candidate said that he has passed the entrance test but could not present himself for the interview round that was held the month before.
C) The candidate said that he had passed the entrance test but could not present himself for the interview round that was held the month before. D) The candidate said that he has passed the entrance test but could not be presenting himself for the interview round held the month before.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The candidate said that he had passed the entrance test but could not present himself for the interview round that was held the month before.

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct

 

1. A traveller had spent many a year in Africa.
P."How did you manage it?" asked one of his friends, greatly impressed.
Q. On his return home, he narrated his adventures to his friends.
R. "Oh, it was nothing", replied the traveller.
S. "When I was in El Doab", he said, "I made fifty Arabs run!"
6. "I ran, and they ran after me!"

A) RPQS B) QRSP
C) QSPR D) PQSR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QSPR

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Name the former world silver medallist representing Manipur who claimed gold in the 48 kg category at the 2018 Natic Women's Boxing Championships in Rohtak.

A) Sravanthi Naidu B) Sarjubala Devi
C) Shobha Pandit D) Mithali Raj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sarjubala Devi

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Which of the following statements is correct about the President of India ?

A) Addresses first session of Parliament after each General Election. B) Addresses first session of Parliament at the beginning of each year
C) Addresses every session of Parliament D) Never addresses Parliament
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Addresses first session of Parliament after each General Election.

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

 

Mother needs your help in the kitchen.

 

A) In the kitchen mother needs help by yourself. B) Your helping is needed by mother in the kitchen.
C) Your help is needed by mother in the kitchen. D) Needing of your help is done by mother in the kitchen.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Your help is needed by mother in the kitchen.

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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.

 

All this suggests the intimate relations which exist between history, politics, and sociology. The ____________ thing, however, is not the identities but the distinctions.For, however much the _____________ disciplines may, in practice, overlap, it is necessary ________ the sake of clear thinking to have their limits defined. As far _______sociology and history are concerned the differences may be summed up in a word. __________ history and sociology are concerned with the life of man as man.

however much the _____________ disciplines may,

 

A) vary B) variety
C) various D) variant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) various

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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.

 

Her trekking was met ______ obstacles.

 

A) with B) from
C) by D) of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) with

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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.

 

People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives.

 


such a disparity _________ to the same effect

A)  leads B)  lead
C)  leading D)  leaded
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)  leads

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