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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.

Burn the midnight oil

A) To live a life of hardship	B) To waste away resources that could have helped in difficult times
C) Procrastinate and then work at the last minute to finish the task	D) Read or work late into the night

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Read or work late into the night

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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 my father, "I want to build a raft which can hold four people ."

A) I told my father that I am wanting to build a raft which could hold four people.	B) I told my father that that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people.
C) I told my father that that I am wanting to build a raft which could hold four people.	D) I told my father that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) I told my father that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people.

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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.

blood is thicker than water

A) relations are more important than merit	B) all crimes are not equal so punishment for murder is not same as that of theft
C) family relationships and loyalties are the strongest and most important ones	D) deceit from a family member hurts more than being cheated by strangers

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) family relationships and loyalties are the strongest and most important ones

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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.

All Greek to me

A) The new person in a group gets the most attention	B) Learning a new language is very difficult
C) Saying that one does not understand something that is said or written	D) Everything is new when one is in a new country

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Saying that one does not understand something that is said or written

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Which one of the following statements relating to protection against arrest and detention of individuals under Article 22 is not correct?

A) No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds for such arrest.	B) No person shall be denied the right to consult, and be defended by, a legal practitioner of his/her choice.
C) Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of one week of suc	D) The right to protection against is not available to a person in jail pursuant to a judicial order.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of one week of suc

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Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of twenty-four hours of such arrest excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the court of the magistrate and no such person shall be detained in custody beyond the said period without the authority of a magistrate.

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Which of the following Newton's laws of motion can explain why a ball thrown at a wall rebounds?

A) 1st law of motion	B) 2nd law of motion
C) 3rd law of motion	D) Neither of the laws

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3rd law of motion

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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.

‘Do you have anything to tell me, little princess?' asked the king.

A) The king ask the little princess if she have anything to tell him.	B) The king asked the little princess that if she had anything to tell him.
C) The king said to the little princess if she had anything to say to him.	D) The king asked the little princess whether she had anything to tell him.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The king asked the little princess whether she had anything to tell him.

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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 father said, "We have been living here since the day this house was built."

A) My father said that they had been living here since the day that house was built.	B) My father said that they had been living there since the day that house had been built.
C) My father said that they have been living there since the day that house were built.	D) My father said that they have been living here since the day this house were being built.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My father said that they had been living there since the day that house had been built.

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