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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.

"Cheer up, father, I’ll go and get work somewhere." said Jane.

A) Jane ask her father to cheer up as she will go and get work somewhere	B) Jane asked her father to cheer up, because she would be gone and got work somewhere
C) Jane asks her father to cheer up as she would get job	D) Jane asked her father to cheer up as she would go and get work somewhere.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jane asked her father to cheer up as she would go and get work somewhere.

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

A fool's paradise

A) An average person appears smart in company of fools.	B) A state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble.
C) A paradise is ruined when fools enter it.	D) Pretending that everything is going fine when actually all is being lost.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A state of happiness based on a person's not knowing about potential trouble.

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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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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Declension

A) Decay	B) Decision
C) Improvement	D) Increase

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Decay

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

The mobile phone which was primarily used to communicate with the outside world, (1)/ has now become our primary instrument (2)/ of being wrapped up in our own self. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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Describe a time when you made a mistake ?

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Mention the mistake and be honest about it, but always make sure that you follow it up with what you learnt from that episode and the improvements it has brought to your efficiency.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) protubarance	B) protuberanse
C) protubaranse	D) protuberance

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