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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. The recipe of making white sauce is very simple.
P. Stir the mixture of maida and butter constantly.
Q. Put one table spoon of fine flour (maida) when the butter gets heated.
R. Heat one table spoon of butter in a pan.
S. Add one cup of milk to the mixture and cook for one minute.
6. Add salt and pepper to taste.

 

A) QRSP B) PRQS
C) SRQP D) RQPS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) RQPS

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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 dime a dozen

 

A) A very expensive proposition B) Something which appears cheap but which will prove expensive in the long run
C) Something which appears attractive but has zero value   D) Very common and of no particular value
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Very common and of no particular value

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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 will make for you the best rice you have ever had,” said the chef.

A) The chef told that he will make for him the best rice he has ever had. B) The chef told him that he would make for him the best rice he had ever had.
C) The chef told that he will make for him the best rice he has ever have. D) The chef tells that he would make for him the best rice he has ever had.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The chef told him that he would make for him the best rice he had ever had.

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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'.

Evolutionary processes give rise to biodiversity in every (1)/ level of biological organisation, including the level of (2)/ species, individual organisms, and molecules.(3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

I would then look

 

A-do some hand-holding and when they were

B-around for my colleagues to

C-not in sight pray for divine intervention

 

A) ACB   B) ABC  
C) BAC   D) CBA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) BAC  

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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.

 

He said to the bankers, "These diamonds are more valuable than a billion dollars."

A) He told the bankers that these diamonds are more valuable then a billion dollars. B) He has told the bankers this that those diamonds are more valuable than a billion dollars.
C) He told the bankers that those diamonds are more valuable than a billion dollars. D) He told the bankers that those diamonds were more valuable than a billion dollars.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He told the bankers that those diamonds are more valuable than a billion dollars.

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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.

 

______ a wrench she unscrewed the bolts.

 

A) Along with B) On
C) By means of D) Sticking
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) By means of

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 

All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 

Aristotle argues that poetry is

 

A) valuable B) an escape
C) an art D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) valuable

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