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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.

 

He said, "Do as you wish, but don't come and ask me for help if you get into difficulties."

 

A) He told me to do as he wished or he wouldn't come and help me if I got into difficulties. B) He told me to do as I wished, but not to go and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.
C) He ordered me to do as I wished, but not to go and ask him for help if I got into difficulties. D) He told me that unless I did as I wished he would not come and help me if I got into difficulties.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He told me to do as I wished, but not to go and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) ANTICEPTIC B) ANTECEPTIC
C) ANTICEPTIQUE D) ANTISEPTIC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ANTISEPTIC

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

The philosophy of putting another's welfare above one's own.

A) Agnosticism B) Polytheism
C) Altruism D) Iconoclasm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Altruism

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

In the world today we make health an end in itself. We have forgotten that health really means to enable a person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern medicine, and this includes many patients as well as many physicians, pay very little attention to health but very much attention to those who imagine they are ill. Our great concern with health is shown by the medical columns in newspapers, the health articles in popular magazines and the popularity of television programmes and all those books on medicine. We talk about health all the time. Yet for the most part the only result is more people with imaginary illness. A healthy man should not be wasting time talking about health : he should be using health for work.


The passage suggests that

A) health is an end in itself B) health is a blessing
C) health is only a means to an end D) we should not talk about health
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) health is only a means to an end

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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.

To make a fuss about

A) To be extremely delighted B) To work hard for eventual success
C) To be very strict or have very high standards D) An excessive display of attention or activity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) An excessive display of attention or activity

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

The highest point

A) Tempest B) utpost
C) Archive D) Zenith
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Zenith

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :At the age of eighteen Gandhi went to college, but remained for only part of the year.
S6:This was against his religion, and most of his relatives were against his going.
P:Soonafter this, he was advised to go to England to study tobe a lawyer.
Q:Studies did not interest him and he did not do well.
R:It was difficult for him to leave India and go to a foreign land where he would have to eat and drink with foreigners.
S:This would not be easy.

The proper sequence should be 

A) P S R Q B) S Q P R
C) P R Q S D) Q P S R
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Q P S R

Explanation:

The starting statement describes about the education of Gandhi. The next statement would be talking about his interest in studies. Thus, Q will be the connecting statement. So, Q being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is QPSR.

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Which  of  the  following  statements  relating to  the  powers  of  the  President  of  India is/are correct?

1.The executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President.

2.The executive power shall be exercised by the  President only  through  officers subordinate to him.

3.The  supreme  command  of  the  defence forces of  the  Union  shall  be  vested  in the President.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3 only

Explanation:

The  Presidentof  India  is  the  head of   the   executive   of   the   Union Government    and    all    executive powers are exercised by him or her either   directly   or   through   the subordinate  officers.  President  can appoint  the  important  officers  in Central  Government  including  the Attorney-General   for   India.   The supreme   commander   of   all   the defence  services  is  the  President and  in  this  capacity,  he  appoints the  chief  of  the  Army,  the  Naval and the Air Force.

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