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

 

My sister will bake a dozen cakes for the fair.

 

A) For the fair, a dozen cakes would be baked by my sister. B) For the fair, a dozen cakes would have been baked by my sister.
C) For the fair, a dozen cakes will be baked by my sister. D) For the fair, a dozen cakes will have been baked by my sister.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) For the fair, a dozen cakes will be baked by my sister.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

Take out your binoculars and (will see) the Andromeda galaxy.

 

A) see B) saw
C) seeing D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) see

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

He was a hopeless doctor if ever I saw one.

 

A) if I ever saw B)  if I saw
C) if I see D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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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.

 

What does "victim-centric" mean in the criminal justice system? It means restoring the confidence of victims in the system and achieving the __________ of justice in whichever sense the idea is conceived. __________ this end, the system must confer certain rights on victims to enable them to _____________ in the proceedings, including the right to be impleaded and to engage an advocate in serious offences, the right to track the progress of ________________, the right to be heard on critical issues and to assist the court in the ___________ of truth.

 

the right to track the progress of ________________

A) a case B) the ruling
C) the proceedings D) the process
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the proceedings

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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.

 

She said to the shopkeeper, "My favourite colour is yellow."

A) She informs the shopkeeper that her favourite colour is yellow. B) She told the shopkeeper that her favourite colour is yellow.
C) She told the shopkeeper that her favourite colour was yellow. D) She tells the shopkeeper that her favourite colour is yellow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) She told the shopkeeper that her favourite colour was yellow.

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Who invented the electrocardiogram (ECG)?

A) Willem Einthoven B) Edward Jenner
C) Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood D) Karl Benz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Willem Einthoven

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The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called?

A) Mulching B) Contour barriers
C) Rock dam D) Terrace farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rock dam

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Equinox means the date when ___________.

A) duration of day and night are equal B) day is longer than the night
C) night is longer than the day D) it is the shortest day and the shortest night of the year
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) duration of day and night are equal

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