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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.

Mother said to you, "When will you start from Pune?"

A) Mother asked you when you would start from Pune. B) Mother asked you when you will start from Pune.
C) Mother asked you when you will be starting from Pune. D) Mother asked you when you will have started from Pune.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mother asked you when you would start from Pune.

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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.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time. The camera is our pause button, the cork we use to stop time from running out. And the photo album is the most potent time machine ever ____________, one that transports you to a curated past where everything exists ________ you choose to remember it,one that lets you revisit ________ just people and places and ages, but the hidden crannies of ________ own memory and the strange landscape of emotions that lies beyond.

 

time machine ever ____________, one that transports

A) build B) built
C) building D) builds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) built

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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.


My tooth-brush is a thing that haunts me when I’m travelling, and ____________ my life a misery. I _____________ that I haven’t packed it, and wake up in a cold ________________, and get out of bed and hunt for it. And, in the morning, I pack it before I have used it, and have to unpack again to get it, and it is always the last thing I turn out of the bag; and _____________ I repack and forget it, and have to rush upstairs ___________ it at the last moment and carry it to the railway station, wrapped up in my pocket-handkerchief. Of course I had to turn every mortal thing out now, and, of course, I could not find it.


I turn out of the bag; and _____________ I repack and forget it,

A) than B) that
C) this D) then
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) then

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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.

 

Walt Disney failed many times, but learned the right lessons and hence failure was not ______ for him.

A) frustrating B) celebration
C) argument D) connector
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) frustrating

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In which sport did India win Bronze medal at Rio Olympics 2016?

A) Badminton B) Boxing
C) Hockey D) Wrestling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Wrestling

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Mount Everest has earned the _____ distinction of being the world's highest garbage dump.

A) marked B) disgusting
C) dubious D) dismal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) dubious

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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.

The payment was collected by the hardworking salesman.

A) The hardworking salesman collected the payment. B) The salesman who worked hard was able to collect the payment.
C) To collect the payment the salesman had to work hard. D) The hardworking salesman was able to collect the payment.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The hardworking salesman collected the payment.

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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.

Grudging

A) Envious B) Favouring
C) Generous D) Contented
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Envious

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