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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.

 

The beggar said to me, "Please give me something to eat."

A) The beggar requested me to give him something to eat. B) The beggar requests me to give him something to eat.
C) The beggar requested me to have given him something to eat. D) The beggar requests me to give him something to be eaten.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The beggar requested me to have given him something to eat.

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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.


And then, a few glorious minutes ______________, it was time to reluctantly head ashore. ____________ time, the strokes were more fluid, the movements more relaxed. I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason why I came to the Andamans. As I watched, it played hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away. Suddenly, I realised a kinship with the blue waters ___________ the Bay of Bengal.


____________ time, the strokes were more fluid

A) These B) Those
C) At D) This
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) This

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Sexual reproduction in Algae that takes place through fusion of two similar size gametes is called?

A) Zoospores B) Anisogamous
C) Isogamous D) Oogamous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Isogamous

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

The King Juan Carlos of Spain(A)/arrived in London today(B)/for a three day visit(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A

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Who is the first law officer of the country?

A) Chief Justice of India B) Attorney General
C) Law Minister D) Solicitor General
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Attorney General

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

ENIGMA

A) ATTRACTIVE B) RIDDLE
C) FLARE­UP D) DREAM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RIDDLE

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To which country, India gave Rs. 35 crore rupees to children of freedom fighters in under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship' scheme?

A) Nepal B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh D) Sri Lanka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bangladesh

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Q:

Steam Engine was invented by?

A) Simon Stevin B) George Stephenson
C) Gary Starkweather D) Percy Spencer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) George Stephenson

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