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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.

 

My colleague said, "I will start a new assignment tomorrow."

A) My colleague said that he would start a new assignment tomorrow. B) My colleague said that he will start a new assignment the next day.
C) My colleague said that he would start a new assignment the next day. D) My colleague said that he will start a new assignment tomorrow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) My colleague said that he would start a new assignment the next day.

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

 

The man who is perpetually hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither. The man who resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter-suggestion of a friend, - who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan, and veers like a weather-cock to every point of the compass, with every breath of caprice that blows-can never accomplish anything great or useful. Instead of being progressive in any thing, he will be at best stationary, and more probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose with flexible perseverance, undismayed by those petty difficulties which daunt a weaker spirit that can advance to eminence in any line. Take your course wisely, but firmly; and having taken it, hold upon it with heroic resolution, and the Alps and Pyrenees will sink before you.

 

The writer advises us to be ______.

A) wise, firm and resolute. B) weak, firm and resolute.
C) happy, firm and resolute. D) flexible, happy and resolute.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) wise, firm and resolute.

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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.
Best of both worlds

A) Two best teams compete with each other. B) A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities.
C) Gods who rule heaven and earth. D) A person who is respected even by his enemies.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities.

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements relating  to  protection  against arrest  and detention  of  individuals  under  Article  22  is not correct?

A) No  person  who  is  arrested  shall  be detained   in   custody   without   being informed   of   the   grounds   for   such arrest. B) No  person  shall  be  denied  the  right  to consult,  and  be  defended  by,  a  legal practitioner of his/her choice.
C) Every   person   who   is   arrested   and detained  in  custody  shall  be  produced before  the  nearest  magistrate  within  a period of one week of suc D) The  right  to  protection  against  is  not available to a person in jail pursuant to a judicial order.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Every   person   who   is   arrested   and detained  in  custody  shall  be  produced before  the  nearest  magistrate  within  a period of one week of suc

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Every  person  who  is  arrested  and detained    in    custody    shall    be produced    before    the    nearest magistrate   within   a   period   of twenty-four  hours  of  such  arrest excluding  the  time  necessary  for the   journey   from   the   place   of arrest    to    the    court    of    the magistrate   and   no   such   person shall    be    detained    in    custody beyond the said period without the authority of a magistrate.

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

The coverage of schemes remain /patchy because of rampant / leakages, and poor execution / and monitoring. / No error

A) The coverage of schemes remain B) patchy because of rampant
C) leakages, and poor execution D) and monitoring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The coverage of schemes remain

Explanation:

'The coverage of schemes remains' should be used to make the sentence correct. Here the noun is 'coverage' that’s why we should use 'remains' instead of 'remain'.

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Where was the 'Azad Hind Fauj' founded?

A) Singapore B) Thailand
C) Britain D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Singapore

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

She expects good news.

 

A) Good news is expected by her B) News should be good by her
C) Good news was expected by her D) Good news expected
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Good news is expected by her

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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.

 

Repugnance

 

 

A) Esteem   B) Respect
C) Aversion   D) Sympathy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aversion  

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