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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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Q:

The energy obtained from atoms is known as.........

A) Solar energy B) Heat energy
C) Nuclear energy D) Chemical energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nuclear energy

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

 

Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

 

A) Ardent B) Fervent
C) Apathetic D) Melancholic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Apathetic

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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.

excuse my French

 

A) to apologize for swearing B) to speak in a language that others can't understand
C) being excessively polite D) lack of foreign language skills
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to apologize for swearing

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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.


"Won’t you help me to carry this suitcase?" said I to my wife.

A) I asked my wife that if she would not help me in carrying that suitcase. B) I asked my wife if she would not help me to carry that suitcase.
C) I asked my wife that whether she would not help me to carry this suitcase. D) I asked my wife that if she would be helping me to carry this suitcase.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I asked my wife if she would not help me to carry that suitcase.

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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.

 

To know language is to be able to speak it; even a child who does not yet attend school can speak his or her language. In order to speak a language it is important to listen to it and to read a few pages in it everyday. A child picks up language and learns to talk just as (s)he learns to walk. Walking and talking comes naturally to a child as it grows. In our country, a child may grow up speaking more than one language, if these languages are spoken in the home and in the neighbourhood. we call this multilingualism. A child speaks a language or languages much before (s)he starts going to school. To know a language then is first of all to be able to speak it as easily and naturally as a tree year old child does. Later on the child will learn to read and write in that language. In order to read and write in a language, one has to speak it. But it is possible to speak a language but not able to read or write in it. A baby does not speak until it is nine months old but it understands a few words at six months of age. It has been listening ever since it was born, and even a little before that. So the first strategy in speaking a language is to listen.

 

Multi-lingualism means

A) speaking more than one language B) speaking only one language
C) speaking any language D) speech
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) speaking more than one language

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The absolute zero is a temperature at which _______

A) molecular motion in a gas would cease B) water freezes
C) all gases become liquid D) all gases become solid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) molecular motion in a gas would cease

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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.

"What time does the flight arrive?" she asked the receptionist.

A) She asked the receptionist what time the flight arrived. B) She asked the receptionist what time the flight arrive.
C) She asked the receptionist when does the flight arrive. D) She asked the receptionist what was going to be the time for the flights arrival.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She asked the receptionist what time the flight arrived.

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