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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

The doctor said to us, “Where are you going?”

 

A) The doctor enquired where we were going B) The doctor enquired about our destination
C) The doctor said where are we going D) The doctor says where we going
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The doctor enquired where we were going

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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.

 

We often feel, in such an environment, that our social sphere _____________ around us. We can see, in quantitative values — the number of likes, re-posts, shares — the interest garnered by anything created by us. This makes social interaction slightly more ___________, when we start to think of it in number terms. It becomes easier to see it in visual terms, rather ________ emotive cues. And _____________ that happens we are motivated to reveal only those parts of ____________ that we know will trigger a considerable quantitative response.

 

And _____________ that happens we are motivated

 

A) why B) where
C) whom D) when
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) when

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An object of 1.2 cm height is placed 30 cm before a concave mirror of focal length of 20 cm toget a real image at a distance of 60 cm from the mirror. What is the height of the image formed?

A) -3.6 cm B) -2.4 cm
C) 1.2 cm D) 2.4 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -2.4 cm

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Q:

Matter is classified as a

A) pure substance B) mixture
C) both 1 & 2 D) none of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both 1 & 2

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Q:

Christmas Card was invented by ________.

A) John Barber B) Josephine Cochrane
C) Sir Henry Cole D) Bartolomeo Cristofori
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sir Henry Cole

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Who among the following has been recently awarded with ‘Indian of the year’ award?

A) Sunita Rani B) Dhiraj Singh
C) Preety Shenoy D) Abhishek Kumar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Preety Shenoy

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Which Indian actor won the Ordre des Arts et des Letters (Order of Arts and Letters) from the French Government in 2016?

A) Nana Patekar B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Anupam Kher D) Kamal Hassan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kamal Hassan

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Who among the following is an Indian gymnast who received the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 2017 by the Government of India?

A) PV Sindhu B) Sakshi Malik
C) Koneru Hampy D) Dipa Karmakar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dipa Karmakar

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