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Smallest units of meaning in a language

A) Pragmatics B) phoneme
C) morpheme D) syntax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) morpheme

Explanation:

A morpheme is the smallest unit of a word that provides a specific meaning to a string of letters.

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Conniosseur B) Connoisseur
C)  Connossieur D) Connosseiur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Connoisseur

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Which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

A) A student is expected to write a book report about a book that his teacher has assigned. The student doesn't want to read the book and is bored with the subject. He visits websites that provide reviews and book reports and he copies from each of the diffe B) A writer decides that he wants to create an Internet website to generate ad revenue. Instead of writing his own articles, he visits twenty other websites that have articles on the topic in which he is interested. He copies each of the articles, changes th
C) When a writer reuses a mix of word, phrases, and ideas from a source without indicating which words and ideas have been borrowed and/or without properly citing the source. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Duplicating the content or Copying words or ideas from someone else WITHOUT giving credit is called Plagiarism.

Plagiarism can be a violation of copyright laws and can be considered cheating.

  

Types of Plagiarism :: 

 

1. Direct Plagiarism

 

2. Mosaic Plagiarism

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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.

'What do you want?' Sheila asked Rohan.

 

A) Sheila asked Rohan what do you want. B) Sheila asked Rohan what he wanted.
C) Sheila asked Rohan what does he want. D) Sheila asked Rohan what he wants.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sheila asked Rohan what he wanted.

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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

Palliate

A) Accuse B) Relieve
C) Condemn D) Exacerbate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Relieve

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The speed of a boat when travelling downstream is 32 km/h, whereas when travelling upstream it is 28 km/h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

A) 27 km/h B) 29 km/h
C) 31 km/h D) Cannot be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Ans.  Suppose the speed of boat in still water is x km/h and speed of stream is y km/h

Speedof boat in downstream = (x + y) km/h x+ y = 32 …(i) 

Speed of boat in upstream = (x – y) km/h

x – y = 28 …(ii)

Add. Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get 2x = 60

x = 30 km/h

 

 

 

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War is peace; Freedom is slavery; Ignorance is strength; meaning

Answer

In the novel entitled 1984 by George Orwell's, "War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength;" is one of the three slogans of the entity known only as “The Party,” English Socialist Party ("INGSOC" for short) of Oceania.


 


It means "describes the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts."

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
I (have done) my exercises when keshav came to see me.

A) had done B) done
C) doing D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) had done

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