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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.

He said, “The dog died in the night.”

A) He inform about the dog’s death. B) He says dog died in the night.
C) The dog had died in the night, he said. D) He said that the dog had died in the night.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He said that the dog had died in the night.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.


P-And slowly, you reach the pinnacle of self-awareness, experiencing a unity with all life.
Q-If you transform your energy positively, it naturally becomes compassion and love.
R-Once you experientially are a part of everything then nobody needs to teach you morality.
S-Then you can do something to improve the situation, but without anger.

A) PQRS B) QPRS
C) RQPS D) RSPQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) QPRS

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

 

An achievement or something desired fail to be attained by someone

 

A) to elude B) to eschew
C) to shirk D) to devoid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to elude

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Opulent

A) Fake B) Gloomy
C) Rich D) Selfish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rich

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Select the synonym of
nutritious

A) insubstantial B) exceptional
C) nourishing D) superlative
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) nourishing

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required. Living in the heart of New York city is certainly like a far cry from living in the rural countryside. (i) heart of New York city is certainly a far cry from (ii) heart of New York city is a far cry than (iii) heart of the New York city is certainly ruing

A) Only (i)  B) Only (ii)
C) Only (iii) D) Both (ii) and (iii)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only (i) 

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The part of the sentence that is most important in this sentence is ‘a far cry.’ It means ‘vastly different from.’ But here this phrase has not been used in the correct way except option 1.
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The teachers informed the students that the class had been cancelled.

A) Informing the students that the class is cancelled was done by the teachers. B) The class has been cancelled, this the teachers informed the students.
C) The students were informed by the teachers that the class had been cancelled. D) The teachers cancelled the class and informed the students.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The students were informed by the teachers that the class had been cancelled.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Taj Mahal is (a worth seeing monument) in Agra.

A) a monument to see its worth B) a monument worth seeing
C) one of worth seeing monuments D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a monument worth seeing

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