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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.

 

I said to my wife, "These showpieces look nice."

 

A) I told my wife that these showpieces looked nice. B) I told my wife that those showpieces looked nice.
C)  I told my wife that those showpieces look nice. D) I told my wife that these showpieces look nice.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I told my wife that those showpieces looked nice.

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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.


Equally disappointing is the court's ________________, one-paragraph dismissal of the claim that criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech. Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high, secure, and insulated bench of the Supreme Court. It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court, _______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.


It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court

A) imaginary B) frivolous
C) unintellgible D) ordinary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) frivolous

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

You should learn to adopt (A)/ yourself to (B)/ changing circumstances.(C)/ No Error (D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A

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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.

 

It is basic to a democracy that its citizens remain in harmony _______ one another. At the very least, they should _______ treat each other as enemies. Enmity is spreadonly by vested interests that hope to thrive _________ polarising citizens. The ______________ between professed love for the country and infecting the people with hatred remains ignored. There is no instance in history of the policy of ‘divide and rule’ _____________ people’s welfare.

 

hope to thrive _________ polarising citizens

 

A) so B) as
C) by D) like
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) by

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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.

 

The reason is a fear that we will not ______________ find ourselves in that higher echelon of posts and achievements that get so many likes and reposts, a sign of success and ____________ in our binary outlook. A darker worry also exists at the back _______ our mind. What if we end __________ in the other group, an object of ridicule, derided as another in a long list of failures _________ embarrassments that go viral for all the wrong reasons?

 

list of failures _________ embarrassments that go viral

 

A) but B) nor
C) also D) and
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) and

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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 thefour alternatives.


One who has witnessed a debate ______ argument between two men _____________ strong intellectually, one of whom is a trained logician and the other lacking this advantage, will never forget the impression produced _________ him by the unequal struggle. The conflict is like that of a ____________ wrestler, untrained in the little tricks and turns of the science, in the various principles of applying force in a certain way at a certain time, at a certain place, with a __________ and experienced wrestler.


like that of a ____________ wrestler, untrained

 

A) powerful B) power
C) powerfully D) powering
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) powerful

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

All that we admired and adored (1)/ before as great and magnificent, (2)/ are obliterated or vanished. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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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.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ____________________ to increase employment.


distress or to kick-start economic ____________________ to increase employment.

A) activity B) happening
C) performance D) acts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) activity

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