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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
In a jiffy

A) Fail to win appreciation B) In an appropriate manner
C) Something that is done very quickly D) To fall in love
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Something that is done very quickly

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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.
Herculean task

A) Important task B) Motivating
C) Optional to do D) Very difficult task
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Very difficult task

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
Now the first and most
X-strata of marine origin occur above the
Y-simple appearance is where
Z-level of the sea in horizontal position

A) XZY B) YXZ
C) XYZ D) ZYX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) YXZ

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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 to me, “I have often told you not to play in dark.”

 

A) He said to him that he shouldn’t play in dark. B) He reminded me that he had often told me not to play in dark.
C) He asked him to not play in dark. D) He asked me that he had told me to not play in dark.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He reminded me that he had often told me not to play in dark.

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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.

 

"My hour has come." thought the king.

 

A) The king thought that his hour had come B) His hour had come thought the king
C) The king thought that his hour had came D) The king wondered if his hour has come
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The king thought that his hour had come

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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.

 

Several countries ___________________ the world are now replacing the __________________ model of criminal justice partly _____________________ wholly with different models of restorative justice, _____________________ promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ____________________ indigenous systems of justice.

 

model of criminal justice partly _____________________

 

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

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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.

 

“Be silent” I said to them.

 

A) I told them to be silent. B) I told them of being silent.
C) I said them to be silent. D) Be silent, he said to them.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) I told them to be silent.

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) excusing B) begared
C) redulent D) imortal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) excusing

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