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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Nandita asked me B) if I was working
C) hardly these days D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) hardly these days

Explanation:

The error is in third part. The adjective hard has two different adverbs, and they express opposite meanings. The adverb hard is used to modify a verb and means that the action is being done very intensely. The adverb hardly is used to modify a verb and means that the action is not being done very intensely. So there the correct usage will be ‘working hard’.

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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.

The teacher said to the students, "I will not tolerate such behaviour."

A) The teacher said to the students that he would not tolerate such behaviour. B) The teacher said to the students that he would not be tolerating such behaviour.
C) The teacher said to the students that he will not tolerate such behaviour. D) The teacher said to the students that he will not be tolerating such behaviour.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The teacher said to the students that he would not tolerate such behaviour.

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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.

 

"I don't know the way. Do you?" Vipul asked.

 

A) Vipul said he didn't know the way and asked her if she did. B) Vipul said he didn't knew the way and asked her if she did.
C) Vipul said he didn't knew the way and asked her whether she did. D) Vipul said that he didn't know the way and asked her if she did.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vipul said he didn't know the way and asked her if she did.

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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.

 

At the eleventh hour

 

A) At the last moment B) Very late at night.
C) At a very odd time. D) Luckily have sufficient time to wrap up things.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) At the last moment

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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.

 

A nation’s progress

 

A-requires many policies, many

B-on many fronts

C-plans, and actions

 

A) ABC B) CBA
C) ACB D) CAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ACB

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Leaps and bounds

A) Slowly B) Rapidly
C) Jumping D) Stationary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rapidly

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

Oats are cut shortly before reaching _______________, when they are known as oat­hay.

 

A) maturity B) age
C) ripeness D) readiness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) maturity

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding.


The nation is often_______by the metaphor of familial relations

A) defiled B) descanted
C) decried D) described
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) described

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