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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.

The fun ____________ reduced significantly when mom decided to tag along.

A) mark B) sign
C) quotient D) moment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) quotient

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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 friends, "let us go to a picnic for a change".

A) I asked my friends if they would go to a picnic for a change. B) I asked my friends to go to a picnic for a change.
C)  I permitted my friends to go to a picnic for a change. D) I suggested to my friends that we should go to a picnic for a change.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) I suggested to my friends that we should go to a picnic for a change.

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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.

Books are our ______ friends. They are our guides. We can learn everything from them. The books contain all the great ______ of the world's leaders and we can learn them by reading the books. The books help us find ______ to our questions. The books never fail us. We should read as ______ books as we can. But all books are not good. So we should ______ only good books.

So we should ______ only good books and read them.

A) remove B) looking
C) steel D) choose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) choose

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

That which makes one highly knowledgeable

A) Erudition B) Irreverence
C) Irritability D) Impulsiveness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Erudition

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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.

Once again, a _____________ monsoon so vital to India's economic fortunes has left some states in shambles. From Assam to Karnataka, heavy rainfall in a ____________ has created paralysing floods that have taken a _______________, wiped out crops and destroyed hard-earned assets. When the waters ___________, a familiar cycle of assessment of damage by Central teams, preparation of loss estimates and expensive ____________ work such as repairs of river embankments, will follow.


expensive ____________ work such as repairs of river embankments, will follow.

A) rejuvenation B) reclamation
C) renovation D) restoration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) restoration

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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.
Children like to play all day long.

A) Liking is done by children of playing all day long. B) Playing all day long is liked by children.
C) All day long children do like to play. D) Children play all day long and like it.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Playing all day long is liked by children.

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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.

The big stone monument was the only __________ the lost traveller remembered.

A) specimen B) souvenir
C) piece D) landmark
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) landmark

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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.


for the generation, transmission, and _____ of life

A) susceptibility B) subtraction
C) sustenance D) suspension
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sustenance

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