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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 taxi is here," said the watchman.

 

A) The watchman said that the taxi is there. B) The watchman said that the taxi was here.
C) The watchman said that the taxi is here. D) The watchman said that the taxi was there.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The watchman said that the taxi was there.

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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.

 

to make from scratch

 

A) The universe was created out of nothing B) To do something from the beginning
C) To build something out of nothing D) One scratch if neglected will destroy the structure eventually
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To do something from the beginning

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

The professor always answers my questions.

 

A) My questions were always answered by the professor. B) My questions are always answered by the professor.
C) My questions were always being answered by the professor. D) My questions had always been answered by the professor.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My questions are always answered by the professor.

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


When I think of my family's history on the land. I experience a pang of regret. Unlike much of the arid West, where the land has gone virtually unchanged for centuries, my place of origin, western Kansas, has been torn up by agriculture. The flat plains, excellent soil, and sparse but just adequate rainfall permitted farming; therefore farming prevailed, and a good 90% of the original sod prairie is gone. The consequence, in human terms, is that our relationship to our place has always felt primarily mercantile. We used the land and denied, or held at bay, its effect on us. Yet from my earliest childhood, when the most of the Kansas prairie was still intact, I 've known that the land also had a romantic quality. I've felt moved by the expanse of it , enthralled by size. I take pride in my identity as a plains daughter.

 

The argument in the paragraph is based primarily on :

A) facts of history and statistical studies. B)  facts derived from the author's personal observations.
C) feelings the author has picked up from personal experience. D) feeling passed down to the authors by ancestors.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) feelings the author has picked up from personal experience.

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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.

As one of the most misunderstood practices, yoga has often borne the brunt of being __________ in extremes: of yogis in pretzel-like contortions at __________ end of the spectrum, and young Instagram-led, erstwhile-overweight beach posers ____________ the other. The truth is that yoga is what you want it to be — the ultimate customisable exercise form. For a runner, it may mean lengthening muscles to gain _______________, while for someone who is hyper-flexible, it could be a way of __________core strength.

yoga has often borne the brunt of being __________ in extremes

A) see B) seen
C) saw D) to see
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) seen

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

A) Epic B) Rust
C) Teeny D) Vast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Teeny

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Just punishment for wrong doing

A) Dandy B) Nemesis
C) Prodigy D) Wagon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nemesis

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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.

 

Juhi said to her friend, "I can choose to live the way I want to."

A) Juhi told her friend that she can choose to live the way she want to. B) Juhi told her friend that she could be choosing to live the way she wants to.
C) Juhi told her friend that she chooses to live the way she wanted to. D) Juhi told her friend that she could choose to live the way she wanted to.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Juhi told her friend that she could choose to live the way she wanted to.

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