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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.


Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high

A) making B) made
C) for making D) to make
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to make

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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.

 

‘Do you have anything to tell me, little princess?' asked the king.

 

A) The king ask the little princess if she have anything to tell him. B) The king asked the little princess that if she had anything to tell him.
C) The king said to the little princess if she had anything to say to him. D) The king asked the little princess whether she had anything to tell him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The king asked the little princess whether she had anything to tell him.

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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.

 

My colleague said, "I will start a new assignment tomorrow."

A) My colleague said that he would start a new assignment tomorrow. B) My colleague said that he will start a new assignment the next day.
C) My colleague said that he would start a new assignment the next day. D) My colleague said that he will start a new assignment tomorrow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) My colleague said that he would start a new assignment the next day.

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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.


Raising effective primary and district-level coverage of mental health services for the general population, without requiring people to travel long distances to see a specialist and get medicines, should be a priority. _________________ the base of psychiatrists is low in relation to the need, the use of trained general practitioners as the first line of contact assumes importance. Some studies show many of them are not confident ________________ with their training to detect, diagnose and manage mental illnesses. ______________ a concerted effort, primary care physicians can be trained to help people with mild and severe problems, ________________ from anxiety disorders to depression, psychoses and conditions arising from alcohol and substance _______________.

 


_________________ the base of psychiatrists is low in relation to the need

A) Since B) Why
C) As soon as D) Where
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Since

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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.

 


So apart from having


A- colleagues would go out for tea at periodic intervals


B- the routine coffee served


C- from the cafeteria my

 

A) BAC B)  BCA
C)  ACB D)  ABC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  BCA

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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.

 

My mother says,"I have often told you not to play with fire."

A) My mother has often told me not to play with fire. B) My mother said that I should not play with fire.
C) My mother says that she has often told me not to play with fire. D) My mother says that she often tells me not to play with fire.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) My mother says that she has often told me not to play with fire.

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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’.

For man to change radically, fundamentally, (1)/ there must be a mutation in a very (2)/ brain cells of his mind. (3)/ No error (4)

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

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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’.

 

A person operating at the pre-conventional level of moral reasoning (1)/ considers any decision or ethical dilemma from the point of view of avoiding (2)/ personal harm, losing or seek personal gain. (3)/ No error (4)

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

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