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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.

 

She said to him, "I can run faster than you."

A) She told him that she could run faster than him. B) She said to him that she can run faster than him.
C) She told him that she could be running faster than him. D) She has told him that she can run faster than him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She told him that she could run faster than him.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: About 30 new hydro projects are now under execution with an installed capacity of 5,600 MW.
Q: However, with the rapid increase in demand for power, higher priority was given to the pithead super thermal power stations as their gestation period was smaller than that of the hydel schemes.
R: Many projects were taken up for execution after independence and at one time (1962-63), the capacity contribution from hydro schemes was equal to thermal schemes.
S: The first hydro generating unit in India was commissioned in Darjeeling (W.Bengal) in 1897.

 

A) RQPS B) SRQP
C) QPSR D) PQRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) SRQP

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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.

Life is full of ______ types of experiences.Strange, in fact, are the ways of God.If a man is happy today, he may be ______ unhappy the very next day.Some ______ are pleasant and joyful while others are full of ______ and pain.If at one time a person finds himself on top of the world, at the ______ time he is depressed and downcast.


at the ______ time he is depressed and downcast.

A) most B) second
C) last D) other
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) other

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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.

 

I would then look

 

A-do some hand-holding and when they were

B-around for my colleagues to

C-not in sight pray for divine intervention

 

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

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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.

 

The need

 

A : the highways has

B : been felt over the years

C : to curb drunken driving on

 

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

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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.

 

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________ their relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances. In response ________________ the challenge, a strong view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that __________________ journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

 

develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

 

A) trivial B) core
C) trite D) frivolous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) core

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

He recommended (A) / my case (B) / with the supervisor (C) / No Error (D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A roundabout way of speaking

A) Centipede B) Circumlocution
C) Coercion D) Concentric
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Circumlocution

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