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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 will make for you the best rice you have ever had,” said the chef.

A) The chef told that he will make for him the best rice he has ever had. B) The chef told him that he would make for him the best rice he had ever had.
C) The chef told that he will make for him the best rice he has ever have. D) The chef tells that he would make for him the best rice he has ever had.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The chef told him that he would make for him the best rice he had ever had.

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0 1961
Q:

D.C Series motor never operated on 

A) Full Load B) Half Load
C) No Load D) At any Load
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) No Load

Explanation:

D.C series motor both armature and feild connected in series at noload condition current drawn by the motor is zero Ia=0 flux also zero. but very small amount of flux avalible because of residual magnetism

in series motor speed  =  N α Eb/Φ Eb almost conistant

                                 =    N α 1/Φ

At no load condition d.c series can be run as dangerously very high so d.c series motor
operated at load condition only

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1 1960
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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 fact that one has

 

A-to be fiercely independent

B-get accustomed to

C-in this country was hard to

 

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

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0 1958
Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Pithy

 

A) Verbose B) Brief
C) Lengthy D) Unabridged
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brief

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0 1957
Q:

Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer


"I need you to give me a ballparks worth
of figures of how much this event is
going to cost us in the next two months."
i. give me a ballpark figure of how much this
event is going to cost
ii. give me the biggest ballpark of your figure,
how much this event is going to cost
iii. give me a ballpark figure of how much this
event is coming to cost

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. ii and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A. Only i

Explanation:

Ans. A.
The answer is 'give me a ballpark figure of how much this event is going to cost.' A ballpark figure is a rough numerical estimate or approximation.

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0 1957
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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. The war of succession ultimately boiled over to who had more power. B) B. The war of succession ultimately boiled below to who had more power.
C) C. The war of succession ultimately boiled upon to who had more power. D) D. The war of succession ultimately boiled down for who had more power.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Ans. E.
In the given sentences, boiled down is the phrasal verb that should have been used which means summarizing something, to reduce or simplify
(something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). In this context it means that the one who had more power succeeded. 'Boiled down' should be followed by 'to' and not 'for', hence option D is incorrect.

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0 1949
Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Debonair

 

A) Elegant B) Awkward
C) Clumsy D) Difficult
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Elegant

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0 1949
Q:

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

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

The author implies that

 

A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles B) hedgehogs eat only black beetles
C) they do not eat black beetles D) he is writing a book on hedgehogs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles

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0 1946