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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 friend, "Be careful, my dog may bite you."

A) I warned my friend to have been careful and that my dog might be biting him. B) I warned my friend to be careful and that my dog might bite him.
C) I warn my friend to be careful and that my dog may bite him. D) I warned my friend for being careful and that my dog might be biting him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I warned my friend to be careful and that my dog might bite him.

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In the following question, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column 'A' contains the list of bold words, and in column 'B' the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options. If no correction is required against the given bold words, mark (E), i.e., "None of the above" as your answer.

The Bill states that companies with more than 10 employees would periodically debate specific terms with their workers, publish their own charter, and create an Employee Welfare Committee consisting of representatives of the company’s workforce.

A) Both (1)-(5) and (4)-(8) B) (4)-(8)
C) (1)-(5) D) (3)-(7)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (1)-(5)

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'Debate' results in only one of the parties involved in the argument to win. But, when employees and employers discuss the terms of working, the end results must satisfy both and not just one of them. This is called 'negotiation', not a debate. Also, employees are the same as that of workers. So, no change is required here. A committee is formed by 'representatives' from various factions. 'Capital' doesn’t require representation.

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

 


In short, to write a good letter you must approach the job in the lightest and most casual way. You must be personal, not abstract. You must not say, 'This is too small a thing to put down'. You must say, 'This is just the sort of small thing we talk about at home. If I tell them this they will see me, as it were they'll hear my voice, they'll know what I'm talking about'. That is the purpose of a letter. Carlyle had the trick to perfection. He is writing from Scotsbrig to his brother Alec in Canada and he begins talking about his mother. Good old Mother, he says, 'she is even now sitting at my back, trying at another table to write you a small word with her own hand; the first time she has tried such a thing for a year past. It is Saturday night, after dark; we are in the east room in a hard, dry evening with a bright fire to our two selves; Jenny and her Barns are 'scouring up things' in the other end of the house; and below stairs the winter operations of the farm go on, in a subdued tone; you can conceive the scene! How simple it is and yet how perfect. Can not you see Alec reading it in his far-off home and his eyes moistening at the picture of his old mother sitting and writing her last message to him on earth?

 

The recipient of your letter should ________.

 

A) use a lot of imagination B) know what you are talking about
C) get distracted when reading your letter D) find it difficult to understand your letter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) know what you are talking about

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

 

Ruse

 

A) Rules B) Fuel
C) Trick D) Exchange
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Trick

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Unprecedented

 

A) Exceptional B) Bizarre
C) Fantastic D) Known
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Known

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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.

 

I said to Arun, "What do you want?"

 

A) asked that Arun what he wanted. B) I asked that Arun what he wants.
C) I asked that Arun what he is wanting. D) I asked Arun what he wanted.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) I asked Arun what he wanted.

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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.

Jayesh has sent the email.

A) The email has had been sent by Jayesh. B) The email has been sent by Jayesh.
C) The email was sent by Jayesh. D) The email was send by Jayesh.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The email has been sent by Jayesh.

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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.

 

He needs to ______ his soul.

 

A) bare B) bear
C) beer D) bee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bare

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