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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.

 

Crocodile tears

 

A) To feel sad for another person's misfortunes B) To laugh so much that your eyes start to water
C) A person whose sadness is never noticed D) Expressions of sorrow that are insincere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Expressions of sorrow that are insincere

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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 student said, "I must study hard."

 

A) The student said that he had to study hard. B) The student says that he had to study hard.
C) The student says that he must study hard. D) The student say that he had to study hard.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The student said that he had to study hard.

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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.

 

Very simply, a checklist is a list of items required, things to be done or points to be considered, used as a reminder. This is clear. Is the _______________ implication equally clear? Perhaps not. A checklist is purely objective, no _______________ is involved. That means, if the checklist is framed as a set ______ questions, the answer to every question can only be a binary “Yes” _______ “No” and nothing in between; no shades of grey. Such objectivity is the very antithesis of the education system today, both in the way teaching happens and in the ____________ of the student.

 

way teaching happens and in the ____________ of the student.

A) evaluative B) evaluate
C) evaluable D) evaluation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) evaluation

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The property of metals by which they can be beaten into thin sheets is called _______________.

A) ductility B) malleability
C) viscosity D) tensile strength
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) malleability

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Who is the first woman ruler of India?

A) Indira Gandhi B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Razia Sultan D) Sucheta Kriplani
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Razia Sultan

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Raziya al-Din, popularly known as Razia Sultana, was the first woman ruler of India. She is a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. She is notable for being the first female Muslim ruler of South Asia.

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The land forms formed by wave erosion is

A) Spit B) Beach
C) Cave D) Barrier island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cave

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Who discovered sea route to India?

A) Babur B) Vasco-da-Gama
C) Galileo D) Ferondoz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vasco-da-Gama

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) infarnal B) dorsally
C) somwhat D) mangoose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) dorsally

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