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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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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Beyond the pale

A) Unreasonable or unacceptable B) Beyond redemption
C) Full of rhetoric D) Distasteful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Unreasonable or unacceptable

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

From the last five days it has been raining torrentially.

A) Since the last B) for the last 
C) Since last D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Since the last

Explanation:

From is used to denote a point of time. The preposition ‘since’ should be used here as five days is a period of time and the event started at the beginning of those five days.

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In October 2018, India was elected as a member to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a period of

A) five years B) four years
C) three years D) two years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) three years

Explanation:

In January India will join China and Nepal, besides Pakistan, which were elected to the 47-member Council in previous years to serve three-year terms.India received 188 votes, the highest polled by any of the 18 countries elected in the voting.This is the fifth time India is elected to the Geneva-based Council, the main body of the UN charged with promoting and monitoring human rights.

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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.

 

Eminent

 

A) Famous B) Insignificant
C) Bland   D) Typical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Famous

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

Anuj said, “I need your help now.”

 

A) Anju needed my help then. B) Anuj said that he needed my help then.
C) Anuj said he needed my help now. D) Anuj says he needed my help now.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Anuj said that he needed my help then.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) indisposition B) indesposition
C) indispossition   D) indespossition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) indisposition

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Which state has decided to recruit transgender people as jail wardens?

A) Uttarakhand B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala D) Odisha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Odisha

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