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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

Grandmother is knitting a sweater for you.

A) A sweater is being knit by grandmother for you. B) A sweater will be knit by grandmother for you.
C) Grandmother is knitting for you a sweater. D) Knitting of a sweater has been done by grandmother for you.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A sweater is being knit by grandmother for you.

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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 children said, "They were busy playing thus they did not notice the stranger."

A) The children said that they had been busy playing so they have not noticed the stranger. B) The children said that they had been busy playing so they had not noticed the stranger.
C) The children said that they have been busy playing so they had not noticed the stranger. D)  The children said that they have been busy playing so they have not noticed the stranger.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The children said that they had been busy playing so they had not noticed the stranger.

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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 principal said, "Be quiet, girls."

A) The principal called the girls and ordered them to be quiet. B) The principal commanded the girls that they be quiet.
C) The principal urged the girls to be quiet. D) The principal said that the girls should be quiet.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The principal urged the girls to be quiet.

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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.

 

Cross that bridge when you come to it.

 

A) It is always better to plan for an eventuality rather face it when you are unprepared. B) Deal with a problem when and if it arises.
C) A bridge is a path to a different world. D) If you are brave then you can overcome all hurdles.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Deal with a problem when and if it arises.

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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.

This telephone number is not existing.

A) does not exist B) has not been existing
C) has had no existence D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) does not exist

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Use of ‘is’ is incorrect, the correct usage should be ‘does not exist’.

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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.

Rashmi said to me, "Where is the telephone exchange"?

A) Rashmi asked me that where the telephone exchange was. B) Rashmi asked me where the telephone exchange was.
C) Rashmi asked me where was the telephone exchange. D) Rashmi wanted to know where the telephone exchange was.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rashmi asked me where the telephone exchange was.

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
It is a crisis which
P-unless policymakers
Q-exercise some intelligence
R-will get even worse

A) RPQ B) RQP
C) PQR D) QPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RPQ

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

The antigen-antibody immunological reaction is used to be regarded as typical of immunological responses. Antibodies are proteins synthesized by specialized cells called plasma cells, which are formed by lymphocytes (cells from the lymph system) when an antigen, a substance foreign to an organism's body, comes in contact with lymphocytes. Two important manifestations of antigen-antibody immunity are lysis, the rapid physical rupture of antigenic cells and the liberation of their contents into the surrounding medium, and phagocytosis, a process in which antigenic particles are engulfed by and very often digested by macrophages and polymorphs. The process of lysis is executed by a complex and unstable blood constituent known as complement, which will not work unless it is activated by a specific antibody; the process of phagocytosis is greatly facilitated when the particles to be engulfed are coated by a specific antibody directed against them.

One of the two important manifestations of antigen-antibody immunity is lysis while the other is

A) lymphocytes B) plasma
C) antigenic cells D) phagocytosis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) phagocytosis

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