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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The lecturer praised her.

 

A) Her was praised by the lecturer. B) She felt praised by the lecturer.
C) She was praised by the lecturer. D) She is praised by the lecturer.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) She was praised by the lecturer.

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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.

From our common experience

X-of the relation of the
Y-mental he starts out
Z-physical and the

A) XYZ B) XZY
C) ZYX D) ZXY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) XZY

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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.


Instead of finding the root cause of_________ of Indians, the British government took to more ____________ measures. Under the Defense of India Act, it gave more power to the police to arrest persons to stop processions with ____________ movements and actions. The Act brought in the Central Legislative Assembly was defeated by one vote. Even then it was to be passed in the form of an ordinance in the "interest of the public." Bhagat Singh who was in hiding all this while, volunteered to throw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly where the meeting to pass the ordinance was being held. It was a carefully laid out _________, not to cause death or injury but to _____________ the attention of the government, that the modes of its suppression could no more be tolerated. It was decided that Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt would court arrest after throwing the bomb.


Instead of finding the root cause of_________ of Indians

A) discontent B) problem
C) sadness D) protest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) discontent

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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) Obeisance B) Obeisanse
C) Obesance D) Obesanse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Obeisance

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Electricity has modernized the march of modern events.

A) revolutionised B) developed
C) created D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) revolutionised

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

It must be noted that/ decentralization should be applied/ along with caution as it can/ lead to organizational disintegration.

A) It must be noted that B) Decentralization should be applied
C) Along with caution as it can D) Lead to organizational disintegration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Along with caution as it can

Explanation:

The error lies in the third part of the sentence. The word 'along' is unnecessary and must be omitted. Along denotes accompaniment. The context of the sentence doesn't talk about accompaniment.

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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.

 

I am compelled to

 

A : being fully cognizant of the rich

B : effects of all languages on one another

C : call it an abomination despite

 

A) BCA B) BAC
C) CAB D) ACB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) CAB

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :At the age of eighteen Gandhi went to college, but remained for only part of the year.
S6:This was against his religion, and most of his relatives were against his going.
P:Soonafter this, he was advised to go to England to study tobe a lawyer.
Q:Studies did not interest him and he did not do well.
R:It was difficult for him to leave India and go to a foreign land where he would have to eat and drink with foreigners.
S:This would not be easy.

The proper sequence should be 

A) P S R Q B) S Q P R
C) P R Q S D) Q P S R
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Q P S R

Explanation:

The starting statement describes about the education of Gandhi. The next statement would be talking about his interest in studies. Thus, Q will be the connecting statement. So, Q being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is QPSR.

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