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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.

 

The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position ______ respect to a frame of reference.

 

A) by B) of
C) or D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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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 inIndirect/Direct Speech.

Sita said, “Will he listen to such a man?”

A) Sita said would we listen to such a man. B) Sita ask if he would listen to such a man.
C) Sita said would I listen to such a man. D) Sita asked whether he would listen to such a man.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sita asked whether he would listen to such a man.

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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".

My uncle goes to office on bicycle or by foot.

A) by bicycle or by foot B) by bicycle or on foot
C) on bicycle or on foot D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) by bicycle or on foot

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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.

 

Be glad to see the back of

 

A) Be always welcome whenever you go back. B) Talk bad about somebody you hate behind their back.
C) Be happy when a person leaves. D) Feel happy that you backed off from a fruitless plan.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Be happy when a person leaves.

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Photosynthesis is (1)/ possible (2)/ because of sun. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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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.


___________ being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. _______________ of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar _____________ to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ________________ they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense _________________.


we have familiar _____________ to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India.

A) assistance B) aids
C) help D) support
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) aids

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A conclusion or agreement done or reached decisively and with authority.

A) precise B) definitive
C) reliable D) specific
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) definitive

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

unable to be destroyed or removed.

A) ineradicable B) habit
C) worn D) fixed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ineradicable

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