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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

I can't stand on my head because I am not well."

A) He said that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well. B) He said that he can't stand on his head because he was not well.
C) He told that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well. D) He declared that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He said that he couldn't stand on his head because he was not well.

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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.

 

But representatives have cynically chosen to look the other _________________ when matters of justice are involved. They seem to have only a will to power; to be part of a new ___________________ elite. _________________ they forget that the history of struggle is the future of struggle. Maoism is one extreme ____________________ struggle ___________________ corrupt appropriative and greedy elites; there are others.

 

Maoism is one extreme ____________________ struggle

 

A) size B) form of
C) sample D) paragon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) form of

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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’.
If you had (1)/ told me earlier (2)/ I will help you. (3)/ No Error (4)

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

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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.

 

The abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

write good English _____________ bad English.

 

A) so B) such  
C) as D) like
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) as

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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.

 

Easier said than done

 

A) A task which is expected to be difficult turns out to be easy. B) Intentionally tell some one that a difficult task is easy
C) Be more easily talked about than put into practice D) Once a difficult task is done it feels easy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Be more easily talked about than put into practice

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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.

 

To know ______ reality, the powers of the mind need to be turned back upon itself. With concentration, the mind can ______ its innermost secrets, just as the darkest places reveal their secrets to the penetrating rays of light. We can then ______ soul truths, whether life exists for five minutes or for ______, and whether there is a God. To go beyond the mind and our present reality, we need to use the mind itself as a tool. Patanjali, in his Hatha Yoga Pradipika, stated, “Yoga is the ______ of the modifications of the mind.”

 

“Yoga is the ______ of the modifications

A) evolution B) ambition
C) bijection D) cessation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) cessation

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In the following questions, 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. Organization are institutions in which members compete for status and _____. They _____ for the resources of the organization, for example, _____ to expand their own departments, for _____ advancement and for power to _____ the activities of others.

for power to _____ the activities of others.

A) affect B) control
C) curb D) pursue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) control

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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.
If your child has not met the ______________ vaccination requirements, he or she will not be allowed to attend public school.

A) optional B) referral
C) compulsory D) guideline
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) compulsory

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