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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.

 

The boss said to him,"Please tell me what the old man said today."

 

A) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said that day. B) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said today.
C) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man said that day. D) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man said today.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The boss requested him to tell him what the old man had said that day.

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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 love which is based on physical beauty is not ______.

 

A) imminent B) deponent
C) remanent D) permanent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) permanent

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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.

 

He asked him to ______ some documents.

 

A) set out   B) go through  
C) look up   D) imagine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) go through  

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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'.
Not only did they offer him (1)/ good salary but provided (2)/ him with a beautiful bungalow. (3)/ No Error (4)

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

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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.

 

Anti­apartheid activist Desmond Tutu is even more hard­headed when he says, "In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry’." Mr. Tutu adds that ______________ reconciliations can only lead to spurious healing. _____________ him forgiveness is a wager, an ethical wager on the future of ______________ relationship. This is why the few events of apology which stand up to _____________ scrutiny deserve to be treasured.

 

"In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry'."

 

A) each B) all
C) any D) every
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) every

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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.

 

Lateral thinking method is ______ with creation of new ideas that is a procedure and readiness to look at things in a diverse approach.

 

A) regressive B) neoconservative
C) aggressive D) apprehensive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) apprehensive

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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

and 300 feet ________. By January 2017

 

A) width   B) length  
C) breadth   D) wide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) wide

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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'.

 

Early marriages only not leads to high-population (1)/ and thwart the progress of our young population, (2)/ they entail an enormous amount of trouble to young mothers. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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