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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 

Accordingly to the author ___________ enables him to project a vision of the future

 

A) man's present experience B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past
C) man's sympathetic nature D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past

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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.

 

He said to her, "I will meet you here tomorrow."

 

A) He told her this that he will meet her there the following day. B) He told her that he would meet her there the following day.
C) He told her that he would meet her here tomorrow. D) He told her that he will meet her there tomorrow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He told her that he would meet her there the following day.

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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.

 

Jyoti said to her sister, "The RBI is India's central bank".

 

A) Jyoti told her sister the RBI was India's central bank. B) Jyoti told her sister that the RBI was India's central bank.
C) Jyoti told her sister that the RBI is India's central bank. D) Jyoti told her sister the RBI is India's central bank.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jyoti told her sister that the RBI is India's central bank.

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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 professor said to Suraj, "Who were you waiting for?"

 

A) The professor asked Suraj who he was waiting for. B) The professor asked Suraj who he had been waiting for.
C) The professor inquired with Suraj who he was waiting for. D) The professor asked Suraj who he has been waiting for.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The professor asked Suraj who he had been waiting for.

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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'.

 

Sorry to have(A)/troubled you; since(B)/it couldn't be helped.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) scrimpped B) avering
C) duodenum D) evidance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) duodenum

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Cloistered

 

A) Isolated B) Mendable
C) Improvement D) Crowded
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Isolated

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

I (have been advocate) moderation in daily physical exercise for nearly half a century in all my writings and books.

 

A) have being advocating B) has been advocating
C) have been advocating D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have been advocating

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