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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 clerk said to the visitor,"Shall I ask these people to wait for you?"

 

A) The clerk asked the visitor if he should ask those people to wait for him. B) The clerk asked the visitor if he shall ask these people to said for him.
C) The clerk asked the visitor if he had asked those people to wait for him. D) The clerk told the visitor that he should ask these people to wait for him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The clerk asked the visitor if he should ask those people to wait for him.

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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.

 

can be checked __________ diligent exercises

 

A) by B) to
C) at D) so
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) by

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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 power of silence is its ability to mediate the ______.

 

A) excitable B) irreconcilable
C) excusable D) fashionable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) irreconcilable

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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.

 

I said to the taxi driver, "You must be crazy to drive so fast."

 

A) I said to the taxi driver that he has to be crazy to drive so fast. B) I told the taxi driver that he had to be crazy to drive so fast.
C) I had told the taxi driver that he has to be crazy to drive so fast. D) I had said to the taxi driver that he has to be crazy to be driving so fast.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I told the taxi driver that he had to be crazy to drive so fast.

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

 

to break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay

 

A) to disintegrate B) disharmony
C) to disinherit D) to denigrate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to disintegrate

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Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel 'Air' is Geoff Ryman.
2. The author of the novel 'Ulysses' is James Joyce.
3. The author of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' is F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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

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In 2017 Australian Open, Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams to win the ______ Grand Slam Singles title of her career.

A) 23rd B) 18th
C) 26th D) 20th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 23rd

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ICC World T20 in 2016 was won by

A) India B) England
C) New Zealand D) West Indies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) West Indies

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