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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, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Against the clock

 

A) One can't fight one's fate B) Work very fast to complete something within a deadline
C) Time will march on ceaselessly irrespective of what you do D) The person who manages time will be successful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Work very fast to complete something within a deadline

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) desendent B) descendant  
C) iliterrate   D) descendente
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) descendant  

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: There was once a time when people looked forward to the lazy evenings.
Q:They had a simple choice of programmes on Doordarshan.
R: It was entirely up to them- to watch or not to watch the selected presentation.
S: Today, the satellite and Cable Television have stormed the media world of information and entertainment.

 

A) PSQR B) RQPS
C) PQRS D) QPRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PQRS

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

Mother needs your help in the kitchen.

 

A) In the kitchen mother needs help by yourself. B) Your helping is needed by mother in the kitchen.
C) Your help is needed by mother in the kitchen. D) Needing of your help is done by mother in the kitchen.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Your help is needed by mother in the kitchen.

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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) critical B) sarcastic
C) cynical D) satirical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) critical

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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 in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

She said, “I will visit the temple.”

 

A) She said that she will visit the temple B) She said that she would visit the temple
C) She acknowledged that she would visit the temple D) She says she would visit the temple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) She said that she would visit the temple

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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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