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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Knowing that the area was prone to earthquakes, all the buildings were reinforced with additional concrete.

A) On being prone to earthquakes, B) Having been knowing that the area was prone to earthquakes,
C) Since the area was known to be prone to earthquakes, D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Since the area was known to be prone to earthquakes,

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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.

The accused said to the judge, "Let me meet my children before I die, sir."

A) The accused requests the judge to let him meet his children before he died. B) The accused requested the judge to let him meet his children before he died.
C) The accused begs the judge to allow him to meet his children before he dies. D) The accused begged the judge to let him meet his children before he dies.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The accused requested the judge to let him meet his children before he died.

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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.

Be left stranded

A) Unable to leave somewhere because of a problem. B) Suffer a bad hair day.
C) Having only a single thing to hold on to save yourself. D) To be the last person on whom the blame falls on eventually.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To be the last person on whom the blame falls on eventually.

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The number of pupils of a class is 55. The ratio of the number of male pupils to the number of female pupils is 5: 6. The number of female pupils is

A) 11 B) 25
C) 30 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30

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Who was the author of the book, Plagues and Peoples?

A) W.L. Thomas B) Rachel Carson
C) David Cannadine D) William H.McNeill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) William H.McNeill

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Plagues and Peoples is a book on epidemiological history by William Hardy McNeill published in New York City in 1976. It was a critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of the extraordinary impact of infectious disease on cultures as a means of enemy attack. The book ranges from examining the effects of smallpox in Mexico, the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Boisterous

A) Clamorous B) Ferocious
C) Fissiparous D) Voluminous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Clamorous

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World's first thermal battery power plant is started in which state? 

A) Andhra Pradesh  B) Kerala 
C) Uttar Pradesh  D) Maharashtra 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh 

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World's first-ever thermal battery plant was unveiled in Andhra Pradesh by the state's Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday in Amaravati.

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The northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the ___________.

A) Brahmaputra B) Krishna
C) Kaveri D) Mahanadi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brahmaputra

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