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Which day is celebrated as United nations Day every year?

A) 24 October B) 26 October
C) 24 November D) 26 November
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24 October

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Every year on 24th October, United Nations Day is celebrated to commemorate the day of United Nations formation. 

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that was tasked to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international co-operation and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. I was started on 24 October 1945.

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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.

Sheetal said to me, "How have you solved this problem?"

A) Sheetal asked me how I had solved that problem. B) Sheetal asked me how I have solved that problem.
C) Sheetal asked me how I had solved this problem. D) Sheetal asked me how I have solved this problem.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sheetal asked me how I had solved that problem.

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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.

 

They said, "This is the stadium where we had won the match."

A) They said that that was the stadium where they had won the match. B) They said that that was the stadium where they had won that match.
C) They said that that is the stadium where they had won the match. D) They said that that is the stadium where they had won that match.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) They said that that was the stadium where they had won the match.

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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".

As long as we are in this historical city let us spend our time (doing sightseeing).

A) to sightsee B) sightsee
C) sightseeing D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sightseeing

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

To reproach

A) To commend B) To laud
C) To exonerate D) To admonish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To admonish

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

The scheme allows students from different countries to communicate __________.

A) each other B) with each others
C) themselves D) with one another
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with one another

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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.

When the kerosene burned, the fuel in the tank below would be __________ pressure, and __________a small circular flame would appear in the burner.The valve had to be opened to let more kerosene vapour to the burner and pumping resumed. With the increase in pressure, the burner flame would spread _________ a loud noise. To lower the flame,the valve had to be _________ opened to reduce the pressure and then tightened until the desired flame size was achieved. _________ you wanted the flame to be bigger, you had to hit the piston again. Pump stoves are still in vogue.

would spread _________ a loud noise.

A) within B) with
C) at D) during
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) with

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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.

In a strange ________________, the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern. _______________ wonders whether newer forms of “non­caring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even __________________, quietly suppresses a meditation on such events. __________________ a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class. _____________, society seems so indifferent.

__________________ a professor,

A) Like B) Alike
C) As D) Being
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) As

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