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Q:

In the following sentence, Find out which pair of words can be filled in the blanks in order to make a meaningful sentence.

A four - year - old girl ______ her life after she was _____ from a 400 ft bore well she had slipped into.

A) Default, released	B) Made, treated
C) Maintained, sustained	D) Lost, rescued

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lost, rescued

Explanation:

Lost, rescued are the words which gives meaning to the sentence.

For other options:

Default - Fail

Sustained - suffered are suitable and correct pairs.

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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.

He says, “I am a little bit afraid.”

A) He was a little bit afraid, he said.	B) He said he was afraid.
C) He says that he is a little bit afraid.	D) He says that he was a little bit afraid.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He says that he is a little bit afraid.

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

To pull a long face

A) Looked happily	B) Looked surprised
C) Looked sad	D) Looked calm

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Looked sad

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The first term in a sequence is 1 and the second term is 5. From the third term on each term is the average (arithmetic mean) of all preceding terms. What is the 25th term in the sequence?

A) 2.5	B) 3
C) 5	D) 2.5

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

Explanation:

Start constructing the sequence until you see the pattern

1...5...(average of 1 and 5 = 3)...(average of 1, 5, and 3 = 3)...(average of 1,5,3 and 3 = 3)

now you can see that all subsequent terms will be 3

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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

Arbitrary

A) Methodical	B) Penetrable
C) Random	D) Artful

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Random

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A shopkeeper mixed two verities of rice at Rs. 40/kg and Rs.60/kg in the ratio 3: 2 and sold the mixture at 10% profit. Find the price per kg at which he sold the mixture?

A) Rs. 56	B) Rs. 58.8
C) Rs. 54	D) Rs. 52.8

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 52.8

Explanation:

Ans. CP of mixture = {(40*3+60*2)/2+3} = 48 SP of the mixture = 1.1 48 =52.8

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Discordant

A) Aggressive	B) Agreeable
C) Noisy	D) Differ

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aggressive

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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 Direct/Indirect speech.

"Please don't cry" he said.

A) He begged that I should not cry.	B) He begged me not to cry.
C) He said to please him and not cry.	D) He told me to not to cry.

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