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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 trainee asked his boss, "Shall I email this letter again, Sir?"

A) The trainee asked his boss politely if he shall email that letter again. B) The trainee asked his boss politely if he should email that letter again, sir.
C) The trainee asked his boss politely if he shall email that letter again, sir. D) The trainee asked his boss politely if he should email that letter again.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The trainee asked his boss politely if he should email that letter again.

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Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

A) Calorie B) Joule
C) electron volt D) Watt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Watt

Explanation:

The watt(symbol: W) is a unit of power. In the International System of Units (SI) it is defined as a derived unit of 1 joule per second, and is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. In dimensional analysis it is described by

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Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
The vilest of the thing that can be done by a person is to ill-treat dogs and other defenseless animals.
i. vile things that can be done by persons.
ii. vilest things that can be done by a person.
iii. vilest thing that can be done by a person.

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. ii and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C. Only iii

Explanation:

Ans. C.
The answer is the ‘vilest thing that can be done by a person.' Vile/vilest means extremely unpleasant. Option A: A singular thing is being talked about (indicated by ‘is’) hence, things can’t be used. Option B: ‘is’ indicates singular activity, hence things can’t be used.
Option C: It makes the sentence grammatically and structurally correct.

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Q:

Which of the following is not a semiconductor?

A) CdS B) NaCl
C) Si D) Ge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NaCl

Explanation:

Semiconductors are those materials that are neither good conductors nor the good insulators of heat and electricity. Silicon (Si), Germanium (Ge) and Cadmium Sulphide (CdS) are semiconductors which work as conductors in some special conditions only.

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The audience laughed at the comedian.

 

A) The comedian is laughed at by the audience. B) The comedian was laughed at by the audience.
C) The comedian was laughed at by everyone. D) The comedian was laugh at by the audience.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The comedian was laughed at by the audience.

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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 improvementis needed, select "no improvement".

 

Certainly she (had been) under a lot of stress.

 

A) was been B) have been
C) had being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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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.

 

Verdant

 

A) Grassy B) Lush
C) Dying D) Fresh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dying

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form acoherent paragraph.

Rest assured that water

A-stop plunging if there are too

B-many people around

C-in the Nohkhalikai falls will not

 

A) BCA B) CAB
C) BAC D) ACB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) CAB

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