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

 

My father generously donated money to the church.

 

A) Money is generously being donated to the church by my father. B) Money has been generously donated to the church by my father.
C) Money had been generously donated to the church by my father. D) Money was generously donated to the church by my father.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Money was generously donated to the church by my father.

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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.

 

He said to her, "I will meet you here tomorrow."

 

A) He told her this that he will meet her there the following day. B) He told her that he would meet her there the following day.
C) He told her that he would meet her here tomorrow. D) He told her that he will meet her there tomorrow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He told her that he would meet her there the following day.

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

You said,"My parents never liked my accepting any job but I had always wanted to stand on my own feet".

 

A) You regretted that your parents had never liked you accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet. B) You said that your parents never liked your accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.
C) You told that your parents never like you accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet. D) You said that my parents never liked my accepting any job but I had always wanted to stand on my own feet.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) You said that your parents never liked your accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct

 

1. My friend Peter went to live in a village.
P. But it was a very slow animal.
Q. So Peter bought a donkey for five hundred rupees.
R. One day his neighbour told him that he must buy a donkey.
S. Every family there had a donkey to carry things for them.
6. It did not like to work.

A) RSPQ B) QPSR
C) SRQP D) RSQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) SRQP

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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”.

Baroda State in Western India had a reputation for being progressive in many fields, not in the last in education and social reform.

A) first B) realm
C) least D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) least

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :Helen graduated in 1904with special honours in English.
S6:Here dress was torn and roses were snatched from her hat.
P:She was twenty-four years old.
Q:She was invited to the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 to awaken worldwide interest in the education of the deaf-blind.
R:But on Helen Keller Day the crowds got out of hand.
S:Requests were already flowing in for appearances and for magazine articles.

The proper sequence should be 

A) Q P S R B) S P R Q
C) P S Q R D) S QR P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) P S Q R

Explanation:

The starting statement talked about Helen and her graduation. So, the continuing statement would be talking about the age of Helen when she completed her honours. So, P would be the succeeding statement. So, P being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is PSQR.

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Q:

Which one of the following Indian States has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population to its total population?

A) Mizoram B) Nagaland
C) Meghalaya D) Arunachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mizoram

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                     Scheduled Tribes 

State with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes               Mizoram (94.5 %)

State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes                 Goa (0.04 %)

UT with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes                   Lakshadweep (94.5 %)

UT with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes                     A & N Islands (8.3 %)

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Assumption island is located in which country?

A) Seychelles B) Maldives
C) Mauritius D) Sri Lanka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Seychelles

Explanation:

Assumption Island is located in Seychelles. Assumption Island is a small island situated southwest of Seychelles main and largest island of Mahe. It is situated very close to the Mozambique Channel from where much Indian Ocean maritime routes pass. Its location lends its strategic importance for monitoring shipping in the Mozambique Channel.

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