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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) I courteously asked him B) where was he going
C) but he did not reply D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) where was he going

Explanation:

The error is in second part. ‘where was he going’ is a question in itself but the given sentence is assertive. So, in the correct form the verb ‘was’ will follow the pronoun ‘he’ as, ‘where he was going’.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The theatre was keeping a seat for you.

A) A seat was being kept for you by the theatre. B) Keeping of a seat for you has been done by the theatre.
C) The theatre has kept a seat for you. D) A seat would be kept for you by the theatre.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A seat was being kept for you by the theatre.

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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.

 


People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives.

 

and the world, ________ to the worst

 

A) nor   B)  or  
C)  and   D)  but  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  or  

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Q:

Indian sports person Gagan Narang is associated with

A) Archery B) Air rifle shooting
C) Wrestling D) Badminton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Air rifle shooting

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Q:

India-born Sundar Pichai is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following companies?

A) Google B) Amazon
C) Dell D) Microsoft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Google

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Q:

Which country has released its next-generation 'Xian' H-20 stealth bomber?

A) China B) USA
C) India D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) China

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Name the scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister and DRDO's DG (Missiles & Strategic Systems) who has won the first IEI-IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence - 2015 in recognition of his significant national contributions towards missiles and aerospace technologies.

A) Avinash Chander B) A S Kiran Kumar
C) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy D) K K Radhakrishnan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy

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On 19 September 2017, Law Ministry approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017. It will empower government to _______ property of economic offenders and defaulters who flee from India.

 

A) Consolidate B) Confiscate
C) Combine D) Collect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Confiscate

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