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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

P: The Mughal empire was extensive, but it was not integrated.
Q: It was rather an agglomeration of territories bound together by a common administration and common ties to the imperial authority.
R: The strong hand of the emperor held the country together, compelling obedience from the nobles who governed the provinces.
S: But these nobles felt no sense of national loyalty, for the simple reason that the empire was not a nation.

A) PRQS B) SRQP
C) PRSQ D) RSQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PRSQ

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

But while the defeat made

P-­as it was no longer in currency.
Q-­news, the issue on which
R-­it was based failed to resonate

 

A) RPQ B) RQP
C) PQR D) QRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) QRP

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

The art of letter-writing is

 

P : something that every educated person

Q : must acquire for practical purposes

R : not merely an ornamental accomplishment, but

 

A) PRQ B) QRP
C) RPQ D) RQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RPQ

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.


Perhaps the wolf (was waiting) to spring upon him.

 

A) had been waited B) has waited
C) could be waiting D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

P: It is said that the great poet Tulsi Dass composed it under divine inspiration.
Q: The Ramayana is a book of great social importance.
R: It is full of devotional songs besides tenets of social wisdom.
S: People read it and worship it.

A) PQRS B) RQPS
C) QPRS D) SPRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QPRS

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Any bad habit must be nipped (on) the bud.

A) on B) in
C) off D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) in

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Q:

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part

For young Donald(a), peace in Vietnam(b) was almost terrible as war(c). No error.(d)

A) a B) b
C) c D) d
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) c

Explanation:

The phrase ‘almost terrible as’ needs to be replaced with ‘almost as terrible as’ to make the sentence correct. This is because, ‘As...As’ is the pair of words that needs to be used together. Thus, the correct sentence would be, ‘For young Donald, peace in Vietnam was almost as terrible as war’.

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

While two judges in the majority said the practice was arbitrary and, therefore, unconstitutional, the third judge called it (legally).

 

A) illegally B) illegal
C) legality D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) illegal

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