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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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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 guide said to the tourists, "This will be the best day of your life."

 

A) The guide told the tourists that this would be the best day of their lives. B) The guide told the tourists that that would be the best day of their lives.
C) The guide told the tourists this that would be the best day of their lives. D) The guide told the tourists that this will be the best day of their lives.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The guide told the tourists that that would be the best day of their lives.

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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.

The injured old man exclaimed, 'Will none of you help me?'

A) The injured old man exclaimed whether none of them would help him. B) The injured old man exclaimed if none of them would help him.
C) The injured old man said that could anyone of them help him. D) The injured old man cried if none of them would help him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The injured old man exclaimed whether none of them would help him.

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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.

 

The new civilisation of Righteousness and __________, and therefore of Brotherhood, of ordered Liberty, of Peace, of __________, cannot be built up until the elements are removed ______________ have brought the old civilisation crashing about our ears. _________________ is it necessary that the War shall be fought out to its appointed end, and that _______________ premature peace shall leave its object unattained.

 

appointed end, and that _______________ premature peace

 

A) not B) nor
C) no D) never
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) no

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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.

 

My father said to me, "Don't talk to your mother like that."

 

A) My father warns me not to talk to my mother like that. B) My father warned me not to talk to my mother like that.
C) My father warned me not to have talked to my mother like that. D) My father warns me not to have talked to my mother like that.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My father warned me not to talk to my mother like that.

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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 improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

My father (were standing) in the balcony, his face clenched in a storm of emotions.

 

A) was standing B)  was stand
C)  was stood D)  no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) was standing

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Too many cooks spoil the broth

 

A) it is always better to do a job independently B) asking many people for advice will cause confusion, and the decision will never be made
C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well D) food is always cooked better if one person cooks it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well

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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.

 

"I always keep a tin of biscuits in my room, girls."

A) The matron said that she always keeps a tin of biscuits in her room. B) The matron informed the girls that she always kept a tin of biscuits in her room.
C) The matron told the girls that she would always keep a tin of biscuits in her room. D) The matron told the girls that she had kept a tin of biscuits in her room.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The matron informed the girls that she always kept a tin of biscuits in her room.

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