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Which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

A) A student is expected to write a book report about a book that his teacher has assigned. The student doesn't want to read the book and is bored with the subject. He visits websites that provide reviews and book reports and he copies from each of the diffe	B) A writer decides that he wants to create an Internet website to generate ad revenue. Instead of writing his own articles, he visits twenty other websites that have articles on the topic in which he is interested. He copies each of the articles, changes th
C) When a writer reuses a mix of word, phrases, and ideas from a source without indicating which words and ideas have been borrowed and/or without properly citing the source.	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Duplicating the content or Copying words or ideas from someone else WITHOUT giving credit is called Plagiarism.

Plagiarism can be a violation of copyright laws and can be considered cheating.

Types of Plagiarism ::

1. Direct Plagiarism

2. Mosaic Plagiarism

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Gender inequality has

P :it reduces economic growth
Q :development goals as
R :adverse impact on

A) RPQ	B) RQP
C) PRQ	D) QPR

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RQP

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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.

'What do you want?' Sheila asked Rohan.

A) Sheila asked Rohan what do you want.	B) Sheila asked Rohan what he wanted.
C) Sheila asked Rohan what does he want.	D) Sheila asked Rohan what he wants.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sheila asked Rohan what he wanted.

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War is peace; Freedom is slavery; Ignorance is strength; meaning

Answer

In the novel entitled 1984 by George Orwell's, "War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength;" is one of the three slogans of the entity known only as “The Party,” English Socialist Party ("INGSOC" for short) of Oceania.

It means "describes the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts."

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The speed of a boat when travelling downstream is 32 km/h, whereas when travelling upstream it is 28 km/h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

A) 27 km/h	B) 29 km/h
C) 31 km/h	D) Cannot be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Ans. Suppose the speed of boat in still water is x km/h and speed of stream is y km/h

Speedof boat in downstream = (x + y) km/h x+ y = 32 …(i)

Speed of boat in upstream = (x – y) km/h

x – y = 28 …(ii)

Add. Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get 2x = 60

x = 30 km/h

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Conniosseur	B) Connoisseur
C) Connossieur	D) Connosseiur

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Connoisseur

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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.
Mother said, "Lie down, Arjun."

A) Mother told lie down Arjun.	B) Mother told Arjun for lying down.
C) Mother asked Arjun to lie down.	D) Mother asked Arjun to be lied down.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mother asked Arjun to lie down.

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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".

I (had been) a unique case of slow learning.

A) will be surprised	B) will be surprise
C) will be surprising	D) no improvement

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