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In the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

My aunt wears _________ outfits to ensure she is noticed everywhere she goes.

 

A) vivid B) spirited
C) active D) strong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) vivid

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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.

 

I said to my friend, "Be careful, my dog may bite you."

A) I warned my friend to have been careful and that my dog might be biting him. B) I warned my friend to be careful and that my dog might bite him.
C) I warn my friend to be careful and that my dog may bite him. D) I warned my friend for being careful and that my dog might be biting him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I warned my friend to be careful and that my dog might bite 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.


Fraternity, then, was meant to complement civil rights, _______________ to destroy them. The _____________________ framers did not use this symbolic term for a court to come along 66 years _________________, and ______________________ it for the purposes of subordinating individual rights to some mythic notion of community harmony, entirely submerging the individual _______________ the society.


and ______________________ it for the purposes of subordinating individual rights

A) appropriate B) appropriately
C) appropriating D) appropriated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) appropriate

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are nice and gentle and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she has been told. The nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her home town to her own people.

Gopal is from a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirement. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decides to sell their own land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscates Gopal's passport and gives him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do.


Which word from the ones given below, best describes Namita's relationship with her employers in the beginning?

A) Cordial B) Friendly
C) Sympathetic D) Complaining
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cordial

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form acoherent paragraph.

 

They sat

 

A-there and mourned as only

B-mute and helpless beings

C-can, for weeks on end

 

A) ABC   B) CBA  
C) CAB   D) BCA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ABC  

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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 generation gap is another of those characteristic features that set Homo sapiens apart from other animals. It is ______ if ever the most intelligent of apes ever blamed its juniors for their ______ ways! Over the years people have tried to analyse it, explain it, understand it, even ignore it, but it remains, ready to ______ each generation as it tries to ______ its own ______ about life and living.

it tries to ______ its

A) accumulate B) formulate
C) assimilates D) annihilate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) formulate

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In the question given below, three paragraphs are given, which are jumbled. Find the correct sequence of these paragraphs so that they form a meaningful passage.
A. The power of compounding works the way it does because you are reinvesting the interest that you earn back into the instrument, besides giving it time to grow. Let’s simplify it further. Say in the first year you invest ₹100 and you get 10% annual return of ₹10. Next year, along with ₹110 (the first year principal amount and the interest amount), you will put another ₹100. The ₹10 you earned as interest gets reinvested, helping you grow your money faster.

B. To get a perspective, let’s turn to some numbers. Say you started investing ₹3,000 a month when you were 25, and go on till you are 60. At an average annual rate of 7% returns, your corpus will grow to ₹53.24 lakh. If you decide to start investing at the age of 35 years, even if you put aside double the amount— ₹6,000 per month — till the age of 60, the value of your corpus will be only ₹48.72 lakh. The example shows that you would need half the amount to get more in returns if you start investing early.
C. Adulting can’t wait when it comes to savings and investing. Why you may ask? If you delay your investments, how will you see the magic of compounding? When it comes to investing, you need to start early. In fact, you should start saving and investing as soon as you start earning. Compounding allows you to build a bigger corpus with a smaller amount.

A) BAC B) CAB
C) BCA D) ABC
 
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The correct sequence is CBA.

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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 _____ of energy in India are met from both commercial and non commercial sources. The most _____ sources of energy today are coal and natural gas, hydro
electricity and nuclear power. On the other hand, firewood, cow-dung cakes and vegetable waste etc. _____ non commercial forms of energy. While non commercial
forms of energy _____ demand, coal is the _____ source of commercial energy in India.


While non commercial forms of energy _____ demand,

A) need B) meet
C) shed D) rests
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) meet

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