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First Indian to win an Individual Olympic medal?

A) Milkha Singh B) P.T. Usha
C) Leander Paes D) K.D. Jadhav
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) K.D. Jadhav

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
One should keep one's word.

A) A word should be kept. B) A word should be keeping.
C) One's word has to be kept. D) One's word should be kept by us.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A word should be kept.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

To make someone feel completely baffled.

A) to perplex B) to explicate
C) to construe D) to elucidate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to perplex

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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.

 

No one answered my call for help.

A) Answering my call for help was not done by anyone. B) I myself have not got any answer for my help call.
C) Calling for help has been done by me but no one answered. D) My call for help was not answered by anyone.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My call for help was not answered by anyone.

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

One night they sank through the shiny water, and for the first time since he has known them, began to quickly swim.

A) he had known them, began to swim quickly. B) he have known them, begin to quickly swim
C) he knew them, began to swim quickly D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) he had known them, began to swim quickly.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

A story that expresses ideas through symbols.

A) Armoury B) Allegory
C) Amatory D) Aleatory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Allegory

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

His hard (1)/ punch lay (2)/ him on the road . (3)/ No error (4).

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
The trees shed his leaves every time autumn approaches but a healthy tree always gets its leaves back in the spring, which explains the point that fighting spirit is enough to keep one afloat.
i. Has shed their leaves every time autumn approaches
ii. shed their leaves every time autumn approaches
iii. shed its leaves every time autumn approaches

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. i and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B. Only ii

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Ans. B.
A- The subject is ‘trees’, which is plural, so the use of ‘has’ is incorrect as a helping verb.
B- The fragment makes the sentence structurally and grammatically correct.
D- The subject is plural and therefore ‘its’ can’t be used to address the subject.

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