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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‘m going to the gym now,” said Param.

A) Param said that he is going to the gym then. B) Param said that he has gone to the gym then.
C) Param said that he had gone to the gym then. D) Param said that he was going to the gym then.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Param said that he was going to the gym then.

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 

All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 

The author believes that man's greatest and distinguishing ability is

 

A) his ability to project the future B) his capacity to escape from his present experience
C) his consciousness of the past D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) his capacity to escape from his present experience

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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 professor told the class, "Ice floats on water".

 

A) The professor told the class that, that ice floats on water. B) The professor told the class ice floats on water.
C) The professor told the class that ice floats on water. D) The professor told the class how ice floats on water.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The professor told the class that ice floats on water.

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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 a coherent paragraph.

 

The 1980s saw the introduction

 

A-of the gas lighter that we

B-commonly use now, which has

C-almost destroyed the match industry

 

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

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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.

 

Level playing field

 

A) A game played where the weaker side is given an advantage to make it a fair fight B) A situation in which everyone has a fair and equal chance of succeeding
C) A game where you progress level by level D) A game which appears unfair but is actually fair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A situation in which everyone has a fair and equal chance of succeeding

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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'.

 

The car (1)/ usually stands (2)/ besides the tree. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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One of the most destructive volcanoes in recent times has been the Kilauea volcano.Where is it located?

A) Hawaii B) Japan
C) Spain D) Vietnam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hawaii

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Pandit Lachhu Maharaj, who passed away recently, was associated with

A) Flute B) Tabla
C) Kathak D) Bharatnatyam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tabla

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