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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 beggar said to me, "Please give me something to eat."

A) The beggar requested me to give him something to eat. B) The beggar requests me to give him something to eat.
C) The beggar requested me to have given him something to eat. D) The beggar requests me to give him something to be eaten.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The beggar requested me to have given him something to eat.

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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.

The maid vacuums and dusts the house every day.

A) Every day the house is vacuumed and dusted by the maid. B) Every day the house were vacuumed and dusted by the maid.
C) Dusting and Vacuuming of the house every day is being done by the maid. D) Dusting and Vacuuming of the house every day was being done by the maid.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Every day the house is vacuumed and dusted by the maid.

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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.

 

Discretion is the greater part of valour

 

A) To be brave in any situation B) Caution is preferable to rash bravery
C) A genuinely brave person is always humble D) If you are over-cautious then you cannot achieve great things
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Caution is preferable to rash bravery

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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.

 

This argument is completely ______________ and shows very little understanding ____________ education. The costs quoted for private schools, one, have no reliable source of data and, ______________, they discount two kinds of hidden costs — to the family and _____________ the nation. Often the cost of education in private schools is _________________ with the fee per child.

 

to the family and _____________ the nation.

 

A) to B) of
C)  for D) about
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to

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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.

 

Back to the drawing board

 

A) A creative person will always find a solution to any problem.   B) An artist will express his feelings by drawing.  
C) It is better to work on a fanciful idea bound to fail than have no ideas at all.   D) Used to indicate that an idea has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Used to indicate that an idea has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised.

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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 jeweller said to us, "These diamonds are polished here."

 

A) The jeweller informed us that these diamonds were polished there. B) The jeweller informed us that those diamonds were polished there.
C) The jeweller informed us that those diamonds were polished here. D) The jeweller informed us that these diamonds were polished here.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The jeweller informed us that those diamonds were polished there.

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What will be the equation of the perpendicular bisector of segment joining the points (5,­3) and (0,2)?

A) x + y = 2 B) x -­ y = ­-3
C) x + y = ­2 D) x ­- y = 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) x ­- y = 3

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Find the wrong number in the series. 225, 206, 188, 176, 165, 158, 153

A) 225 B) 188
C) 176 D) 153
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 188

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