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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 teacher said,"Tell me students, what have you learnt from the lectures this week?"

 

A) The teacher asked the students what they learnt from the lectures that week. B) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they learnt from the lectures that week.
C) The teacher wanted to know what the students learnt from the lectures that week. D) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week.

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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.

fuddy-duddy

A) An ill mannered person that one accepts willingly because he/she is a very dear friend B) a person who is very old-fashioned and pompous
C) a shoddy work D) a very confusing situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a person who is very old-fashioned and pompous

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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 asentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.


The two men were(1)/ quarrelling with one another(2)/ claiming the same watch as their own.(3)/ No Error(4)

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

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

 

Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale

 

A) Enshrine B) Cenotaph
C) Opulent D) Holocaust
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Holocaust

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Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning.
2. The author of the novel 'White Teeth' is Zadie Smith.
3. The author of the novel 'Atonement' is Ian McEwan.

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

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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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What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river?

A) Valley widening B) River rejuvenating
C) Valley deepening D) Meandering
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Valley deepening

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The reflection formed by the plane mirror is ________________.

A) vertical inversion B) a real image
C) lateral inversion D) an enlarged image
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) lateral inversion

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