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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.

 

My brother said, "I was not making a noise thus I did not disturb the neighbours."

A) My brother said that he had not been making a noise so he has not been disturbing the neighbours. B) My brother said that he was not making a noise so he had not disturbed the neighbours.
C) My brother said that was not making a noise so he has not disturbed the neighbours. D) My brother said that he had not been making a noise so he had not disturbed the neighbours.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) My brother said that he had not been making a noise so he had not disturbed the neighbours.

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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.

 

To bite the bullet

A) Hatred should be nipped in the bud B) To do something difficult that one has been hesitating over
C) To punish someone who was later found to be not guilty D) To prevent someone form getting killed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To do something difficult that one has been hesitating over

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International 'Yoga Divas' is celebrated every year on __________ .

A) 21st May B) 21st June
C) 25th May D) 25th June
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21st June

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The Battle of Plassey was fought in

A) Calcutta B) Bombai
C) Madras D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcutta

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The Battle of Plassey was fought at Palashi, on the banks of Bhagirathi river near Calcutta on June 23, 1757.

It is a battle fought between the East India Company force headed by Robert Clive and Siraj-Ud-Daulah (Nawab of Bengal).

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Q:

Which Indian won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?

A) Kailash Satyarthi B) Venkat Raman
C) Ram Krishnan D) Mother Teresa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kailash Satyarthi

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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.

 

Choose a soft option

 

A) Choose a comfortable place to spend the night B) Target the weaker players to win the match
C) Do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation D) Always choose comfort over hardship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation

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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'.

 

Excessive use of pesticides (1)/ and contamination of soil (2)/ have negatively effected soil output. (3)/ No error (4)

 

 

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

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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.

 

I would then look

 

A-do some hand-holding and when they were

B-around for my colleagues to

C-not in sight pray for divine intervention

 

A) ACB   B) ABC  
C) BAC   D) CBA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) BAC  

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