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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.

 

The way criminal justice is designed and administered today _______________ serves any of the purposes for which it is set up: towards securing life and property. It does not ________________ criminals because of the delay and uncertainties involved in its processes and ridiculously ineffective punishments it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted. It provides wide discretion to the police and the prosecution, __________________ the system vulnerable to corruption and manipulation and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.


it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted.

 

A) of B) onto
C) over D) on
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) on

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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 postman travelled by the cycle, often wading through (1)/ swamps or passed through jungles (2)/in order to reach the villages (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, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

She did not ______ any profits from the investment.

 

A) gain   B) detain
C) gripe   D) returned
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) gain  

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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'.

 

Mohan wishes (A)/ he will be (B)/ richer. (C)/ No Error (D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

To understand the nature of electromagnetic radiation, it is imperative that we grasp the _______ nature of light.

A) twice B) dual
C) double D) dichotomous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) dual

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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.

The wheels have come off

A) To use something so much that it wears out. B) Things start to fail or go wrong, especially after a period of success.
C) To do a shoddy job which is destined to fail. D) Make an excuse to avoid doing a task.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Things start to fail or go wrong, especially after a period of success.

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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.

 

She said, "I will be making the dinner now, so tell me what you wish to eat?"

A) She said that she would be making the dinner then so we should tell her that we wished to eat. B) She said that she would be making the dinner then so we should tell her what we wished to eat.
C) She said that she would be making the dinner now so we should tell her what we wished to eat. D) She said that she would be making the dinner now so we should tell her that we wished to eat.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) She said that she would be making the dinner then so we should tell her what we wished to eat.

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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.

 

We said to her, "Don’t give up. You are almost there."

A) We told her not to give up and that she is almost here. B) We encouraged her not to have given up and that she would almost be there.
C) We encouraged her not to give up and that she was almost there. D) We told her not to have had given up and that she was almost here.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) We encouraged her not to give up and that she was almost there.

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