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Which  of  the  following  statements  relating to  the  powers  of  the  President  of  India is/are correct?

1.The executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President.

2.The executive power shall be exercised by the  President only  through  officers subordinate to him.

3.The  supreme  command  of  the  defence forces of  the  Union  shall  be  vested  in the President.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

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

Explanation:

The  Presidentof  India  is  the  head of   the   executive   of   the   Union Government    and    all    executive powers are exercised by him or her either   directly   or   through   the subordinate  officers.  President  can appoint  the  important  officers  in Central  Government  including  the Attorney-General   for   India.   The supreme   commander   of   all   the defence  services  is  the  President and  in  this  capacity,  he  appoints the  chief  of  the  Army,  the  Naval and the Air Force.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Prim

A) Particular B) Informal
C) Straight D) Nice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Informal

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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.

 

You said,"My parents never liked my accepting any job but I had always wanted to stand on my own feet".

 

A) You regretted that your parents had never liked you accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet. B) You said that your parents never liked your accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.
C) You told that your parents never like you accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet. D) You said that my parents never liked my accepting any job but I had always wanted to stand on my own feet.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) You said that your parents never liked your accepting any job but you always wanted to stand on your own feet.

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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 bestexpresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
 

The movie critic wrote a sarcastic review.

A) A sarcastic review is written by the movie critic. B) A review which is sarcastic was written by the movie critic.
C) A review which is sarcastic is written by the movie critic. D) A sarcastic review was written by the movie critic.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A sarcastic review was written by the movie critic.

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.

His appointment as coach is yet another feather in his wing.

A) feather in his hat B) badge in his hat
C) feather in his cap D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) feather in his cap

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Favouritism shown by a person in power to his relatives

A) Formalism B) Red­tapism
C) Nepotism D) Bureaucracy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nepotism

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


The tendency to recur at intervals.

A) rotation B) wheel
C) sequence D) periodicity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) periodicity

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Commemmorate B) Commemorate
C) Comemmorate D) Comemorate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Commemorate

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