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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 were living in Dehradun," they told me.

A) They told me that they had been living in Dehradun. B) They told me that they lived in Dehradun.
C) They told me this that they had been living in Dehradun. D) They told me this that they were living in Dehradun.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) They told me that they had been living in Dehradun.

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are nice and gentle and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she has been told. The nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her home town to her own people.

Gopal is from a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirement. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decides to sell their own land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscates Gopal's passport and gives him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do.


Namita's situation is better than that of Gopal, because she

A) has a well behaved employer B) knows what she wants to do
C) loves the new place and the child D) now knows about her employer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) knows what she wants to do

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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.

Most __________________ of all to the rambler on avian lore intent is the fact that there are many species and genera that are peculiar to the West, and ______________ new to him, keeping him constantly on the 'qui vive'. _____________ Colorado you will look in vain for the common blue jay, so abundant in all parts of the East; but you will be more _______________ compensated by the presence of seven other species _____________ the jay household.


_____________ Colorado you will look in vain for the common blue jay

A) On B) In
C) Into D) Onto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) In

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The maximum number of common tangents that can be drawn to two disjoint circles is

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

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Saving is that portion of money income that is .....

A) spent for development of Industries B) not spent on consumption
C) spent on health and education D) spent for consumer durables
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) not spent on consumption

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On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because ________

A) Mercury is a metal B) Density of mercury is greater than that of water
C) Cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass D) Cohesion of water is greater than its adhesion with glass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass

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What is the other name of sodium carbonate?

A) Baking soda B) Washing soda
C) Baking powder D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Washing soda

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The credit for classifying the elements on the basis of their atomic masses goes to

A) John Dalton B) John Alexander Reina Newlands
C) Dmitri Mendeleev D) Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dmitri Mendeleev

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