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Q962023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Social media can have ______ (1) ______ effects on mental health, with studies suggesting that excessive use can lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. To combat these negative effects, experts recommend setting ______ (2) ______ for social media use. Other strategies include ______ (3) ______ with friends and family in person, engaging in hobbies or physical activity, and seeking professional ______ (4) ______ if necessary. As such, it's important to be ______ (5) ______ of its potential drawbacks and take steps to use it in a healthy and balanced way. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
1. A.delirious
2. B.desirous
3. C.detrimental
4. D.positive
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Answer: C
Q762023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. One group of the club has raised an undigestible criticism against the manager.
1. A.An undigestible criticism would have been raised by one group of the club against the manager.
2. B.An undigestible criticism was being raised by one group of the club against the manager.
3. C.An undigestible criticism had been raised by one group of the club against the manager.
4. D.An undigestible criticism has been raised by one group of the club against the manager.
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Answer: D
Q782023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world's foremost sports competition. B. Olympic Games is an athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. C. Before the 1970s, the Games were officially limited to competitors with amateur status, but in the 1980s many events were opened to professional athletes. D. Currently, the Games are open to all, even the top professional athletes in basketball and football (soccer).
1. A.ABDC
2. B.BCDA
3. C.CADB
4. D.BDCA
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Answer: B
Q792023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word from the given options.
1. A.Weave
2. B.Heave
3. C.Obssess
4. D.Sieve
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Answer: C
Q862023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. We recognise some aspects of an SF narrative with the realities of this world and some elements are estranged from the reality so as to take us to an unreal world. B. Therefore, it is often suggested that 'cognitive estrangement' is a necessary means through which the SF is usually understood. C. Science Fiction is a genre which manifests in itself the use of scientific premises often in a fantastical manner in a narrative. D. It is highly seeped into the reality of this world.
1. A.CDBA
2. B.BCAD
3. C.DACB
4. D.ADBC
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Answer: A
Q872023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The princess firmly held the ______ in her hands.
1. A.rain
2. B.ran
3. C.reign
4. D.rein
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Answer: D
Q902023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The newspaper was read by me.
1. A.I was reading the newspaper.
2. B.I had read the newspaper.
3. C.I read the newspaper.
4. D.I will read the newspaper.
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Answer: C
Q922023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Mosquitoes ______ if there is no water logging.
1. A.breed
2. B.will breed
3. C.will not breed
4. D.will have been breeding
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Answer: C
Q932023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'. Delegates of the conflicting countries formally meet at a conference to ironing out their differences.
1. A.No substitution
2. B.to ironed
3. C.for iron in
4. D.to iron out
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Answer: D
Q952023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase. Many analysts are tipping stable, blue-chip companies to weather the storm.
1. A.to deal with a simple situation without being harmed
2. B.to deal with a situation without thinking
3. C.to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed
4. D.to deal with a simple situation without harming anyone else
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Answer: C
Q962023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Any ______ (1) ______ that revolves around a planet is a satellite. Mother Earth has a natural satellite in the moon. The earth is circled by a lot of man-made or artificial satellites. In 1957, the Soviet Sputnik was the first to be ______ (2) ______ into space. There are currently a number of artificial satellites launched into space by various nations. These satellites make it possible for us to talk on the phone, watch television, predict the weather, map the various surfaces of the earth and learn more about the world in which we live. How does a satellite get started? It is typically launched into space by means of a rocket. After ascending into the thinner air layers above the earth, the satellite is released from the rocket. For a successful satellite launch, a rocket's speed is carefully calculated and controlled. Every object in space is pushed toward the earth's centre by gravity. The inertia of motion will propel the object into space if it has its own velocity of motion. When the orbital velocity is exactly right, these two opposing forces are balanced, causing the satellite to ______ (3) ______ toward the earth while still hovering over its surface. A satellite is said to be in geo-stationary orbit when it completes one revolution around the earth in a 24- hour period; It doesn't change when compared to a point on the surface of the earth. These orbits are typically used by satellites for communication and weather. The camera on the weather satellites takes pictures and sends them back to Earth. These are helping aid in weather forecasting. Radio receivers and amplifiers on communication satellites can ______ (4) ______ waves back at a frequency that is different from the one the satellite received. The beaming frequencies of satellites that are 'parked' too close to one another must not interfere with one another. Television signals can be transmitted from one location to other using broadcast satellites, and scientists can ______ (5) ______ scientific data from numerous satellites. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
1. A.piece
2. B.being
3. C.body
4. D.object
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Answer: D
Q852023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Rakesh will win the lottery.
1. A.The lottery is won by Rakesh.
2. B.The lottery will have won by Rakesh.
3. C.The lottery will be won by Rakesh.
4. D.The lottery was won by Rakesh.
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Answer: C
Q882023 · 24 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Authorities denied his simple request.
1. A.His simple request has been denied by authorities.
2. B.His simple request is denied by authorities.
3. C.His simple request had been denied by authorities.
4. D.His simple request was denied by authorities.
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Answer: D
Q902023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Who teaches her geography?
1. A.By who geography is taught to her?
2. B.By whom she is taught geography?
3. C.By whom is she taught geography?
4. D.By whom was she taught geography?
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Answer: C
Q942023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Who broke my glasses?
1. A.Who had broken my glasses?
2. B.Who is breaking my glasses?
3. C.By whom were my glasses being broken?
4. D.By whom were my glasses broken?
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Answer: D
Q782023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Select the option that expresses the given sentence In passive voice. He has not committed the crime.
1. A.The crime was not committed by him.
2. B.The crime have not being committed by him.
3. C.The crime have not been committed by him.
4. D.The crime has not been committed by him.
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Answer: D
Q902023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Wedding invitations will be sent by them.
1. A.They will be sent wedding invitations.
2. B.He will sent wedding invitations.
3. C.They will send wedding invitations.
4. D.He will be send wedding invitations.
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Answer: C
Q762023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Take the wheels.
1. A.Let the wheels take you.
2. B.Let you take the wheels.
3. C.Let the wheels be taken by you.
4. D.Let wheels you take.
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Answer: C
Q822023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Let me buy an expensive bag for my friend.
1. A.I request you to buy an expensive bag for my friend.
2. B.An excessive bag will be bought by me for my friend.
3. C.Let an expensive bag was bought by me for my friend.
4. D.Let an expensive bag be bought by me for my friend.
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Answer: D
Q802023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Does Sneha not lick the butter?
1. A.Is the butter being licked by Sneha?
2. B.Is the butter not licked by Sneha?
3. C.Sneha does not lick the butter?
4. D.Was Sneha not licking the butter?
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Answer: B
Q822023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Rover would not swallow the pill.
1. A.The pill would not be swallowing by Rover.
2. B.The pill would not swallowed by Rover.
3. C.The pill would not be swallowed by Rover.
4. D.The pill would not be swallow by Rover.
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Answer: C
Q782023 · 20 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. A.Arbitrary
2. B.Favourite
3. C.Aggreement
4. D.Conviction
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Answer: C
Q822023 · 20 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. He didn't eat a single morsel of food at his daughter's wedding.
1. A.A single morsel of food is not eaten by him at his daughter's wedding.
2. B.A single morsel of food was not eaten by him at his daughter's wedding.
3. C.A single morsel of food can not be eaten by him at his daughter's wedding.
4. D.A single morsel of food was not being eaten by him at his daughter's wedding.
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Answer: B
Q852023 · 20 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Disability was viewed as God's retribution for wickedness in the past.
1. A.revenge for legal works
2. B.punishment for wrongdoing
3. C.payback for doing help
4. D.fine for misbehaviour
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Answer: B
Q872023 · 20 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Direction: Select the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blank. The villagers kept the ______ out, to collect the rainwater.
1. A.crus
2. B.cruse
3. C.crews
4. D.cruise
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Answer: B