Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
She said to herself, "Shall I have a happy married life?"
She asked that if she should have a happy married life.
She wondered if she shall have a happy married life.
She wondered if she would have a happy married life
She thought that she should have a happy married life
She wondered if she would have a happy married life. (Correct)
(a) She asked that if she should have a happy married life. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)
(b) She thought that she should have a happy married life. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)
(d) She wondered if she shall have a happy married life. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A collection of poems or short stories.
Anthropoid
Anthology
Apathy
Apiary
Anthology
Question 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 last exam of the year was history, which had always been my worst subject.
B. So, I decided to write the dates and names of the important events on the inside of my arm.
C. This happened when I was about 14 years old.
D. I was useless at remembering dates and people's names
CBDA
CADB
ACBD
DBCA
CADB
Sentence C will be the starting line as it states how the incident started. However, Sentence A states the incident. So, A will follow C. Further, Sentence D states that why History had been the worst subject for the narrator & Sentence B states what the narrator decided to do. So, B will follow D. Going through the options, option (d) has the correct sequence.
Question 4:
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.
The British king, Charles I, had (1) __________ a very difficult financial situation from his father. His period saw a very high rate of inflation. He wanted to (2) _______ money. Therefore, he (3) ________ creating the title of Baronet and selling it to (4) __________ candidates. However, his decision was (5) _________ by the British parliament.
4.
opulent
healthy
Wealthy
resourceful
Wealthy.
'Wealthy' means having a lot of money, property, etc. The given passage states that he started creating the title of Baronet selling it to wealthy candidates.
Hence, 'Wealthy' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Where did you kept the sack of wheat that I bought from the market?
from the market
the sack of wheat
that I bought
Where did you kept
'Did' always takes the first/base form of the verb(V1) with it. The base form of 'kept' is 'keep'.
Hence, 'keep' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The government will build an amphitheatre.
An amphitheatre be build by the government
An amphitheatre will be built by the government.
An amphitheatre would be built by the government.
An amphitheatre will be build by the government.
An amphitheatre will be built by the government.
(a) An amphitheatre will be build by the government. (Incorrect Verb)
(c) An amphitheatre would be built by the government. (Incorrect Verb)
(d) An amphitheatre be build by the government. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
Question 7:
Select the correctly spelt word.
Apparently
Bottelneck
Condusive
Endognous
'Apparently' is the correct spelling.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
She said to herself, "Shall I have a happy married life?"
She wondered if she shall have a happy married life.
She asked that if she should have a happy married life.
She wondered if she would have a happy married life
She thought that she should have a happy married life
She wondered if she would have a happy married life. (Correct)
(a) She asked that if she should have a happy married life. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)
(b) She thought that she should have a happy married life. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)
(d) She wondered if she shall have a happy married life. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
Jump the gun
Start something too soon or act hastily
Watch a person carefully
Intentionally raise a false alarm
There is always a cost to do something
Jump the gun means to start something too soon or act hastily.
Eg- These days the media jumps the gun and gives out the verdict of controversial cases even before the investigation completes.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
Lasting for a very short period of time
Pungent
Permanent
Ceaseless
Ephemeral
Ephemeral- lasting for a very short period of time
Permanent- lasting for a long time or forever
Ceaseless- continuing for a long time without stopping