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Suresh said, “I did it yesterday.” Which one of the following options is the correct form of this sentence in indirect speech?

Your answerChoose one option.

Suresh said that I did it yesterday.

Suresh says I did it yesterday.

Suresh says that he did it the day before.

Suresh said that he had done it the day before.

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Exacerbate : Mitigate : __________

Choose the option with the correct pair of words to fill the blank.

Your answerChoose one option.

Aggravate : Alleviate

Alleviate : Precipitate

Aggravate : Precipitate

Emancipate : Exonerate

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Despite his initial hesitation, Rehman’s ________ to contribute to the success of the project never wavered.

Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

Your answerChoose one option.

ambivalence

satisfaction

resolve

revolve

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If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [drizzle → rain → downpour] is analogous to [_____ → quarrel → feud]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

Your answerChoose one option.

bicker

bog

dither

dodge

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In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)–(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks.

Yoko Roi stands (i) ____ as an author for standing (ii) ____ as an honorary fellow, after she stood (iii) ____ her writings that stand (iv) ____ the freedom of speech.

Your answerChoose one option.

(i) out; (ii) down; (iii) in; (iv) for

(i) down; (ii) out; (iii) by; (iv) in

(i) down; (ii) out; (iii) for; (iv) in

(i) out; (ii) down; (iii) by; (iv) for

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The village was nestled in a green spot, ______ the ocean and the hills.

Your answerChoose one option.

through

between

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Disagree : Protest :: Agree : ______ (By word meaning)

Your answerChoose one option.

Refuse

Pretext

Recommend

Refute

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The information contained in DNA is used to synthesise proteins that are necessary for the functioning of life. DNA is composed of four nucleotides: Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), and Guanine (G). The information contained in DNA can then be thought of as a sequence of these four nucleotides: A, T, C, and G. DNA has coding and non-coding regions. Coding regions—where the sequence of these nucleotides are read in groups of three to produce individual amino acids—constitute only about 2% of human DNA. For example, the triplet of nucleotides CCG codes for the amino acid glycine, while the triplet GGA codes for the amino acid proline. Multiple amino acids are then assembled to form a protein.

Based only on the information provided above, which of the following statements can be logically inferred with certainty?

(i) The majority of human DNA has no role in the synthesis of proteins. (ii) The function of about 98% of human DNA is not understood.

Your answerChoose one option.

only (i)

only (ii)

both (i) and (ii)

neither (i) nor (ii)

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Inhaling the smoke from a burning ________ could ________ you quickly.

Your answerChoose one option.

tire / tier

tire / tyre

tyre / tire

tyre / tier

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Rice, a versatile and inexpensive source of carbohydrate, is a critical component of diet worldwide. Climate change, causing extreme weather, poses a threat to sustained availability of rice. Scientists are working on developing Green Super Rice (GS), which is resilient under extreme weather conditions yet gives higher yields sustainably.

Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information given in the above passage?

Your answerChoose one option.

GS is an alternative to regular rice, but it grows only in an extreme weather

GS may be used in future in response to adverse effects of climate change

GS grows in an extreme weather, but the quantity of produce is lesser than regular rice

Regular rice will continue to provide good yields even in extreme weather

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