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Question : Which of the following statements is correct about the President of India?

Option 1: Addresses the first session of Parliament after each General Election

Option 2: Addresses the first session of Parliament at the beginning of each year

Option 3: Addresses every session of Parliament

Option 4: Never addresses Parliament

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Correct Answer: Addresses the first session of Parliament after each General Election


Solution : The correct answer is Addresses the first session of Parliament after each General Election.

The official head of the state is the President. When the newly elected lower house convenes for the first time after a

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Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

 

During his long discourse, he did not touch that point.

  1. touch upon
  2. touch in
  3. touch of
  4. No Improvement

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

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Correct Answer: 1


Solution : "Touch upon" is an idiomatic expression that means to briefly mention or discuss a point or topic. It is the most appropriate choice in this context, as it conveys the idea that during the long discourse, the speaker did not mention or address that particular

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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

She said, "It is my birthday next week."

Option 1: She said that my birthday was next week.

Option 2: She said that next week was her birthday.

Option 3: She said that it was her birthday the following week.

Option 4: She said that it is my birthday the following week.

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Correct Answer: She said that it was her birthday the following week.


Solution : The correct option is the third option.

Reported speech involves conveying what someone else has said.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • Said remains as the reporting verb.
  • It is changed to it was because
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Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Photographers who follow celebrities to get their pictures to sell them

Option 1: Paparazzi

Option 2: Reporter

Option 3: Editor

Option 4: Interviewer

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Correct Answer: Paparazzi


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

The term paparazzi refers to photographers who follow celebrities, often aggressively, to capture their photographs in order to sell them to media outlets for publication.

The meanings of the other words:

  • Reporter: A person who gathers and
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Question : After which Indian musician was a minor planet located between Mars and Jupiter named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)?

Option 1: Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia

Option 2: Pandit Ravi Shankar

Option 3: Ustad Zakir Hussain

Option 4: Pandit Jasraj

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Correct Answer: Pandit Jasraj


Solution : The correct answer is Pandit Jasraj.

Pandit Jasraj was an Indian classical vocalist. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named the minor planet 2006 VP32 (number -300128) after Pandit Jasraj. The minor planet 2006 VP32 was discovered on 11th November 2006. The minor planet

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