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The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement. 1) You?d think the Indian economy had returned to rosy health. A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s decision just over a year ago to withdraw 86 per cent of the currency in circulation, and the poorly- planned rollout in the middle of 2017 of a new goods-and-services tax. B) The Purchasing Managers? Index expanded the fastest it has in five years. At least one international rating agency has upgraded India?s credit rating. C) It seems to have recovered from two enormous disruptions. D) Exports are no longer declining, as they had for several quarters; indeed, for the last month that data is available, they rose 30 per cent.
Options- A. ABDC
- B. ACBD
- C. CADB
- D. BCDA
- Correct Answer
- CADB
ExplanationThe correct sequence is CADB.
- 1. The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement. 1) On one online forum, the sysadmins were enjoying some gallows humour. A) They were discussing a pair of recently announced security flaws, known as Meltdown and Spectre that between them affect any computer powered by processors designed by Intel, AMD, ARM and others. B) Another wrote, with tongue only half in cheek, that ?computers were a mistake?. C) One simply posted a picture of a fire raging in a skip. D) That?s most of them, in other words, from smartphones and desktop PCs to games consoles and the racks of machines that run cloud-computing services from Microsoft, Amazon and the like.
Options- A. CBAD
- B. ADBC
- C. BCDA
- D. CADB Discuss
- 2. The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement. 1) In Hindu mythology, when Shiva opens his third eye, it is considered a terrible warning for the cosmos. A) In somewhat similar fashion, in 2017, women across the world seemed to declare war ? on harassment, abuse, rape, inequality and every form of injustice. B) Anger, however, is only one facet of the fight for empowerment. Concomitantly, the year saw women stack up achievements on an unprecedented scale. C) It means he is angry enough to incinerate anything that comes in his way. D) Across the world, there was a furious outpouring of rage against men in power, men on the street, men at home, and in families.
Options- A. ABCD
- B. CBDA
- C. DBAC
- D. DACB Discuss
- 3. The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement. 1) The new year, 2018, is here! Nothing seems to have changed, despite the firecrackers. A) Of course, in many parts of the world the firecrackers might have been confused with, or replaced by, bombs, and millions in those and other regions find firecrackers (let alone bombs) an unimaginable luxury as they struggle to obtain food or shelter. B) I am aware that a group of increasingly loud fellow nationals might accuse me of celebrating ?foreign festivals?. C) That too was widely celebrated, as it should be, though in a world where the homeless, children, refugees and foreignness are often abused. D) New Year?s Eve came, as it does, close on the heels of Christmas, which commemorates the birth of a homeless child to poor refugees in a foreign place.
Options- A. BDCA
- B. DCAB
- C. ADCB
- D. CDAB Discuss
- 4. In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required. Living in the heart of New York city is certainly like a far cry from living in the rural countryside. (i) heart of New York city is certainly a far cry from (ii) heart of New York city is a far cry than (iii) heart of the New York city is certainly ruing
Options- A. Only (i)
- B. Only (ii)
- C. Only (iii)
- D. Both (ii) and (iii) Discuss
- 5. In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required. Although I don?t have any special bond with the rank and folder of the Labour Union, I know some top engineers. (i) in the rank and folders of the Labour Union (ii) with the rank and portfolio of the Labour Union (iii) with the rank and file of the Labour Union
Options- A. Only (i)
- B. Only (ii)
- C. Only (iii)
- D. (i) and (ii) Discuss
- 6. Chronic drought and food insecurity plague Sahel, which is already one of the poorest in the world moreover the climate and geography of the region _______ regional communities to relative isolation. a) Alleviates b) Relegates c) Downgrades d) Transgresses
Options- A. a-b
- B. b-c
- C. b-d
- D. c-d Discuss
- 7. In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. My husband has listed me as the _______________ of his life insurance policy.
Options- A. successor
- B. beneficiary
- C. heir
- D. inheritor Discuss
- 8. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. They lock the door every night.
Options- A. The door was being locked every night by them.
- B. The door has been locked every night by them.
- C. The door had been locked every night by them.
- D. The door is locked every night by them. Discuss
- 9. Select the antonym of VILE
Options- A. virtuous
- B. coarse
- C. vicious
- D. abject Discuss
- 10. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence We (should had) the confidence that we will surely succeed one day.
Options- A. could have
- B. had to have
- C. must have
- D. no improvement Discuss
English problems
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Correct Answer: CBAD
Explanation:
The correct sequence is CBAD.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The correct sequence is CADB.
Correct Answer: ADCB
Explanation:
The correct sequence is ADCB.The paragraph starts with the description of the event and what is the point to focus on, i.e. firecrackers.
Correct Answer: Only (i)
Explanation:
The part of the sentence that is most important in this sentence is ?a far cry.? It means ?vastly different from.? But here this phrase has not been used in the correct way except option 1.
Correct Answer: Only (iii)
Explanation:
The correct phrase is ?rank and file? which means ?the ordinary members of an organization?.
Correct Answer: b-c
Explanation:
The sentence talks about ?drought and food security? which has pestered the region and in addition to that the climate and geography has worsened the matter and forced them to come to isolation. ?Relegate and downgrade? are the two words which means to move down to a lower position arethe most suitable word to be filled in the blank. ?alleviates? which means to make less severe, will not complete the sentence sensibly. ?Transgress? which means ?to misbehave or to break the law? which does not fit in the context whatsoever.
Correct Answer: beneficiary
Correct Answer: The door is locked every night by them.
Correct Answer: virtuous
Correct Answer: must have
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