Improve the bold part of the sentence.

He thanked me for what I have done for his wife.

• had done

• had been done

• have been done

• No improvement

87.

Improve the bold part of the sentence.

Hardly nothing was offered to the victim of the earthquake.

• Hardly something

• Hardly anything

• Hardly little

• No improvement

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Killing of One's own child

• Foeticide

• Fillicide

• Infanticide

• Lupicide

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A lover of work

• Oenophile

• Technophile

• Romanophile

• Ergophile

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

• Impression

• Personnal

• Terrorism

• Illiterate

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

• Stupefaction

• Preferential

• Surveillence

• Detrimental

This question below consist of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

P: It has been the handmaid of the ruling class.
Q: Therefore, ever since the dawn of civilization, persons in power have always tried to supervise or control education.
R: Education is an instrument which imparts knowledge and therefore, indirectly controls power.
S: It is an old saying that knowledge is power.

• SQPR

• PRQS

• SRQP

• PSQR

This question below consist of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

P: This is despite the fact that there is a rampant migration of rural families to urban centres.
Q: Generally the gains of being a unit of the urban population are less than the disadvantages and risks that are inbuilt in the urban life.
R: Rural population still dominates the urban population as far as the number is considered.
S: India is a country of villages.

• QRSP

• RPQS

• SRQP

• QPRS

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.

The residents celebrated Diwali.

• Celebration of Diwali was done by the residents.

• Diwali has been celebrated by the residents.

• Diwali was celebrated by the residents.

• Diwali is celebrated by the residents.

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The foreman said to his workers 'I cannot pay you higher wages.'

• The foreman warned his workers that he cannot pay them higher wages.

• The foreman told his workers that he could not pay them higher wages.

• The foreman told his workers that they could not be paid higher wages.

• The foreman forbid his workers to pay higher wages.