Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

Workers and companies in all sectors can contribute their skills to meet society new needs.

Change into Indirect speech. 

Umesh asked me, " Have you read this novel?"
 "Umesh asked me : 

Direction: In questions, four alternatives are given for Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

A good sportsman cannot afford to have a fit of the blues before the game. 

Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
The judge says, “ I shall punish the criminal.” The judge

Directions: Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Her purse was . . . . . . at the bus stop so she . . . . . . a complaint at the nearest police station.

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank. 

Which_____ does the minister take to reach the Assembly?

There are three main groups of oils-animal, vegetable and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come from whales, creatures of the sea, which are the largest of the animals remaining in the world. To protect the whales from the cold of the Artic seas, nature has provided them with a thick covering of fat, called blubber. When the whale is killed, the blubber is stripped off and boiled down. It produces a great quantity of oil which can be made into food for human consumption. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so much as the whale. The livers of the cod and halibut, two kinds of fish, yield nourishing oil. Both cod liver oil and halibut oil are given to sick children and other invalids who need certain vitamins.. 
Vegetable oil has been known from very old times. No household can get on without it, for it is used in cooking. Perfumes may be made from the oils of certain flowers. Soaps are made from eatable and animal products and the oils of certain flowers. 

The thick protective covering of fat on a whale is called a – 

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Education makes a person self-reliant. An (1)____ person is well equipped to take important decisions (2)____ life. He is the master of his (3)____ and fortune. On the other hand an illiterate person (4)____ help and guidance at every step. He feels helpless (5)____ is at the mercy of others.

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.