Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. Your answer is (D) i.e. No error.

 (A) The vaccine/ (B) when hit the market/ (C) is dogged by controversy/ (D) No error.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

To have a nodding acquaintance

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the given words:
 "NEPOTISM"

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ABSORB

Study the following passage and given answer the questions.

Modern living has programmed our lives to a hectic, monotonous schedule that we have forgotten the gentle smile that once fleeted the human face. Smile has she power dissolve all worries. It has the all-pervasive ability us from abysmal depth of gloominess. We should not be cowed down by work pressure that constant frown imprisons our face.
 In built confidence and positive attitude help a smile to blossom. A face bereft of smile makes us unarmed for it is the smile is a pleasant weapon which resists all hurdles and problems that depress us. If we learn to smile in a crisis it shows that we have the forbearance and courage to face the crisis. A smile, after all helps us preserve our perfect present unmindful of our past or future.

‘Smile’ is referred to as a pleasant weapon because

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Sneha said to me, “I was watching TV.”

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

She exclaimed that I looked very beautiful in that dress.

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

A ruler with complete power over a country