Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

______ there were no buses, we had to take a taxi.

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

Raghav said to Meera, “Are you upset with me?”

Directions: In the following questions five sentences are given with a phrase highlighted. These phrases may or may not be correct. Following the sentences are four phrases, from which one phrase will replace the incorrect phrase. The number of that correct phrase will be your answer. If the phrase is correct then option (e) i.e. “No replacement required” will be your answer.

Yesterday, ahead of Diwali, the Union government announce the Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc) equivalent to 30 days of emoluments for the accounting year 2018-19.

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

Mutual discourse

Directions: In each of the questions given below five words are given in bold. These five words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should interchange with each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it then select option (e) as your choice.

(A) corruption employees (B) facing criminal or (C) government cases are under a (D)scanner of the Modi (E) administration.

Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

They will not allow mobile phones in the examination hall.

Select the correctly spelt word.

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

It is easier to preach then to follow. /No error