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Answer : 1. "1"

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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

The most logical and intelligent people seem to go berserk when talking about snakes. Recently a reputed scientist said with a wise look in his eyes that sand boas have two heads. The other day someone walked into my office and stated that in his village at least cobras mate with rat snakes. About other places he was not sure, he added modestly, but that was how it was in his village.

These stories about snakes are myths. Sand boas have only one head; vine snakes do not peck your eyes out; no snake will drink milk. But it is interesting to try and trace the origin of these untruths. The one about the sand boas two heads obviously exists because the short, stumpy tail of this snake looks remarkably like the head, an effective device to fool predators. Or take the one about vine snakes pecking at eyes. It was ‘probably started by a vine snake that had a bad aim, as snakes, when provoked, will bite the most prominent projection of the offender, which is usually the nose.

But the most interesting one is about snakes coming to the scene of killing to take revenge. It so happens that when injured or under stress, a snake exudes, a large quantity of musk. Musk is a powerful sex attractant, the snakes’ equivalent of after-shave lotion. So after a snake is killed, the ground around still has this smell and naturally a snake of the same species passing by will lick its lips and come to investigate. The killer of the snake, who is probably worried if the pooja he performed was adequate to liquidate the killing of a snake, sees the second snake and is convinced that it was not.

The Irula tribals have a good answer to the query about whether cobras have jewels in their heads; “If they did, we wouldn’t be snake catchers, we would be rajas!”

According to the passage, the vine snakes

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    do not bite.
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    peck one’s eyes.
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    peck at the nose.
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    bite the most prominent projection of the offender.
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Answer : 4. "bite the most prominent projection of the offender."

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Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

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    Clemency
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    Avariciuos
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    Hegemony
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    Nostalgic
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Answer : 2. "Avariciuos"
Explanation :

The correct spelling is "Avaricious." The incorrect spelling "Avariciuos" has an extra 'u'.

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Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

We expect good news about the corona vaccine.

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    Good news has been expected by us about the corona vaccine.
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    Good news expected us about the corona vaccine.
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    Good news is expected by us about the corona vaccine.
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    Good news was expected by us about the corona vaccine
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Answer : 3. "Good news is expected by us about the corona vaccine."
Explanation :

The given sentence is in an active voice form, hence we need to convert it into a passive voice form.
We need to follow these instructions while changing the voice of an assertive sentence.
Find the subject (We) and object (good news) of the sentence and exchange their places.
The given sentence is in the present indefinite tense.
The passive verb form for the present indefinite sentence: is/are + V3 + by + subject.
So, 'expect' changes into 'is expected'.
At last line up the remaining part.
Following this structure, we get the 4th option as the correct answer.  
Following these steps, we finally get- Good news is expected by us about the corona vaccine.

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
All his friends laughed at him.

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    He became laughable to his friends.
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    He was laughed at by all his friends.
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    His friends were being laughed at by him.
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    All his friends were laughing at him.
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Answer : 2. "He was laughed at by all his friends."
Explanation :

The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the given question we have to change it into Passive Voice.
The structure of the given sentence as follows:
Subject + V2+ Object. (Active Voice)
Subject (objective case)+ was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case). (Passive Voice)
Example:
Their cousin showed them some rare photographs. (Active Voice)
They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin. (Passive Voice).
The subject of the given sentence is 'All his friends'.
The object of the given sentence is 'him'.
The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
And 'laughed' will be changed into 'was laughed'. Lastly, the 'by' preposition will be added.
Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 2.

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