महाराष्ट्र अभियंता सेवा गट ब २०१३ मुख्य परीक्षा

"Mr. Joshi", she said, "this is Mr. Varma. Mr. Varma, Mr. Joshi".
Put into indirect speech, the sentence should be :

(i) She introduced Mr. Joshi and Mr. Varma to each other.

(ii) She said Mr. Joshi that that was Mr. Varma. She said Mr. Varma that Mr. Joshi.

(iii) She told Mr. Joshi that that was Mr. Varma. She told Mr. Varma that Mr. Joshi.

(iv) She told Mr. Joshi that that was Mr. Varma. She told Mr. Varma that that was Mr.Joshi.

Which of the above sentences are grammatically correct ?

(i) They are brothers-in-law.

(ii) They are brothers-in-laws
(iii) They are co-brothers-in-law.

(iv) They are co-brothers-in-laws.

The grammatically correct sentences are : 

Which of the following sentences indicate a future event ?
(i) Our schools begin next week.

(ii) He is being sent to Germany for further studies.

(iii) You should start taking care of your health.

(iv) I reach at six o'clock and we start off immediately. Answer Options :

(i) Erudite

(ii) Brief
(iii) Cozy

(iv) Revere

The noun forms of the above words take'-ence', -ity', '-ness', or -tion' as suffix. Choose the right option:

Sailing on rough waters is meat and drink for him.
The underlined idiorn means :

The minister's latest _______ on taxes has caused great anxiety.
Choose the right form of the word 'pronounce' for filling the blank :

I asked him he said why this problem was bothering him so much

Insert punctuation signs so as to get a meaningful sentence.

Has someone given him food ?
In the passive form, the sentence will be :

(i) Has he been given food ?

(ii) Has food been given to him ?

(iii) Was food given to him by someone ?

(iv) Was he given food by someone ?

Answer Options :

The new ________ is quite spacious; but the structure does not look Pick any one of the following words that fits both the blank spaces :

(i) If he works hard, he will succeed.
(ii) If a dog is unwell, it tucks its tail between its legs.

(iii) If Dhoni would have won the toss, he would have chosen to field.

(iv) Had he asked for help, I would have obliged.

Which of the above sentences are grammatically correct?

“Rajan will meet Umesh at the shop in the evening to deliver the message”.
Which 'wh' word should the question begin with to get the underlined word as answer ?

Feeling completely exhausted, he sat down under a tree :
Rewrite the sentence using two clauses :

(i) On account of complete exhaustion, he sat down under a tree.

(ii) His exhaustion was so complete that he sat down under a tree.

(iii) As he was completely exhausted, he sat down under a tree.

(iv) He sat down under a tree because he was completely exhausted.

Answer Options :

If he stops criticizing his subordinates all the time, he will make a better boss.

Substitute a suitable phrase for the underlined word.

(i) My hope is that one day he will return.
(ii) I am saving money so that I can buy a bike.

(iii) This is the book that I had wanted.

(iv) It is a fact that he stole the money.

Identify the underlined clauses and choose the right answer.

She removed her shoes. She dumped her books on the table. She sank into a chair.
Combine the three sentences to make a Complex-Compound sentence

Complete the statement by choosing one of the alternatives given below :
The central message of the passage is that :

Complete the statement by choosing one of the alternatives given below :

Man's darker attributes DO NOT include:

Complete the statement by choosing one of the alternatives given below :
According to the passage, :

Complete the statement by choosing one of the alternatives given below

The contradiction that the writer talks about is :

Complete the statement by choosing one of the alternatives given below :
By defining a category called 'animals', we imply that: