A: The fact that Ajay was a good student resulted in his having many offers for good jobs.
B : The fact that Ajay was a good student resulted in him having many offers for good jobs.
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I came across this sentence in a report in Time of India.
Each year, every third Sunday in the month of June is celebrated as Father's Day around the world cherishing all the efforts that a father contributes towards bringing up a child.
I had a doubt : Shouldn't Each be replaced Every at the beginning, since every is more commonly used with time phrases like every day, every year etc.
May be we could write above sentence as :
Every year, the third Sunday in the month of June is celebrated as Father's Day around the world cherishing all the efforts that a father contributes towards bringing up a child.
Can somebody clarify this doubt ?
A recent and popular self-help book wryly notes that if adolescence ((was not so painful, it)) would have a droll comedic aspect, at least in retrospect.
A. Same
B. Was not so painful, they
C. Were not so painful, they
D. Were not so painful, itE. Were not so painful, being one.
It was he not me, who decided to postpone the program. (a) he,not I (b) him,not me (c) he,not mine (d) him,not I
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Why do we tend to confuse improbability with impossibility? Partly it's because evolution did not favour complex probabilistic thinking. Honed by centuries of hunter-gathering, we are disposed to make snap decisions on the basis of minimal evidence and facile theories - presumably because those who glimpsed a lion and started running, on the crude assumption that all wild animals always eat humans, were more likely to survive than those who preferred to test this hypothesis experimentally.
a. But some find this view flawed, as it is said that evolution does not think or plan ahead.
b.After all, evolution doesn't care if you are right or wrong - only if you survive.
c.After all, in evolutionary terms, friendly lions are not impossible, but they are certainly improbable.
d. As they must have thought: there may be such things as friendly lions, but better be safe than sorry.
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There is, indeed, a "New World Order" taking shape, marked by the diffusion of power in U.S. domains and the collapse of the Russian empire and the tyranny at its heart. These developments leave the U.S. as the overwhelmingly dominant military force and offer three economic power centres the attractive prospect of incorporating the former Soviet system into their Third World domains. These must still be controlled, sometimes by force. This has been the responsibility of the United States.
a. However, with its lagging economic strength, the temptation to resort to force is only heightened.
b. However, there is a sharp split over the tactical choice between preparation for war and reliance on sanctions.
c. However, with its relative economic decline, the task becomes a harder one to shoulder.
d. However, the U.S. must persist in its historic task, while turning to others to pay the bills.
@scrabbler source- ims
summary-
Like Pinocchio, Tom is seriously delinquent. He lies, steals, smokes, skips school, causes an uproar in church, runs away from his adult guardian, and associates with dubious companions. He loves freedom and pleasure and craves adventure. He is impulsive, thoughtless, and mischievous. At the same time Tom, like Pinocchio, is basically good at heart. He learns from his mistakes, and at the end of the book he is forgiven and reconciled with his family and society.
a. Tom and Pinocchio are similar in many ways, both good and bad.
b. Tom is like Pinocchio in many ways, both in the positive and negative aspects.
c. Though both Pinocchio and Tom can be bad at times, they are essentially good.
d. Both Pinocchio and Tom, in spite of their wild natures, are in the end redeemed.
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Out of Context Question (What is wrong? 😟 )
A. Liquid sulphur is utilized in the creation of sulfuric acid which is used in the creation of steel and rubber.
B. The powder form of Sulphur has many applications in dyes, fungicides and production of agrichemicals.
C. Solutions with sulfur can be used to accelerate the healing of wounds and treatment of hemorrhoids, arthritis, hypothyroidism and homeopathy.
D. Sulfur gas is effective because of its keratolytic, antibacterial and anti-fungal properties and is therefore used to treat acne and other skin disorders.
- B
- D
- C
- A
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Everybody depend upon him scoring runs every time India goes to bat
(a) depends upon him scoring
(b) depending upon him scoring
(c) depends upon his scoring
(d) depending upon his scoring
PassageQuestions
During the nineteenth-century, occupational information about women that was provided by the United States census-a population count conducted each decade-became more detailed and precise in response to social changes. Through 1840, simple enumeration by household mirrored a home-based agricultural economy and hierarchical social order: the head of the household (presumed male or absent) was specified by name, whereas other household members were only indicated by the total number of persons counted in various categories, including occupational categories. Like farms, most enterprises were family-run, so that the census measured economic activity as an attribute of the entire household, rather than of individuals. The 1850 census, partly responding to antislavery and women's rights movements, initiated the collection of specific information about each individual in a household. Not until 1870 was occupational information analyzed by gender: the census superintendent reported 1.8 million women employed outside the home in "gainful and reputable occupations." In addition, he arbitrarily attributed to each family one woman "keeping house." Overlap between the two groups was not calculated until 1890, when the rapid entry of women into the paid labor force and social issues arising from industrialization were causing women's advocates and women statisticians to press for more thorough and accurate accounting of women's occupations and wages.
5. The passage suggests which of the following about the "women's advocates and women statisticians" mentioned in lines 27-28?
(A) They wanted to call attention to the lack of pay for women who worked in the home.
(B) They believed that previous census information was inadequate and did not reflect certain economic changes in the United States.
(C) They had begun to press for changes in census-taking methods as part of their participation in the antislavery movement.
(D) They thought that census statistics about women would be more accurate if more women were employed as census officials.
(E) They had conducted independent studies that disputed the official statistics provided by previous United States censuses.
Some observers have attributed the dramatic growth in temporary employment that occurred in the United States during the 1980's to increased participation in the workforce by certain groups, such as first-time or reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrangements. However, statistical analyses reveal that demographic changes in the workforce did not correlate with variations in the total number of temporary workers. Instead, these analyses suggest that factors affecting employers account for the rise in temporary employment. One factor is product demand: temporary employment is favored by employers who are adapting to fluctuating demand for products while at the same time seeking to reduce overall labor costs. Another factor is labor's reduced bargaining strength, which allows employers more control over the terms of employment. Given the analyses, which reveal that growth in temporary employment now far exceeds the level explainable by recent workforce entry rates of groups said to prefer temporary jobs, firms should be discouraged from creating excessive numbers of temporary positions. Government policymakers should consider mandating benefit coverage for temporary employees, promoting pay equity between temporary and permanent workers, assisting labor unions in organizing temporary workers, and encouraging firms to assign temporary jobs primarily to employees who explicitly indicate that preference.
Q.
The first sentence in the passage suggests that the observers mentioned in line 1 would be most likely to predict which of the following?
(A) That the number of new temporary positions would decline as fewer workers who preferred temporary employment entered the workforce.
(B) That the total number of temporary positions would increase as fewer workers were able to find permanent positions.
(C) That employers would have less control over the terms of workers' employment as workers increased their bargaining strength.
(D) That more workers would be hired for temporary positions as product demand increased.
(E) That the number of workers taking temporary positions would increase as more workers in any given demographic group entered the workforce.
Answer to this question?
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