Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the first Panchayati Raj system at Nagaur, Rajasthan, on October 2, 1959.
87. Change the following into passive voiceThe singer was singing an old melody.
a) An old melody was being sung by the singer.
b) An old melody were being sung by the singer.
c) An old melody is sung by the singer.
d) An old melody was sung by the singer.
Answer:
a) An old melody was being sung by the singer.
Explanation:
The sentence is in the past continuous tense. The passive structure for this is: “Object + was/were + being + past participle + by + subject.”
88. AM, BN, CO, DP, ?, FR
a) EQ
b) FT
c) GR
d) ER
Answer:
a) EQ
Explanation:
First letter pattern: A, B, C, D -> E. Second letter pattern: M, N, O, P -> Q. The missing group is EQ.
89. 19, 24, 20, 25, 21, 26, ?
a) 22
b) 17
c) 25
d) 27
Answer:
a) 22
Explanation:
This is an alternating series. The first sequence is 19, 20, 21, adding 1 each time. The second sequence is 24, 25, 26. Following the first sequence, the next number is 21 + 1 = 22.
90. Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?
a) Mother
b) Grandmother
c) Sister
d) Daughter
Answer:
a) Mother
Explanation:
The “only daughter of my mother” is the woman herself speaking. Therefore, the statement translates to “His mother is me.” The woman is the man’s mother.
