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Page 1 : 2 : GATE_2016_CE Q. 1 – Q. 5 carry one mark each. 01. Out of the following four sentences, select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage. (A) I will not leave the place until the minister does not meet me. (B) I will not leave the place until the minister doesn’t meet me. (C) I will not leave the place until the minister meet me. (D) I will not leave the place until the minister meets me. 01 Ans: (D) Sol: ‘until’ itself is negative so it can’t take one more negative i.e., ‘does not’. Hence, Option (D) is the right answer 02. A rewording of something written or spoken is a ______________. (A) paraphrase (B) paradox (C) paradigm (D) paraffin 02. Ans: (A) Sol: ‘paraphrase’ means a restatement of a text, passage or a rewording of something written or spoken. 03. Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will move the world.” The sentence above is an example of a ___________ statement. (A) figurative (B) collateral (C) literal (D) figurine 03. Ans: (A) Sol: ‘figurative’ means representing by a figure or resemblance or expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another with which it may be regarded as analogous.Read More
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