English Test - 3

The correct answer is: Option 1 i.e. in a nutshell.

Key Points

• The phrase "in a nutshell" means to explain something briefly and concisely. (संक्षेप में)
  • Example: Can you tell me in a nutshell what the project is about?
• "in a nutshell" is used when you want to summarize information in a few words. (संक्षेप में)
  • Example: To put it in a nutshell, we need more time to complete the project.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Option 1 i.e. in a nutshell.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• in cold blood (ठंडे दिमाग से): To do something deliberately and without emotion.
  • Example: The crime was committed in cold blood.
• in a fix (मुफ्त में): To be in a difficult situation.
  • Example: She found herself in a fix when her car broke down.
• in full swing (पूरा जोश में): Something that is at the peak of activity.
  • Example: The party was in full swing by the time we arrived.

The correct spelling is 'Magistrate'.

Key Points    

• Magistrate is the correctly spelt word. 
• Magistrate means 'a civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones'.(दण्डाधिकारी).
  • Example  -  He was mayor 1903; and was made a magistrate for the county of Durham. 

​Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

The correct answer is 'Option 4'

Key Points:

Espouse, when used in context usually means to support or adopt a cause or way of life. Here, however, we're talking about taking a child into one's family legally and raising as one's own, which is referred to as 'adopting'.

Example: Mr. and Mrs. Smith decided to adopt a child from the local orphanage.

Additional Information:

'Adapted' (Option 1) generally refers to adjusting or becoming used to a new situation or environment.

'Adepted' (Option 2) is not a valid English word.

'Accepted' (Option 3) describes agreeing to something or being received favorably.

Therefore, the correct answer is- Option 4: 'Adopted'.

The correct answer is: Option 1.

Key Points

• The idiom "gone belly up" means something that has failed completely or gone bankrupt. (पूरी तरह से असफल हो जाना)
  • Example: The startup went belly up after just a year of operation.
• Gone belly up refers to the state of complete failure, often used in the context of businesses or projects. (पूरी तरह से असफल हो जाना)
  • Example: His restaurant went belly up during the economic downturn.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Option 1.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• Counting pennies (पैसे गिनना): Being very careful about how much money one spends.
  • Example: After losing his job, he had to start counting pennies.
• Gone south (बिगड़ जाना ): To go wrong or to worsen.
  • Example: Their relationship went south after the big argument.
• Sparked up (उत्तेजित हो जाना): To become lively or excited.
  • Example: The conversation sparked up when they started talking about politics.

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. invented.

Key Points

• Let us look at the meanings of the options:
  • discovered--find unexpectedly or during a search
  • located--discover the exact place or position of.
  • invented--created or designed.
  • originated--had a specified beginning.
• The given sentence is about making something that did not exist until a specific time, hence the right word is ' invented'.

Additional Information

What is the difference between invent and discover?

The correct answer is "They said that they play football in the playground every day."

Key Points

• Indirect speech refers to speaking that summarises what someone has stated without using their exact words.
• The standard three guidelines for indirect speech are as follows:
  • a) Get rid of inverted commas and use "that."
  • b) Change in tense.
  • c) Change in pronoun.
• In the given sentence, "We" will be converted into "they" and the reported verb will be in the past tense.
• Since habitual actions are something that are routinely performed, the tense does not change in such cases. 

Therefore, the correct sentence is "They said that they play football in the playground every day."

The correct answer is 'Option 4.'

Key Points

• "Disprove" means to prove that something is false or incorrect. (खंडन करना)
  • Example: The scientist conducted experiments to disprove the theory.
• "Substantiate." means give evidence or provide information to prove that something is true. (सिद्ध करना)
  • Example: The researcher provided ample evidence to substantiate her claims.
• Hence, the correct antonym is 'Substantiate'

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 4.'

Additional Information

• Discuss: (चर्चा करना) - to talk about something with someone and exchange ideas or opinions.
• Express: (व्यक्त करना) - to convey or communicate thoughts, feelings, or information.
• Debunk: (खंडन करना) - to expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief.

The correct answer is 'to exercise with'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'to exercise with' should be used instead of 'to exercise at'.
• The preposition 'with' in the given context means 'in the company of somebody/something; in or to the same place as somebody/something [(व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु) के पास; (व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु) के साथ]
  • Example: I live with my parents.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 2.

Correct Sentence: Anant went to the park every evening to exercise with his friends.

The correct answer is: Minakshi wanted to know if Madhav was staying with his parents then.

Key Points

• The given sentence is a direct speech and we need to convert it into an indirect speech.
• We follow these rules in Direct-Indirect speech:
  • In the interrogative sentence while a sentence starts with reporting verb then at the conversion time "if" is used as the joining clause.
  • If the direct speech part is written in the present continuous tense (Subject +is/am/are+V1 +ing+ Object) then it changes to the past continuous tense (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) in the indirect part.
    • Therefore "is staying" changes to "was staying" in the indirect speech.
  • 'now' changes to 'then' in the indirect speech.
  • The inverted commas ("...") are removed to show the indirect speech part.
  • The comma (,) is omitted to show the indirect speech part.
  • The first word of the indirect speech is in capital letters.
  • The question tag is replaced by a full stop in the indirect speech.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

The indirect sentence is: Minakshi wanted to know if Madhav was staying with his parents then.

Here the correct answer is Triennial.

Key Points

• Triennial refers to something that happens every three years, which fits the description given in the question.
  • Example: The triennial report of the company was released today.
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 2.

Additional Information

• Other options and their meanings:
• Annual: happening once a year.
• Biennial: happening once every two years.
• Millennial: relating to a period of one thousand years or the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s.