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This section includes 7 InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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Can you think of other reasons for Ritika’s decision to not sign any more movies after ‘Ant’? |
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Answer» There could be many reasons for Ritika’s decision to not sign any more movies after ‘Ant’ like disillusion with film world, desire to seek work in some foreign country, the urge to raise a family and settle down, etc. |
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Write a letter to your class teacher or the Principal of your school to make any one of the following request.Your school library subscribes to a few newspapers. Your class wants old issue of the newspaper for some educational activity in the classroom. You are required to make cuttings/news clipping. Therefore, the papers cannot be returned to the liabrary but you will use them in a responsible manner. Use the format of a formal letter given below. |
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Answer» C/1, Elixir Apartments, V. S. Road, Dadar (West), Mumbai – 400 028. 7th July, 2017. To The Principal St. John’s School, Dadar (West), Mumbai – 400 028. Sub: Request to issue old newspapers for a project. Respected Sir, I, XYZ, of class VII-B would wish to request you to grant us permission to use old newspaper clippings from the Library for our English project. The project aims at making us aware of various types of news articles, the language used in newspaper reports and enable us to compare and see the changes that have taken place in terms of presentation and news that is printed. However, we do not have access to newspapers of the past five years. May I earnestly request you to allow us to make use of newspaper clippings of the last five years from the school Library? I assure you that the newspaper will be used in a responsible manner. We intend to hold competitions that will further encourage students to put in their best. Your support and guidance will help serve the purpose better. Thanking you, Yours truly, XYZ |
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Guess the meaning of ‘mankind’? |
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Answer» mankind – human race. |
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Guess why ‘Ant’ is a big-budget movie? |
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Answer» ’Ant’ could be a big-budget movie as it must be an animated film with a lot of sound and visual effects and also because the makers had roped in Ritika, a highly paid Bollywood star. |
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What was the cost of the herbal powder packet? |
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Answer» The packet of powder was priced at Rs. 25/- |
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The pens will be provided in the hall by the invigilators. (Begin with ‘………….. The invigilators’) |
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Answer» The invigilators will provide the pens in the hall. |
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Name some herbs? |
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Answer» Some Common herbs are ginger, tulsi, mint. |
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Imagine how this news item helped people understand the truth that Miribaba’s powder cannot cure diseases. Write the story about it in short. |
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Answer» After reading the article in the newspaper regarding ailing people, some truth-seekers made their way to the Ambegaon Civil Hospital. On checking the records and after talking to the patients, it was clear that Miribaba was a fraud and there was nothing miraculous in the powder as claimed by him. To set things straight, these people headed towards to Ralewadi. But the news of the truth being revealed had already reached Miribaba who fled away to save his life |
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Go through a few specimens of major newspaper. You will see that each page carries only a certain type of news. Read all the news items given in the lesson of your textbook and decide their types. |
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Answer» Nature a. Educational b. Entertainment c. Environment d. exploitation |
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Which other items do you find in a newspaper besides news? |
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Answer» Besides news, we find advertisements, classifieds, cartoon strips, daily horoscope, brain teaser games, recipes, letters to the editor, entertainment, etc. |
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Will Miribaba and his followers like the news? |
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Answer» Miribaba and his followers will definitely not like the news. |
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Write your own impression about the news items given in (a), (b), (c), (d) in the table given below.News itemGood NewsBad NewsReliable UnreliableInterestingUninteresting Boringothers(a)(b)(c)(c) |
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Guess the meaning of ‘most highly paid’, ‘revealed’, ‘sign films’. |
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Answer» 1. most highly paid – someone who is paid the highest amount of salary. 2. revealed – to make something new known to others. 3. sign films – to agree to do a film by signing a contract. |
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Which of the following problems do you believe is the most serious:a. climate change, b. overpopulation, c. epidemic diseases? |
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Answer» Overpopulation is the most serious problem faced by the world today leading to a host of other problems. |
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Make adjectives. 1. heart 2. decision 3. reason |
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Answer» 1. hearty 2. decisive 3. reasonable |
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Make verb. 1.dangerous 2. work 3. challenge |
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Answer» 1. dangerous – endanger 2. work – work 3. challenge – challenge |
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