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The correct answer is "A full day".

Key Points

• The third sentence of the passage says "Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece".
• From this sentence of the passage, we can say that the total time spent by the elderly lady in writing a postcard is a full day.
• Hence, the correct answer is **option 2.**​

Hinglish

• Passage का तीसरा वाक्य कहता है, "Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece".
• Passage के इस वाक्य से, हम कह सकते हैं कि वृद्ध महिला द्वारा पोस्टकार्ड लिखने में बिताया गया कुल समय एक पूरा दिन है।
• अत: सही उत्तर विकल्प 2 है।

Important Points

• ​Given below are the points, we should keep in mind while solving questions of reading comprehension(नीचे दिए गए बिंदु हैं, हमें रीडिंग कॉम्प्रिहेंशन के प्रश्नों को हल करते समय ध्यान में रखना चाहिए-)-
• Identify the purpose of reading. Try to go through the question first then the passage so that you can just focus on the things you need to look in the passage.(पढ़ने के उद्देश्य को पहचानें। पहले प्रश्न को फिर गद्यांश को पढ़ने का प्रयास करें ताकि आप केवल उन चीजों पर ध्यान केंद्रित कर सकें जिनकी आपको गद्यांश में देखने की आवश्यकता है।)
• Anticipate what may lie ahead. Look out for specific information in the passage.(अनुमान लगाएं कि आगे क्या हो सकता है। पैसेज में विशिष्ट जानकारी के लिए देखें।)
• Read the passage quickly to get a general idea of meaning or to find specific information, e.g. figures or names.(अर्थ का सामान्य विचार प्राप्त करने या विशिष्ट जानकारी प्राप्त करने के लिए गद्यांश को शीघ्रता से पढ़ें, उदा। आंकड़े या नाम।)

The correct answer is "The work consumes all the time".

Key Points

• The first sentence of the passage says "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".
• From this sentence of the passage, we can say that when the time to be spent on some work increases, the work consumes all the time.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 3​.

Hinglish

• गद्यांश का पहला वाक्य कहता है, "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion".
• गद्यांश के इस वाक्य से हम कह सकते हैं कि जब किसी काम में लगने वाला समय बढ़ता है तो काम में सारा समय लग जाता है।
• अत: सही उत्तर विकल्प 3 है।

The correct answer is "A pillar-type postbox".

Key Points

• The fourth sentence of the passage says "An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar-box in the street". (Passage का चौथा वाक्य कहता है  "An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles, half an hour to search for the address, an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar-box in the street"
• From this sentence of the passage, we can say that the expression 'pillar-box' stands for a pillar-type postbox.(परिच्छेद के इस वाक्य से, हम कह सकते हैं कि अभिव्यक्ति 'पिलर-बॉक्स' एक स्तंभ-प्रकार के पोस्टबॉक्स के लिए है।)
• Hence, the correct answer is option 4​.(अत: सही उत्तर विकल्प 4 है।)

The correct answer is "A man of leisure".

Key Points

• The last sentence of the passage says "The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil". Passage का अंतिम वाक्य कहता है, "The total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes, all told, may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt, anxiety and toil"
• From this sentence of the passage, we can say that the person likely to take more time to do work is a man of leisure.(passage के इस वाक्य से, हम कह सकते हैं कि जिस व्यक्ति को काम करने में अधिक समय लगने की संभावना है, वह फुरसत का आदमी है।)
• Hence, the correct answer is option 3​.(अत: सही उत्तर विकल्प 3 है।)

The correct answer is "Whatever time is available for a given amount of work, all of it will be used".

Key Points

• The second sentence of the passage says The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase, "It is the busiest man who has time to spare" and the third sentence of the passage says "Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece". (Passage का दूसरा वाक्य कहता है कि*"It is the busiest man who has time to spare"* and the third sentence of the passage says "Thus, an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece".)
• From these sentences of the passage, we can say that the most appropriate explanation of the sentence, "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion" is whatever time is available for a given amount of work, all of it will be used.(Passage के इन वाक्यों से, हम कह सकते हैं कि वाक्य की सबसे उपयुक्त व्याख्या, "कार्य का विस्तार होता है ताकि उसके पूरा होने के लिए उपलब्ध समय को पूरा किया जा सके" किसी दिए गए कार्य के लिए जो भी समय उपलब्ध है, वह सब होगा उपयोग किया गया।)
• Hence, the correct answer is option 2​. (अत: सही उत्तर विकल्प 2 है।)

The correct answer is 'to look them up.'

Key Points

• In the underlined segment, the phrasal verb ''look for'' is incorrect.
• The phrasal verb ''look for'' means an attempt to find someone or something.
• The given sentence is saying something about finding a new words in the dictionary.
• New words is plural and therefore we use look them instead of look it.
• Therefore, the phrasal verb ''look up'' should be used in place of the phrasal verb ''look for''.
• The phrasal verb ''look up'' means to search for and find a piece of information in some kind of authoritative reference, like a dictionary or encyclopedia.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Correct Sentence: Whenever my students come across new words, I ask them to look them up in the dictionary.

The correct answer is ‘Part A’.

Key Points

• The above sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• The error lies in part A of the given sentence.
• The above sentence is an example of a noun.
• A noun is a naming word. It can be the name of a thing, place, person, animal, or feeling.
• As per the general rule, possessive case is used with the nouns of living things, do not use 's' with nonliving things, use 'of'
• Example:
• This is leg of table. (correct)
• This is table’s leg. (incorrect)
• According to the explanation given above, ‘wheel of car’ is the correct use in place of the “car's wheel”.

Correct sentence: The wheel of the car is punctured in the middle of the road at night.

The correct answer is "accused for stealing".

Key Points

• There is an error in preposition in this sentence. The error lies in the second part of this sentence. The word "for" is erroneous.
• Let's understand the implication of the incorrect preposition:
• For: when discussing a rationale or purpose for anything, we use the word "for."
• Example: I'm leaving for breakfast now.
• Let's understand the implication of the correct preposition:
• Of: belonging to, connected with, or part of something/somebody.
• Example: The back of the book is torn.
• The preposition 'of' is used with 'accused'.
• Therefore, "for" should be changed to "of" because it is inaccurate.

Correct Sentence: The prisoner was accused of stealing from his landlord. 

Additional Information

• Let's know more about prepositions:
• Prepositions are words or phrases that are used in front of a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to indicate time, place, location, direction, or spatial relationships, or to present an object.
• A preposition is typically placed before the word or phrase it refers to, or the preposition's object.
• The Preposition should be followed by an object form of the Pronoun.
• Examples: "in," "at," "on," "of," and "to."

The correct answer is 'when' (Option 1).

 Key Points

• 'When' is a conjunction that is used to relate two events happening at the same time.
• In this sentence, 'when' is used to connect two events - 'reading the newspaper' and 'Sachin came to me'.
• 'When' indicates that these two events occurred simultaneously.
• 'When' is used to denote the specific time during which another action occurred.
• So, 'when' is used to specify the timing of the event 'Sachin came to me' in relation to 'I was reading the newspaper'.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.

The correct answer is part-1 "Weather of South India is more"

Key Points

• In the first part of the sentence double comparative degrees are used.
• Comparative degree of 'Much' is used for 'hotter' which is already comparative degree of hot.
• Hence, 'More' has to be removed to make the sentence correct.

Thus, the error part of the sentence is option (2) part 1, i.e., "Weather of South India is more."

The errorless sentence will be: -

• Weather of South India is hotter than that of North India.