Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
CONTIGUOUS

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

The mother said that the kids were playing.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

A new invention has been made by him.

Directions: In each question given below a sentence is given and is divided into three parts I,II and III. For each part a correction statement is also given, you have to determine which part requires correction and select it as your answer.

The school bags have become more-talked about burden that rest on the shoulders of students/. The absence of a political will and social consensus is the reason why there could being no solution/. Parents and politicians should strive to find a solution before the next academic year begins.
I. The school bags have become much-talked about burden that rests on the shoulders of students.
II. The absence of a political will and social consensus is the reason why there is no solution.
III. Parents and politicians should have strived to find a solution before the next academic year begins.

The villagers _______ tongue. 

In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

"It's not my business," said the postman. "Let the government do whatever it has to." 

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Central Vigilance Commissioner has _______ loan officers in the public sector into inaction.

Direction (A-E) : In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender (A) it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. (B) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who (C) for a permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed (D) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional (E) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.

Find out the appropriate word in each case. (D)