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  1. 1721SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    The novel had been translated into several languages by the author.

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    Correct option: B — The author had translated the novel into several languages.

    The author had translated the novel into several languages. (Correct) (a) The author translates the novel into several languages. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The novel was translated into several languages by the author. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The author will translate the novel into several languages. (Incorrect Tense)

  2. 1722SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    Why can't you repair the car?

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    Correct option: B — Why can't the car be repaired by you?

    Why can't the car be repaired by them? (Correct) (a) Why cannot the car be repaired by you? (Incorrect position of ‘not’) (c) Why the car cannot be repaired by you? (Incorrect position of ‘can’) (d) Why could not the car be repaired by you? (Incorrect Modal)

  3. 1723SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    The board intends to implement the proposal after the final discussion.

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    Correct option: D — The proposal is intended to be implemented by the board after the final discussion.

    The proposal is intended to be implemented by the board after the final discussion. (Correct) (a) The implementation is to be intended by the board after the final discussion. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (b) The proposal is meant to be implemented and intended by the board for the final discussion. (Incorrect Verb) (c) The board is intended to implement by the proposal after the final discussion. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

  4. 1724SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    Scholars regarded the discovery as a turning point in medical science.

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    Correct option: A — The discovery was regarded as a turning point in medical science by scholars.

    The discovery was regarded as a turning point in medical science by scholars. (Correct) (b) Scholars were regarded as turning points in medical science. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) The discovery has regarded scholars as a turning point in medical science. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The discovery is regarded as a turning point by scholars in medical science. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

  5. 1725SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    The final report will be submitted by the committee tomorrow.

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    Correct option: C — The committee will submit the final report tomorrow.

    The committee will submit the final report tomorrow. (Correct) (a) The committee submits the final report tomorrow. (Incorrect Tense) (b) The committee had submitted the final report tomorrow. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The final report is submitted by the committee tomorrow. (Incorrect Tense)

  6. 1726SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    The damaged server is about to be repaired by the technician.

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    Correct option: C — The technician is about to repair the damaged server.

    The technician is about to repair the damaged server. (Correct) (a) The technician is to be repaired about the damaged server. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (b) The damaged server is about repairing the technician. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The damaged server will be repaired by the technician. (Incorrect Tense)

  7. 1727SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    People generally acknowledged that the decision was a mistake.

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    Correct option: A — It was generally acknowledged that the decision was a mistake.

    It was generally acknowledged that the decision was a mistake. (Correct) (b) The decision was generally acknowledged as a mistake. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) The decision was a mistake, as people generally acknowledged. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) Generally, people had acknowledged the decision was a mistake. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

  8. 1728SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    Someone has to clean the room before the guests arrive.

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    Correct option: A — The room has to be cleaned before the guests arrive.

    The room has to be cleaned before the guests arrive. (Correct) (b) The room had to clean before the guests arrive. (Incorrect Tense) (c) The room is to clean before the guests arrive. (Incorrect Tense) (d) The room will have to clean before the guests arrive. (Incorrect Tense)

  9. 1729SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    The results of the experiment have been published in the journal.

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    Correct option: A — The journal has published the results of the experiment.

    The journal has published the results of the experiment. (Correct) (b) The experiment published the results in the journal. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) The results have been published in the journal (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) The journal had publishes the results of the experiment. (Incorrect Tense)

  10. 1730SSC2025English LanguageEnglish

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.

    They must have submitted the final report before the deadline.

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    Correct option: B — The final report must have been submitted by them before the deadline.

    The final report must have been submitted by them before the deadline. (Correct) (a) The final report must be submitted by them before the deadline. (Incorrect Helping Verb) (c) The final report was submitted by them before the deadline. (Incorrect Helping Verb) (d) The final report had to be submitted by them before the deadline. (Incorrect Helping Verb)

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They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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