In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:
Rivers around the world are (1) ______ with dangerous levels of antibiotics, (2) ______ to a recent study. Concentration of antibiotics in some waterways (3) ______ safety levels by 300 times. Researchers looked at several (4) ______ used antibiotics in rivers flowing (5) ______ 72 countries.
For the following questions answer them individually
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The boss said to his employee, "I will be happy if you finish this project by evening."
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
She has a good job and a happy family. She has best of both the worlds.
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
People living at the same time
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
With each passing day he was going in more trouble.
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. In fact, there are about 800 million mobile phone users now.
B. They have been in use in the country for over two decades.
C. Mobile companies are regularly bringing out phones with ne w features for these users.
D. There are billions of mobile phones in India today.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The crisis would ______ damage their reputation.