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The story was narrated to Ganesh by a young man, Mahendra by name. He was a junior supervisor in a firm which offered supervisors at various types of construction sites: factories, bridges, dams, and so on. Mahendra's job was to keep an eye on the activities at the work site. He had to keep moving from place to place every now and then as ordered by his head office: from a coal mining area to a railway bridge construction site, and from there after a few months to a chemical plant which was coming up somewhere. He was a bachelor. His needs were simple and he was able to adjust himself to all kinds of odd conditions, whether it was an ill-equipped circuit house or a makeshift canvas tent in the middle of a stone quarry. But one asset he had was his cook, Iswaran.
Question: 1

Who has narrated the story in the above passage?

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Narrated by = Person who tells the story. Narrated to = Person who listens to the story.
Updated On: Jun 10, 2026
  • Ganesh
  • Mahendra
  • Mannan
  • Iswaran
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understand the task.
This is a reading comprehension question. We must find who told the story in the given passage. The answer is stated plainly somewhere in the text.

Step 2: Look for the key sentence.
The passage opens with the line that the story was narrated to Ganesh by a young man named Mahendra. This single line holds the answer.

Step 3: Separate the listener from the teller.
The phrase 'narrated to Ganesh' shows that Ganesh only heard the story. The phrase 'by a young man, Mahendra' shows who actually told it.

Step 4: Fix the roles clearly.
So Ganesh is the listener, the person who received the story. Mahendra is the narrator, the person who gave the story. The teller is the narrator.

Step 5: Check the other names.
Mannan and Iswaran are characters mentioned inside the story, not the person telling it. So they cannot be the narrator.

Step 6: State the conclusion.
Since the text says the story was narrated by Mahendra, he is the narrator.
\[ \boxed{\text{Mahendra}} \]
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Question: 2

He was a junior __________ other supervisors.

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Senior to, Junior to, Superior to, Inferior to.
Updated On: Jun 10, 2026
  • by
  • for
  • with
  • to
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Read the sentence.
The sentence is 'He was a junior ____ other supervisors.' We must fill the blank with the right preposition.

Step 2: Spot the key word.
The important word is 'junior'. In English, some adjectives always team up with one fixed preposition. 'Junior' is one of them.

Step 3: Recall the fixed pair.
The adjective 'junior' is always followed by 'to', never by 'than'. For example, $\text{Ram is junior to Shyam.}$ The same rule covers words like senior, superior, and inferior.

Step 4: Test the wrong choices.
'Junior by', 'junior for', and 'junior with' all sound wrong to a careful ear and break the fixed rule. They do not fit.

Step 5: Place the right word.
Putting 'to' in the blank gives 'He was a junior to other supervisors', which is correct and natural.

Step 6: State the conclusion.
The adjective 'junior' takes the preposition 'to'.
\[ \boxed{\text{to}} \]
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Question: 3

Find out the antonym of the word 'makeshift'.

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Makeshift = Temporary. Complete = Properly finished or permanent.
Updated On: Jun 10, 2026
  • expedient
  • substitute
  • complete
  • alternative
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understand the task.
We need the antonym of 'makeshift'. An antonym is a word that means the opposite.

Step 2: Find the meaning of 'makeshift'.
'Makeshift' means something temporary, quickly put together, and not permanent. It is a stand-in used until the proper thing is ready.

Step 3: Decide what the opposite should mean.
The opposite of temporary and rough should be something proper, finished, and permanent. So we look for a word that gives the sense of being fully done.

Step 4: Test the options.
'Expedient', 'substitute', and 'alternative' all carry the idea of a temporary or stand-in choice, which is close to 'makeshift', not opposite to it.

Step 5: Pick the contrasting word.
'Complete' means whole and finished, which stands against the rough, temporary sense of 'makeshift'. So it is the true opposite.

Step 6: State the conclusion.
The antonym of 'makeshift' is 'complete'.
\[ \boxed{\text{complete}} \]
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Question: 4

Find out the synonym of the word 'asset'.

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Asset = Advantage = Benefit = Aid.
Updated On: Jun 10, 2026
  • hindrance
  • aid
  • hurt
  • liability
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understand the task.
We must find the synonym of 'asset'. A synonym is a word that means nearly the same thing.

Step 2: Find the meaning of 'asset'.
An asset is something valuable or useful. A person or thing that gives help and advantage is called an asset. In the passage, Iswaran is an asset because he is very useful to Mahendra.

Step 3: Look at each option's meaning.
'Aid' means help. 'Hindrance' means an obstacle. 'Hurt' means injury. 'Liability' means a burden or drawback.

Step 4: Remove the opposites.
'Hindrance', 'hurt', and 'liability' all carry a negative sense, the very opposite of something useful. So they cannot be synonyms of 'asset'.

Step 5: Choose the closest word.
Since an asset gives help and advantage, the word 'aid', which also means help, sits closest in meaning.

Step 6: State the conclusion.
The synonym of 'asset' is 'aid'.
\[ \boxed{\text{aid}} \]
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Question: 5

Mahendra's job was to keep an eye on the activities at the work site. Find out the correct meaning of the phrase 'keep an eye on'.

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Keep an eye on = Watch carefully = Supervise = Take care of.
Updated On: Jun 10, 2026
  • to take care of something.
  • to take it for granted something.
  • to gaze at something.
  • to look at something.
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Read the phrase.
The phrase is 'keep an eye on'. We must pick its correct meaning. Such phrases are idioms, so their meaning is not the plain word meaning.

Step 2: Recall the idiom's sense.
'Keep an eye on' means to watch carefully, to supervise, to look after, or to take care of something.

Step 3: Fit it into the sentence.
Mahendra's job was to keep an eye on the work site. So his job was to supervise and take care of the activities happening there.

Step 4: Test the weaker options.
'To gaze at' and 'to look at' only mean to see with the eyes. They miss the idea of supervising and caring, which the idiom carries.

Step 5: Choose the best meaning.
Among the options, 'to take care of something' captures the supervising sense of the idiom most fully.

Step 6: State the conclusion.
'Keep an eye on' means to take care of something.
\[ \boxed{\text{to take care of something}} \]
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