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QUESTION 61
Choose the correct Hindi translation: 'The patient had died before the doctor arrived.'
Answer: This sentence describes two past actions where one (the patient's death) occurred before the other (the doctor's arrival). The Past Perfect tense ('had died') is used for the earlier action, which is correctly translated as '...मर गया था'.
QUESTION 62
Choose the correct English translation: 'मैं उसे बचपन से जानता हूँ।'
Answer: For an action that started in the past and continues into the present, the Present Perfect tense is used. Verbs like 'know' are stative verbs and are generally not used in the continuous form ('am knowing').
QUESTION 63
What is the Hindi term for 'By-laws'?
Answer: 'By-laws' are rules made by a company or society to control the actions of its members. The correct official Hindi term is 'उपविधि'.
QUESTION 64
What is the English term for 'हस्तक्षेप'?
Answer: 'हस्तक्षेप' means the action of interfering or the process of being interfered with, often in an unwelcome way. The correct English word is 'Interference'.
QUESTION 65
Translate the idiom 'Once in a blue moon' into Hindi.
Answer: The idiom 'Once in a blue moon' means very rarely. The Hindi idiom 'ईद का चाँद होना' conveys the same meaning of being seen very infrequently.
QUESTION 66
Choose the correct Hindi translation: 'Had I been there, I would have helped him.'
Answer: This is a third conditional sentence expressing a hypothetical past situation and its hypothetical result. The structure 'Had I been...' is an inverted form of 'If I had been...', correctly translated as 'अगर मैं वहाँ होता...'
QUESTION 67
Choose the correct English translation: 'वह तैरना जानता है।'
Answer: When the verb 'know' is followed by another verb to express an ability or skill, the correct structure is 'know + how to + verb'.
QUESTION 68
What is the Hindi term for 'Honorarium'?
Answer: An 'Honorarium' is a payment given for professional services that are rendered nominally without charge. The Hindi term for this is 'मानदेय'.
QUESTION 69
What is the English term for 'आचार संहिता'?
Answer: 'आचार संहिता' is a set of rules outlining the social norms, rules, and responsibilities for an individual, party or organization. The most common English translation is 'Code of Conduct'.
QUESTION 70
Translate the proverb 'An empty vessel makes much noise' into Hindi.
Answer: This proverb means that people with little knowledge often talk the most. Both Hindi proverbs, 'अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए' (a half-filled pot splashes more) and 'थोथा चना बाजे घना' (an empty gram makes a lot of noise), convey this meaning.