Explanation

• Under Section 2(1)(b) of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, a civil servant includes a person who is a member of an All-Pakistan Service or a civil service of the Federation, or holds a civil post in connection with the affairs of the Federation.
• A person on deputation to the Federation is generally excluded from the definition of a civil servant under the Act.

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Explanation

• "Enjoy" is present tense (matching with "travelers" – plural subject).
• "Made their way" correctly gives the completed past action they did during the journey.

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Explanation

• "Looking through an old album" is a present participle phrase describing the action happening.
• "Was amused" correctly gives the past passive reaction Alia had while looking.

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Explanation

Total of 3 ages = 17 + 16 + 12 = 45

New average = 20, for 4 people → Total = 20 × 4 = 80

Age of 4th person = 80 − 45 = 35

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Explanation

The reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.

Therefore, the verb in the reported speech also shifts one step back in tense:

"Am going" (present continuous) → "was going" (past continuous).

The pronoun "I" changes to "she" to match the subject.

Correct Answer: c) She said that she was going to the market.

Explanation

To find the Arithmetic Mean (Average):

Add the numbers: 10 + 20 + 30 + 40 + 50 = 150

Count the numbers: 5

Divide the sum by the count: 150/5 = 30

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Explanation

• "To take a rain check" means to decline an offer for now but suggest doing it later.
• It originally comes from sports tickets being reused when events were rained out.

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Explanation

• It was raining yesterday, so we did not go out.
• We use Past Indefinite Tense/Past Simple Tense with Yesterday.
• Formula of Negative sentence of Past Indefinite Tense:
• Subject + did + not + first form of a verb + object.

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Explanation

Explanation

• Clandestine means secret or concealed; a spy typically conducts activities clandestinely.
• Meticulous means very careful and attentive to detail; an accountant is often associated with meticulous work.
• Both pairs connect a profession with a characteristic commonly associated with its work.

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