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Transport comes under which sector of economic growth?

A) Secondary sector B) Primary sector
C) Tertiary sector D) Quaternary sector
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tertiary sector

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There is certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has. Select the best alternatives/ relationship.

Firm : Flabby :: Piquant : ?

A) Salty B) Pleasant
C) Bland D) Smell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bland

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Both words Firm : Flabby are opposite in meaning.
Similarly, Piquant means pleasantly sharp taste, spicy. Bland means tasteless. Both are also opposite in meaning.
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Haste

A) Burden B) Expect
C) Hurry D) Sight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hurry

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Bryophytes are also called ____________ of the plant kingdom.

A) Mammals B) Amphibians
C) Reptiles D) Insecta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Amphibians

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Scanning means that the reader

A) reads every single word of the article. B) searches for the most important details.
C) looks for words to catch his or her attention. D) focuses on the text's conclusion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) searches for the most important details.

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The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by the

A) President of India B) Prime Minister of India
C) Speaker of Lok Sabha D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Speaker of Lok Sabha

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Which among the following writs is issued to quash the order of a Court or Tribunal?

A) Mandamus B) Prohibition
C) Quo Warranto D) Certiorari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Certiorari

Explanation:

A writ of certiorari is issued to quash the order passed by an inferior court or tribunal in excess of jurisdiction.

A writ of prohibition is issued to prevent an inferior court or tribunal to go ahead with the trial of a case in which it has assumed excess of jurisdiction.

 

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are nice and gentle and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she has been told. The nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her home town to her own people.

Gopal is from a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirement. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decides to sell their own land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscates Gopal's passport and gives him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do.


Namita's situation is better than that of Gopal, because she

A) has a well behaved employer B) knows what she wants to do
C) loves the new place and the child D) now knows about her employer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) knows what she wants to do

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