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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time. The camera is our pause button, the cork we use to stop time from running out. And the photo album is the most potent time machine ever ____________, one that transports you to a curated past where everything exists ________ you choose to remember it,one that lets you revisit ________ just people and places and ages, but the hidden crannies of ________ own memory and the strange landscape of emotions that lies beyond.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time.

A)  close B) closest
C) closeness D) closely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) closest

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

The museum's revolving doors (A)/ stopped the crooks (B)/ as they jam half way round. (C)/ No error (D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

The reason why the magazine sells so well is because it is written in a pleasant style.

A) for B) since
C) that D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) that

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Silver bullet

 

A) A very expensive solution used only as the last measure. B) A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.
C) A solution which is worse than the problem.   D) A thing of beauty but which is actually deadly.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

With a vengeance

 

A) A complete disaster B) Having similar views or attitude to something
C) To look out for something without particular attention D) Used to emphasize the degree to which somethings occurs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Used to emphasize the degree to which somethings occurs

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How many facial bones are there?

A) 34 B) 24
C) 14 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14

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When was Consumer Protection Act (COPRA) passed?

A) 1984 B) 1980
C) 1986 D) 1995
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1986

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____ is not an allotrope of carbon.

A) Buckminsterfullerene B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Diamond D) Graphite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide

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