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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking

 

A) besides B) along
C) by D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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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.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems
C) Hide your precious stuff D) Be alert at all times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

I ________ my black leather shoes till they shine.

 

A) scrub B) rub
C) brush D) polish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) polish

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Living things constitute the biotic component of the ___________________.

A) mesosphere B) biosphere
C) thermosphere D) heliosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) biosphere

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Who invented the hot air balloon?

A) Montgolfier brothers B) Wright brothers
C) Lisitsyn brothers D) Walton brothers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Montgolfier brothers

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Who invented Space Pen?

A) Paul C. Fisher B) Rudolf Diesel
C) Wright Brothers D) Alexander Fleming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Paul C. Fisher

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If x+3y=-3x+y, then x22y2 is equal to

A) 1/8 B) 1/2
C) 1/4 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/8

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Cinnabar is an ore/mineral of

A) Lead B) Manganese
C) Molybdenum D) Mercury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mercury

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