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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.

 

Many persons of good education unconsciously circumscribe themselves ___________ a small vocabulary. They have a knowledge of hundreds of desirable wordswhich they do not put _________ practical use in their speech or writing. Many, too, are conscious __________ a poverty of language, which engenders in them a senseof timidity and self-___________. The method used for building a large vocabulary has __________ been confined to the study of single words.

 

large vocabulary has __________ been confined

 

A) usual B) usuals
C) usually D) usualness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) usually

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) svivelling B) swiveling
C) swivelling D) sviveling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) swivelling

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Pressure is measured in terms of

A) Mass & Density B) Work done
C) Force and Area D) Force and Distance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Force and Area

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Q:

Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is 

A) an infantry regiment of the Indian Army B) a battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles
C) the name of the Armed Police of the State of Jammu and Kashmir D) a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Home Affairs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) an infantry regiment of the Indian Army

Explanation:

Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is a truly historic Indian Regiment raised by Maharaja Gulab Singh, the founder of the Dogra Kingdom in 1820. Amongst all the princely State Forces of India, it was the only one to be absorbed into the Indian Army as a separate Regiment and did not lose its entity by merger into the existing Regiments of the Army.

 

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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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Which one of the following statements is not true of Protection of Women from Domestic violence Act, 2005?

A) This Act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence. B) Only women can make a complaint under this legislation.
C) Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship. D) The Act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.

Explanation:

The Supreme Court has struck down the words “adult male” from the pertinent provision in the DV Act to lay down that a woman can also file a complaint against another woman, accusing her of domestic violence.

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How many members of the Rajya Sabha are elected every two years?

A) all B) one fourth
C) half D) one third
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) one third

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Q:

Ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is absorbed by

A) SO2 B) Ozone
C) Oxygen D) Argon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ozone

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