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

"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament, on 14th August 1947. It is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of all times and to be a landmark oration that captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non­violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.

"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon the assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow­mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.

To the people of India, whose representatives we are, this is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell".

To whom did Nehru deliver this famous speech?

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

P: The English developed transport and communication on modern lines.
Q: They established the first printing press and newspaper in India.
R: One of the most beneficial results of the British rule was the modernization of India.
S: The Press further developed later to inform and educate the masses about the British exploitation of India.

Arrange the following cities in an order from North to South

1) Bhubaneshwar
2) Chennai
3) Hyderabad
4) Cochin

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Gone are the days

P-about foreign trade and payments
Q-and not really worried
R-when we could think of ourselves as a closed economy

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Imagine what this can do

P-­the news industry in our part of the world
Q­-for trust in, and engagement
R-­with, professional journalism and

Which of the statement(s) about the reaction given below is/are INCORRECT?

2PbO (s) + C (s) ⟶ 2Pb (s) + CO2 (g)

I. Lead is getting reduced.

II. Carbon is getting reduced.

III. Lead oxide is getting reduced.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order

It is becoming

P-increasingly clear that anyone
Q-of freedom, justice and equality is seen as a threat
R-who dares to raise issues

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Further negotiations

P-are necessary
Q-to reach a common understanding
R-to enable implementation