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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.

 

shelf, now __________ official iceberg

 

A) a   B) an  
C) the D) once
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) an  

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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.

 

What is it? ______ it wait?

 

A) may B) can’t
C) would D) is
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) can’t

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

In the entire

 

A : process of discoveries

B : and development, ethics

C : was exiled

 

A) CBA   B) ABC  
C) CAB   D) BCA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ABC  

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

An artistic work, especially one on a large scale

 

A) Ballad   B) Sonnet
C) Opus   D) Limerick
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Opus  

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

 


We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture.

 


to external ______

 

A) influences B) facts
C) modifications D) institutions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) influences

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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.

 

The news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

the day’s most ____________ upheavals

 

 

 

A) significance B) significantly
C) significant D) significancy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) significant

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

One can achieve reward by hard work.

 

A) Reward could be achieved by hard work.   B) Reward is needed for hard work.  
C) Reward is achieved by hard work.   D) Reward can be achieved by hard work.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reward can be achieved by hard work.  

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