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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Hope against hope

A) Think wishfully from time to time B) Hoped with good reason
C) Nurture an impossible hope D) Pretend to hope
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nurture an impossible hope

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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 promise of nuclear power has so __________ outweighed all of these concerns, and India has reason to be proud of its technology and determination to look for non-fossil _______________ in its energy planning. However, _________ rapid progress in technology in other ______________ energy sources such as wind and solar power, the collapse of oil prices and the expansion in gas projects as a viable and clean alternative, that promise ______________.

projects as a viable and clean alternative, that promise ______________.

A) to dim B) dimming
C) was dim D) has dimmed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) has dimmed

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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 promise of nuclear power has so __________ outweighed all of these concerns, and India has reason to be proud of its technology and determination to look for non-fossil _______________ in its energy planning. However, _________ rapid progress in technology in other ______________ energy sources such as wind and solar power, the collapse of oil prices and the expansion in gas projects as a viable and clean alternative, that promise ______________.

look for non-fossil _______________ in its energy planning.

A) compulsions B) obligations
C) alternatives D) constraints
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) alternatives

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Ostentation

A) Comical B) Insane
C) Modest D) Swanky
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Modest

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
COURAGE

A) BRAVERY B) WEAKNESS
C) COWARDICE D) FEAR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) COWARDICE

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correct?

 

A) It was inserted by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. B) The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.
C) The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review of an Act included in the Ninth Schedule on the doctrine of basic structure. D) The appropriate Legislature can repeal or amend an Act specified in the Ninth Schedule
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.

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Ninth Schedule says that the article mentioned in this are immune from judicial review. It is for the larger good of the society, the government cannot be challenged in the court for his actions. Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by First Constitutional Amendment, 1951.In a landmark ruling on 11th January 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that all laws (including those in the Ninth Schedule) would be open to judicial review, if they violated the basic structure of the Constitution.

 

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An increase in price of which of these products will have a ripple effect in increasing the prices of many products, thereby resulting in inflation?

A) Petroleum B) Medicines
C) Smartphones D) Automobiles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Petroleum

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A solar cell is made up of:

A) Carbon B) Gallium
C) Silicon D) Teflon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Silicon

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