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Which country will host the 9th BRICS Summit in the year 2017?

A) Brazil B) Russia
C) India D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) China

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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.
John as well as his friends always _____ the permission of his mother before going for a rugby match.

A) asks B) receives
C) seeks D) soughts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) seeks

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

A) Establish B) Sorrow
C) Disdain D) Elation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sorrow

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Subramanya Bharthi was a noted ______.

A) Boxer B) Swimmer
C) Poet D) Painter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Poet

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In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the
alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option 5 i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

At the start of his presentation, it seemed that he’s out of his mind, but when he finished, we saw that there’s method in his madness.

A) After the presentation, we realised that he deliberately chose to be vague and absurd. B) Though his presentation appeared a little absurd in the beginning, we ultimately found out that he had a rational purpose behind it
C) There was a stark difference between what he started with and how he concluded his presentation. D) Since he was not completely in his senses, he presented in an awkward manner.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Though his presentation appeared a little absurd in the beginning, we ultimately found out that he had a rational purpose behind it

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The phrase refers to a specific, rational purpose in what one is doing or planning, even though it may appear crazy or absurd to another person.

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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'.

 

Along with Plato, Aristotle is considered the father of Western (1)/ Philosophy, which from his teachings inherited almost its entire (2)/ lexicon, including problems and methods of inquiry. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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 During the night, the direction of the wind would be from the __________________.

A) valleys to the mountains   B) mountains to the valleys
C) land to the sea D) sea to the land
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) land to the sea

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas or a gas which can deplete the ozone layer?

A) BCl3 B) Ni(CO)4
C) CH3OH D) CClF3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) CClF3

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