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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Speech delivered without preparation

A) Rhetoric B) Oration
C) Extempore D) Maiden speech
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Extempore

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Why is Carbon Monoxide a pollutant ?

A) Reacts with haemoglobin B) Makes nervous system inactive
C) It reacts with Oxygen D) It inhibits glycolysis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Reacts with haemoglobin

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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.

______________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________________. The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness _____________ ethical thinking which ___________________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.


What I wish to add is a ___________________.

A) fear B) panic
C) warn D) caveat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) caveat

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What is the value of [sec θ/(sec θ – 1)] + [sec θ/(sec θ + 1)]

A) 2 sin2 θ B) 2(1 + tan2θ)
C) 2 cosec2 θ D) sin2θ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2 cosec2 θ

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Who is the author of Manimekalai?

A) Kovalan B) Sathanar
C) Ilango Adigal D) Timtakkatevar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sathanar

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One of the finest jewels of Tamil poetry, the epic poem Manimekalai was written by Sathanar in 2nd century A.D. It is unique for the deep spirituality and mysticism it unfolds against the historical and geographical background of South India and of adjacent Jaffna.

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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 fourand indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Happy thoughts release hormones that work for our well-being and negative thoughts release hormones that make us ______.

A) ill B) happy
C) excited D) rejuvenated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ill

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Q:

In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced

A) 1962 B) 1972
C) 1982 D) 1992
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1972

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SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) was introduced in May 1972 by the University of Berkeley, California.

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Delhi is located on the banks of river ___.

A) Kosi B) Yamnotri
C) Yamuna D) Gangotri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Yamuna

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