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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Discretion is the greater part of valour

 

A) To be brave in any situation B) Caution is preferable to rash bravery
C) A genuinely brave person is always humble D) If you are over-cautious then you cannot achieve great things
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Caution is preferable to rash bravery

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Tempestuous

 

A) Stress B) Toil
C) Calm D) Examine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Calm

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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.


____________ so long ago, virtually everyone seemed _____________ that a sizeable majority of British voters ____________ reaffirm their faith and confidence in a united Europe. Unfortunately, what was considered to be a remote possibility has actually become a very ____________ reality. A small majority of voters ____________ to take Britain out of the European Union (EU) in the referendum held on June 23.


____________ so long ago,

A) Not B) Far
C) So D) Nor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Not

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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 second strategy proposed __________________ the committee was institutional reform of police processes, including investigation of crimes, professionalization and ________________ of court systems with induction of technology _____________ limiting appeal procedures to the _________________ required. It is here the committee ___________________ to bring in a bigger and responsible role to victims of crime in the whole proceedings.


limiting appeal procedures to the _________________ required.

A) minimum B) bottom
C) lower D) negligible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) minimum

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Q:

Periyar Tiger Reserve is in which state?

A) Telangana B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala D) Uttarakhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kerala

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___________ is the most ecologically relevant environmental factor.

A) Water B) Temperature
C) Light D) Soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Temperature

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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.

National integration means _____ all the people of the nation into a single whole. It is a _____ that bends together all people in one _____ bond no matter what their religion, caste, language or history may be. It is a _____ cementing force whereby all kinds of people live _____ peacefully and can identify themselves as a part and parcel of a nation.

all people in one _____ bond no matter what their religion, caste, language or history

A) real B) common
C) nominal D) similar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) common

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The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, hosts a conference on Global Digital Content Market (GDCM) 2018 in which city?

A) New Delhi  B) Bengaluru 
C) Mumbai  D)  Kolkata 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) New Delhi 

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The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, hosts a conference on Global Digital Content Market (GDCM) 2018, on 14th- 15thNovember 2018, in New Delhi. The conference will feature sessions on music, film, broadcasting and publishing, as well as collective management, emerging models and the implications for the market and policy makers.

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