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Which of the following "writ" of the High Court or the Supreme Court is issued to restrain a person from holding a public office which he is not entitled to?

A) Centiorari B) Mandamus
C) Prohibition D) Quo Warranto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Quo Warranto

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Who discovered X-rays?

A) W. C. Roentgen B) Albert Einstein
C) Samuel Cohen D) Edward Taylor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) W. C. Roentgen

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In which month does the Earth's Perihelion position occur?

A) June B) January
C) September D) March
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) January

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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.

 

The teacher told him to collect assignments.

 

A) He was told to collect assignments by the teacher. B) He is told by the teacher to collect assignments.
C) The teacher asked him to collect assignments. D) He was asked to collect assignments.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He was told to collect assignments by the teacher.

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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.

 

A person or thing that brings bad luck

 

A) Felicitous B) Adventitious
C) Jinx D) Providential
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jinx

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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.

 

But representatives have cynically chosen to look the other _________________ when matters of justice are involved. They seem to have only a will to power; to be part of a new ___________________ elite. _________________ they forget that the history of struggle is the future of struggle. Maoism is one extreme ____________________ struggle ___________________ corrupt appropriative and greedy elites; there are others.

 

___________________ corrupt appropriative and greedy elites; there are others.

 

A) against B) of
C) for D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) against

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_______________ is located in the Alwar district of Rajasthan.

A) Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary B) Sariska National Park
C) Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary D) Dudhwa National Park
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sariska National Park

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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.

 

Then, he left for Silicon Valley to ___________ his dream of launching a start­up.

 

A) persevere B) eschew
C) pursue D) cherish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pursue

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