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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 news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

the day’s most ____________ upheavals

 

 

 

A) significance B) significantly
C) significant D) significancy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) significant

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Who among the following has not scored even a single triple hundred in test matches?

A) Brian Lara B) Virender Sehwag
C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Chris Gayle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sachin Tendulkar

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Which of the following elements has the lowest melting point?

A) Iron B) Nitrogen
C) Iodine D) Lead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nitrogen

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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.

In a clearing that started a few feet away was a small __________ of cattle.

 

A) herd B) flock
C) colony D) drove
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) herd

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Q:

Constitution Day of India is on ________.

A) 26th January B) 23rd June
C) 15th August D) 26th November
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 26th November

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Q:

If water smells bad, then that odour can be removed by adding

A) alum B) bleach
C) activated carbon D) deactivated nitrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) activated carbon

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The Peacock Throne was a famous jewelled throne that was the seat of the ________ emperors of India.

A) Maurya B) Gupta
C) Mughal D) Maratha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mughal

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Who developed the idea of Crop rotation?

A) Lily Thomas B) Carrot Cornwick
C) Cabbage Carlson D) Turnip Townsend
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Turnip Townsend

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