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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.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.


in view of the sharp contrasts ______________

A) beside B) beneath
C) between D) below
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) between

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What is the direction of torque?

A) Perpendicular to the direction of applied force B) Same as the direction of applied force
C) Opposite to the direction of applied force D) Parallel to the radius
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Perpendicular to the direction of applied force

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The impact of Green Revolution was felt most in the case of

A) Wheat B) Rice
C) Pulses D) Oil seeds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wheat

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A passage with three blanks, followed by five options, each containing one word, is given. Choose the word that can fill all the three blanks.
In finance, a __________ is an instrument of indebtedness of the issuer to the holders. The ___________ is a debt security, under which the issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to pay them interest (the coupon) or to repay the principal at a later date, termed the maturity date. Interest is usually payable at fixed intervals (semi- annual, annual, sometimes monthly). Very often it is negotiable, that is, the ownership of the instrument can be transferred in the secondary market. This means that once the transfer agents at the bank medallion stamp the same, it is highly liquid on the secondary market. Thus, a __________ is a form of loan or IOU.

A) Brand B) Stock
C) Bond D) Barter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bond

Explanation:

‘Brand’ refers to a particular identity or image regarded as an asset. ‘Stock’ refers to the capital raised by a company or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares. ‘Bond’ is an interest-bearing security issued by governments, companies and some other organisations. ‘Barter’ refers to exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money. ‘Bankruptcy’ means the state of being bankrupt. The given blanks can either use ‘bond’ or ‘stock’ as both are similar in meaning. Bonds and stocks are both securities, but the major difference between the two is that (capital) stockholders have an equity stake in a company (that is, they are owners), whereas bondholders have a creditor stake in the company (that is, they are lenders). Being a creditor, bondholders have priority over stockholders. Thus, ‘bond’ is the best fit word for the given blanks as it is clearly stated that it is a form of loan. This makes option 3 the correct answer.

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In Microsoft Word, font, font style, size, font color etc. are options of _____________

A) Character formatting B) Paragraph formatting
C) Sentence formatting D) Font formatting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Character formatting

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The banks avail long-term loans from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral securities. This loan is availed under which of the following lending rates?

A) Bank rate B) Repo rate
C) Reserve repo rate D) Marginal Standing Facily
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bank rate

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The bank rateis the rate of interest at which banks takelong term loansfrom Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral security. It is the rate at which RBI rediscounts the bills of exchange and government securities held by the commercial banks. For controlling the credit, inflation and money supply, RBI increases the bank rate.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.


P: Therefore, these are products of the thinking by sages and not products of every man’s nature.
Q: A person’s behaviour evolves through conscious evolution.
R: When a potter pounds the clay and makes a vessel, it is the product of the artisan’s activity, not of his nature.
S: The sages observed activities and gathered ideas and thoughts, and thereafter introduced principles of propriety and righteousness and instituted laws and
systems.

A) PQRS B) PSQR
C) PRQS D) QRSP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) QRSP

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Inert gases are

A) Miscible with water B) Not stable
C) Chemically unreactive D) Chemically very active
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chemically unreactive

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