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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.

 

It is a delight _______________ the illuminating thoughts which came to the minds of these men; and, on the other hand, it is amusing to see how ________________ they launched ________________ on boundless seas when they were unprovided with chart and compass. They were _________ brilliant children, who know little of the dangers of the great world, but are ready to undertake anything. These philosophers regarded all knowledge as their province, and did __________ despair of governing so great a realm.

 

it is amusing to see how ________________ they launched

 

A) reckless B) recklessness
C) recklessly D) reckful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) recklessly

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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 entry of foreign media has to be ______ by strict rules. Any intention to ______ the country politically or economically or any attempt at cultural ______ in order to make the country a slave to the designs of international powers would not be ______. If the foreign media is keen on making a presence on the Indian soil, respect for the country’s unity and ______ is essential.

 

would not be ______ If the foreign media.

 

A) abated B) confiscated
C) assimilated D) tolerated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) tolerated

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Who has won the Formula One Australian Grand Prix 2016?

A) Daniel Ricciardo B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Nico Rosberg D) Sebastian Vettel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nico Rosberg

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Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year _____.

A) 1543 B) 1643
C) 1743 D) 1843
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1643

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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.


My tooth-brush is a thing that haunts me when I’m travelling, and ____________ my life a misery. I _____________ that I haven’t packed it, and wake up in a cold ________________, and get out of bed and hunt for it. And, in the morning, I pack it before I have used it, and have to unpack again to get it, and it is always the last thing I turn out of the bag; and _____________ I repack and forget it, and have to rush upstairs ___________ it at the last moment and carry it to the railway station, wrapped up in my pocket-handkerchief. Of course I had to turn every mortal thing out now, and, of course, I could not find it.


have to rush upstairs ___________ it at the last moment

A) for B) of
C) from D) form
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) for

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Whose ear Mike Tyson bite in professional boxing match in 1997 for the WBA Heavyweight Championship?

A) James Douglas B) Evander Holyfield
C) Riddick Bowe D) Michael Moorer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Evander Holyfield

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Which one of the following statementsis not correct?

A) BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile made by India and Russian Federation. B) The name BrahMos came from two rivers, Brahmaputra of India and Moskva of Russia.
C) Indian military scientists were capable of integrating BrahMos cruise missile with Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter. D) Defence Research and Development Organization is the manufacturer of Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Defence Research and Development Organization is the manufacturer of Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter.

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The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russia's Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).The BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft, or land. It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) who together have formed BrahMos AerospaceThe name BrahMos is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.

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Who among the following is the current CEO of NITI Aayog?

A) Amitabh Kant B) Arvind Subramanian
C) Arvind Panagariya D) Sindhushree
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amitabh Kant

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