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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

 

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A) Eclipse B) Fizzle
C) Abort D) Blunder
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eclipse

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 

But the war did not cease; though friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood. It seemed as powerful as eternity, and in time Tony Vassall too went to battle and was killed. The country gave Patience a widow's pension, as well a touching inducement to marry again; she died of grief. Many people died in those days, it was not strange at all. Nathan and his wife got so rich that after the war they died of overeating, and their daughter Olive came into a vast fortune and a Trustee.

 

From this passage we learn that Tony Vassal was

 

A) Patience's husband B) a soldier's son
C) Nathan's relative D) very successful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Patience's husband

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The drafting committee wrote the Indian Constitution in which language?

A) English and Hindi B) Only English
C) English and Urdu D) English, Hindi and Urdu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) English and Hindi

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature.


the modern world is the______ development of science and technology.

A) magnanimous B) erratic
C) rapid D) inconsistent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rapid

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature.


time of great and _____changes

A) convenient B) continuing
C) coveted D) consequent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) continuing

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With which sport is P.V. Sindhu associated?

A) Shooting B) Boxing
C) Swimming D) Badminton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Badminton

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Who the following told, "Hunuz Dilli dur ast" (Delhi is still far away)?

A) Amir Khusrow B) Nizamuddin Auliya
C) Yahya Sirhindi D) Moinuddin Chisti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nizamuddin Auliya

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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 ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.


If you are absolutely ______________ about India

A) unknowing B) unknowledgeable
C) naive D) blind to
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) naive

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