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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.

 

If there is a subject of really ______________ interest and utility, it is the art of writing and speaking one's own language ___________. It is the basis of culture, as we all know; but it is infinitely more _________ that, it is the basis of business. ___________ salesman can sell anything unless he can explain the merits of his goods in effective language, or can write ___________ advertisement equally effective, or present his ideas, and the facts, in a letter.

 

one's own language ___________. It is the basis

 

A) effective B) effectiveness
C) effectivity D) effectively
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) effectively

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Amartya Sen won Nobel Prize for?

A) Literature B) Physics
C) Peace D) Economic Sciences
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Economic Sciences

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Ferns belong to which division of plants?

A) Gymnosperms B) Angiosperms
C) Thallophyta D) Pteridophyta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pteridophyta

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas or a gas which can deplete the ozone layer?

A) BBr3 B) NH3
C) CH2N2 D) CCl2F2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) CCl2F2

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Which of the following rivers flows from India to Pakistan?

A) Satluj B) Ghaghra
C) Betwa D) Tapi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Satluj

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The trainee asked his boss, "Shall I email this letter again, Sir?"

A) The trainee asked his boss politely if he shall email that letter again. B) The trainee asked his boss politely if he should email that letter again, sir.
C) The trainee asked his boss politely if he shall email that letter again, sir. D) The trainee asked his boss politely if he should email that letter again.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The trainee asked his boss politely if he should email that letter again.

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Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because

A) they emit light of a constant intensity B) their distance from the earth does not change with time
C) they are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light D) they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) they emit light of a constant intensity

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Features and habits that help animals to adapt to their surroundings are a result of the process of ______________.

A) maturation B) evolution
C) progression D) renewal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) evolution

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