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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.

 

She ______ farewell to her parents.

 

A) bid B) call
C) told D) shout
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bid

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

To spill the beans

 

A) To reveal secret information unintentionally B) To lose inherited wealth
C) To spread rumours to intentionally harm someone D) To spend away hard earned savings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To reveal secret information unintentionally

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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 have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture.

 


to external ______

 

A) influences B) facts
C) modifications D) institutions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) influences

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The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges?

A) Himachal B) Hindu Kush
C) Purvanchal D) Himgiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Purvanchal

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__________ are made up of sclerenchymatous cells. These are generally absent in the primary phloem but are found in the secondary phloem.

A) Xylem fibres B) Xylem parenchyma
C) Phloem parenchyma D) Phloem fibres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Phloem fibres

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) Scemitars B) Scimitars
C) Scimetars D) Scemetars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Scimitars

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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.

In a strange ________________, the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern. _______________ wonders whether newer forms of “non­caring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even __________________, quietly suppresses a meditation on such events. __________________ a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class. _____________, society seems so indifferent.

In a strange ________________,

A) way B) form
C) step D) method
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) way

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Who pioneered diagnostic ultrasound?

A) Alexander Fleming B) Ian Donald
C) A. Laveran D) Robert Koch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ian Donald

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