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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.

 

magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker.

A) what B) it
C) that D) there
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) that

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Which of the following scheme has been launched by the Union Government to supply electricity to poor households?

A) INSPIRE Programme B) Saubhagya
C) Swabhiman D) Swavalamban
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Saubhagya

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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the ‘Saubhagya’ (Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana) scheme to provide subsidy on equipment like transformers, meters, and wires and is expected to cover allrural families after expected electrification of all villages by the end of 2018.Note:The total outlay for the Saubhagya scheme will be Rs 16,320 crore.

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In April 2017, to address growing unemployment, which country has abolished the 457 Visa Programme used by thousands of temporary foreign workers, a majority of them Indians?

A) USA B) Canada
C) Australia D) UK
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia

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What is the total strength of the Rajya Sabha?

A) 250 B) 260
C) 270 D) 280
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 250

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The outermost layer of the earth's atmosphere is _______.

A) stratosphere B) troposphere
C) mesosphere D) exosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) exosphere

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In the nature versus nurture debate sociologists claim that

A) nature and nurture have equal importance.  B) neither nature nor nurture creates the essence of our humanity.
C) nurture is far more important than nature. D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) nurture is far more important than nature.

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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.


____________________ some respects, this is unsurprising. Many of these laws do not have an _______________ political flavour. The rule against admitting _______________ evidence, for instance, is a result of simple good sense and a keen awareness of human ______________, independent of the relationship between the ruler and the ruled. The same ________________ for the laws of property and contract.


____________________ some respects

 

A) Into B) About
C) In D) On
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) In

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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.

 

Time perception raises a number of ______ puzzles, including what it means to say we perceive time.

 

A) discriminating B) intriguing
C) boring D) befooling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) intriguing

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