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

 


Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both "normal" and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers.

 

Price-fixing is a phenomenon that is normal in -

A) agricultural societies B) industrialized societies
C) pre-industrial societies D) globalised societies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) industrialized societies

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) Idiosyncrasy B) Idicyncrrasy
C) Idoeosyncrasy   D) Idiocyncracy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Idiosyncrasy

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

 

A) Obeisance B) Panegyric
C) Homage D) Tirade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tirade

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Slow and careful movement or thought

 

A) Vacuous B) Utter
C) Deliberation D) Coherence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deliberation

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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.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

This ____ study of early 19th century Russian society,

A) panoramic B) histrionic
C) omnipotent D) explicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) panoramic

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

You are ____ common sense

A) lacking of B) devoid in
C) devoid of D) dull on
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) devoid of

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

People are wanting (A)/ to see the home team (B)/ win the game. (C)/ No Error (D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Turbulence

A) Agitation B) Calmness
C) Repose D) Stillness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Agitation

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