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Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.

Statement I :The Zamindars were an exploitative class in Mughal India.

Statement II :The Zamindars often received the support of the peasantry in a large number ofagrarian uprisings in North India in the seventeenth century.

A) Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement Iis true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:

During the Mughal Empire, zamindars belonged tothe nobility and formed the ruling class. Emperor Akbar granted them mansabs and their ancestral domains were treated as jagirs.

In some respects of zamindars and the peasants were natural allies in any struggle against the Mughal government.

The Zamindars often received the support of the peasantry in many agrarian uprisings in North India in the seventeenth century.

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

Elections are likely to be held

P-­in 2017 once law and order
Q-­time frame has been set
R-­is restored though no

 

A) PRQ B) PQR
C) QPR D) RPQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) PRQ

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Public goods are
P-important as they
Q-mitigate the impact of
R-income poverty and inequality

A) QRP B) PQR
C) RPQ D) QPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PQR

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Three examples will

P-­suffice as evidence
Q­-of her backsliding
R­-on long­held positions

 

A) QRP B) RPQ
C) PRQ D) PQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) PQR

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.


Due to heavy monsoon showers, the water in the dam (rose another foot).

A) raised another foot B) raised by a feet.
C) had risen a foot D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

He wanted my permission to taking part in sports.

A) to take part in  B) for to take part in
C) for to taking part in D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to take part in 

Explanation:

‘To’ is always followed by the first form of the verb. So, the phrase ‘to taking part in’ needs to be replaced with ‘to take part in’. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘He wanted my permission to take part in sports’.

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Which one of the following statements about India is not correct?

 

A) India has 12 major ports and about 200 non-major ports. B) 95 percent of India’s trade by volume and 68 percent by value are moved through maritime transport.
C) India has a coastline of about 7500 km. D) In the Maritime Agenda, 2010-2020, a target of 300 MT port capacity has been set for the year 2020.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) In the Maritime Agenda, 2010-2020, a target of 300 MT port capacity has been set for the year 2020.

Explanation:

Statement 1 and 3 are factual and are correct.The Maritime Agenda projects a total traffic of 2494.95 million tonnes for all major and non-major ports taken together and a capacity of 3280.04 million tonnes. Hence, statement 4 is incorrect.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

(Her all) answers were incorrect.

 

A) All of her B) Her every answer
C) All in her D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) All of her

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