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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

was growing _________. By 2016 the

 

A) steadily   B) steady
C) instead D) instead of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) steadily  

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

His friends claimed that he (been depressed) for a few months.

 

A) had being depressed B) had been depressed
C) had been depress D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had been depressed

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For what is Radiocarbon dating technique used?

A) To estimate soil contamination B) To estimate the amount of water in fossils
C) To estimate the age of fossils D) To estimate the quality of soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To estimate the age of fossils

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In terms of size, Saturn ranks no. ___ in our Solar System.

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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In which direction does the tail of a comet point toward?

A) Away from the sun B) Towards the sun
C) Away from earth D) Towards the earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Away from the sun

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Who took charge as the Chief Minister of Goa after the 2017 elections?

A) Bharat Vir Wanchoo B) Manohar Parrikar
C) Churchill Alemao D) Dayanand Narvekar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Manohar Parrikar

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Who won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama 'Sweat'?

A) Lynn Nottage B) Hisham Matar
C) Heather Ann Thompson D) Colson Whitehead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lynn Nottage

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_____, a Muslim saint, lived at the place where Fatehpur Sikri was built.

A) Baba Fakruddin B) Nizamuddin Auliya
C) Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi D) Sheikh Salim Chisti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sheikh Salim Chisti

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