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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.


The woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles

A) Beside B) Next
C) Instead D) Near
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Instead

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Which one of the following temples of India has won the ‘UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit, 2017’ for cultural heritage conservation?

A) Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati  B) Sri Ranganathaswami Temple, Srirangam
C) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai D) Kedarnath Temple, Kedarnath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sri Ranganathaswami Temple, Srirangam

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The massive renovation and restoration effort at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam has won the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017 for cultural heritage conservation.

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Amir Khusro was a

A) poet B) play writer
C) painter D) architect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) poet

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Who was responsible for building the Great wall of China?

A) Qin Shi Huang B) Fa-Hien
C) Xuanzang or Hiuen Tsang D) Yijing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Qin Shi Huang

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The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was hosted in ______________ from 09th to 24th November 2018, during the 2018–19 international cricket season. 

A) Australia B) West Indies
C) South Africa D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) West Indies

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The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was hosted in the West Indies from 9 to 24 November 2018, during the 2018–19 international cricket season. It was the sixth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, and the second hosted by the West Indies (after the 2010 edition). The West Indies were the defending champions.

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When is International day for Preservation of Ozone layer observed?

A) September 16 B) July 4
C) January 23 D) May 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) September 16

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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.

 

To impose costs on one of the parties at the end of a ________________ litigation is common; it is meant, among other things, to act as a ___________________ against litigants abusing the process and the system of the law. But to seek pre-deposits with a view to prioritising a certain kind of case over another, by __________________ early dates of hearing to those that are capable of paying huge ___________ of money, is simply staggering. It reinforces a scheme of classism that ought to have no place in any court of law, let ______________ the apex court of the land.

 

by __________________ early dates of hearing

 

A) conceding B) rewarding
C) donating D) granting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) granting

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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.

 

A month before he was scheduled to be hanged from the ________________ , the president granted him clemency.

 

A) gallows B) balcony
C) stands D) frame
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) gallows

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