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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.

 

All of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work over that of others for their writing style as much as for the content of their work. ____________ writer who has, for more than half a century, _______________ for his searing honesty is George Orwell. He is recondite, but he is never ________________. He says it as it is and yet says it as it has not been said ____________.

 

He is recondite, but he is never ________________.

 

A) trite B) pertinent
C) impressive D) relevant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) trite

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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.

 

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________ their relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances. In response ________________ the challenge, a strong view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that __________________ journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

 

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________

 

A) veto B) reassert
C) withhold D)  renounce
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reassert

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 


The last straw

 

A) A warrior saves his best arrow for the last   B) A minor difficulty but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable.    
C) The student who usually comes last in the class.     D) The lowest ranking official who gets the blame for any error.    
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A minor difficulty but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable.    

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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 reason is a fear that we will not ______________ find ourselves in that higher echelon of posts and achievements that get so many likes and reposts, a sign of success and ____________ in our binary outlook. A darker worry also exists at the back _______ our mind. What if we end __________ in the other group, an object of ridicule, derided as another in a long list of failures _________ embarrassments that go viral for all the wrong reasons?

 

What if we end __________ in the other group

 

A) upon B) on
C) up D) above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) up

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Name the country which won the 2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup title?

A) Nepal B) Pakistan
C) India D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) India

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World War I broke out in the year

A) 1904 B) 1914
C) 1924 D) 1934
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1914

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Krishna Sobti is the recipient of the 53rd Jnanpith Award. Which of the following books has not been written by her?

A) Daar Se Bichhudi B) Mitro Marjani
C) Zindaginama D) Vishw Mithok Sarit Sagar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vishw Mithok Sarit Sagar

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Who is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology"?

A) Robert Hooke B) Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek
C) Carl Linnaeus D) Charles Darwin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek

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