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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.

 

Cut corners

 

 

A) Remove the sharp edges now if you don’t want to get hurt later   B) One has to sacrifice to achieve one's goals
C) Even a coward when cornered musters strength to fight back D) Do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money

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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 this suggests the intimate relations which exist between history, politics, and sociology. The ____________ thing, however, is not the identities but the distinctions.For, however much the _____________ disciplines may, in practice, overlap, it is necessary ________ the sake of clear thinking to have their limits defined. As far _______sociology and history are concerned the differences may be summed up in a word. __________ history and sociology are concerned with the life of man as man.

 

 

it is necessary ________ the sake of clear thinking

 

A) for B) of
C) to D) from
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) for

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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".

 

Winds blowing northwards (has took) our kite to a vertiginous height.

 

A) had take B) had taken
C) had taking D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had taken

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Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother _______________.

A) Jahangir B) Aurangzeb
C) Babur D) Shah Jahan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aurangzeb

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The Indian National Army reclaimed the Andaman and Nicobar Island from British rule and named them?

A) Swaraj Islands B) Shaheed and Swaraj Island
C) Free Islands D) Swatantra and Swaraj Island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shaheed and Swaraj Island

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49th Parallel is the boundary line between which two countries?

A) USA and Canada B) North and South Vietnam
C) Germany and France D) Brazil and Chile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) USA and Canada

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World famous Kaieteur Falls is situated on which river?

A) Potaro B) Mississippi
C) St. Lawrence D) Zambezi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Potaro

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Who Invented Lawnmower?

A) Edwin Howard Armstrong B) John Barber
C) Edwin Beard Budding D) Nicholas Callan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Edwin Beard Budding

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