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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.

India’s motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community. There are a _____ of pillars upon which India’s policy of living in peace with and _____ peace among nations of the world rests. Policies of non-alignment, peaceful co-existence, economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy, _____ of International disputes through negotiations and peaceful means are some of the salient features that give credence to India’s commitment to world peace.

India's motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community.

A) one B) distinct
C) essential D) significant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) one

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Which of the following disease is non-communicable in nature?

A) Cholera B) Chicken-pox
C) Tuberculosis D) Cancer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cancer

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Consider  the  following  statements  about the   different meanings   of‘Swaraj’  as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi :

1.Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth).

2.Swaraj  has  two  senses-one  political and one beyond the realm of politics.

3.Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire.

4.With  determination,  Swaraj  could  be obtained easily and quickly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Explanation:

Swaraj  movement  was  initiated  by Mahatma  Gandhi  which  focuses  on self-rule  or  self-governance  and  is intimately    linked    with    Ahimsa (non-violence)    and    Satyagraha (adherence  to  truth), moreover  it referred to Gandhi’s concept Indian independence   from   British   rule. The movement had two meanings, political  and  non-political.  It  was political   in   the   sense   that   it opposed being ruled by foreigners, and  non-political  in  the  sense  that every  person  has  right  to  be  ruled by  himself  or  herself.  Swaraj  is  a virtue    which    need    time    and patience  to  achieve  and  cannot  be obtained easily and quickly

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The  optical  phenomenon  that  is  primarily responsible  for  the  observation  of  rainbow on a rainy day is 

A) diffraction B) interference
C) dispersion D) reflection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) dispersion

Explanation:

A rainbow is a natural spectrum appearing in the sky after a rain shower. It is caused by dispersion of sunlight by tiny water droplets, present in the atmosphere. A rainbow is always formed in a direction opposite to that of the Sun. The water droplets act like small prisms. They refract and disperse the incident sunlight, then reflect it internally, and finally refract it again when it comes out of the raindrops.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

This telephone number is not existing.

A) does not exist B) has not been existing
C) has had no existence D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) does not exist

Explanation:

Use of ‘is’ is incorrect, the correct usage should be ‘does not exist’.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

You must accustom yourself with new ideas.

A) accustomed with B) accustom to
C) accustom yourself to D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) accustom yourself to

Explanation:

Accustom is followed by ‘to’. So, the correct idiomatic expression will be ‘accustom yourself to’ or ‘get accustomed to’.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

Poor Tom laid in the shade of a tree before he could walk further.

A) lied B) lain
C) lay D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) lay

Explanation:

The sentence is in simple past tense. The past tense of ‘lie’ is ‘lay’. Lie mean to take a position.

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

Mahatma Gandhi is called as the Father of the Nation.

A) called Father of the Nation B) called the Father of the Nation
C) Father of the Nation D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

No improvement required. Sentence is idiomatically correct.

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