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You can take off my skin I'll not cry but you'll cry what am i?

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Onion. When we take off the upper layer of onion, we get tears due to the presence of syn-propanethial-S-oxide in them.

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ABCD is a parallelogram in which AB = 7 cm, BC = 9 cm and AC = 8 cm. What is the length (in cm) of other diagonal?

A) 14 B) 14√2
C) 7 D) 7√2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 14

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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.

 

The primary objective of a socialist government is to __________ the miseries of the poor.

 

A) mollify B) mitigate
C) soothe D) abet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) mitigate

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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".

 

That year too, ‘Photographers’ (was listed) separately in the Trade List of The Madras Almanac.

 

A) is listed B) were listing
C) were listed D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) were listed

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Please guide me.

A) You are requested to guide me. B) You have been requested to guide me.
C) You were requested to guide me. D) You are being requested to guide me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) You are requested to guide me.

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Group of Monuments at Hampi is located in?

A) West Bengal B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnataka

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Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.

Despite the abuse and insults that were hurled at him, he really sticks on his guns and showed the protesters how to be calm.
i. he really stuck onto his guns and showed the protesters
ii. he really stuck to his guns and showed the protesters
iii. he really is sticking his guns onto the protesters

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. ii and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B. Only ii

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Ans. B.
‘to stick to one’s guns’ means refuse to compromise or change, despite criticism. It is a phrasal verb hence we can’t make any changes in the prepositions used. The sentence is in past tense, hence stick should be replaced by stuck.

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Which state government has made yoga guru Ramdev Baba as the brand ambassador of Yoga and Ayurveda?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Haryana D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Haryana

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