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Kalhana’s ‘Rajatarangini’ is a history of--

A) Kashmir B) Harsha’sreign
C) Rajasthan D) Chandragupta’s reign
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kashmir

Explanation:
Rajatarangini is a historical chronicle of the north - western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir and was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE.
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Who is the inventor of WWW?

A) Ray Tomlinson B) Bill Gates
C) Charles Babbage D) Tim Berners-Lee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tim Berners-Lee

Explanation:

The English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the WWW in 1989. The World Wide Web, also known as the WWW and the Web, is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators, interlinked by hypertext links, and accessible via the Internet.

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Who has become the IAF’s first woman flight engineer?

A) Avani Chaturvedi B) Bhawana Kanth
C) Hina Jaiswal D) Mohana Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hina Jaiswal

Explanation:

Hina Jaiswal from Chandigarh has become the IAF’s first woman flight engineer.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

tending to hang loosely.

 

A) to attenuate B) to enfeeble
C) prostrate D) to flop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to flop

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) flooring B) altituede
C) purveyour D)  snobish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) flooring

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

There is little room for free and open inquiry, and fundamental values and cultural norms remain largely unquestioned.

I. There is a little room for free and open inquiry

II. There is the little room for free and open inquiry

III. There is lessening room for free and open inquiry

A) Only I B) Only II
C) Only III D) Both I and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:
'Little' carries a negative connotation and means hardly any or negligible. 'A little' carries a positive connotation and means 'some'. Since second part of the sentence mentions that 'fundamental values and cultural norms remain largely unquest ioned', it can be concluded that something negative is being talked about. Thus, there would be no option for free and open inquiry.
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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Fit her like a glove.

A) Too large B) Too shabby
C)  Too tight D) Perfectly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Perfectly

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

The boy who (1)/ sat close him (2)/ was his son. (3)/No Error (4)

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

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