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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.

 

Living as _________ educated individual in a free society, I felt that we continue to unknowingly hold some biases that we develop _________ time. It requires many maturity updates to install in your psychological system, and at ___________ conscious efforts to develop a good sense of __________. I was small at that time, but with age and experience I absolutely _____________ and approved each and every word my uncle had said that day.

 

Living as _________ educated individual in a free society,

 

A) a B) the
C) an D) one of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) an

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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking

 

A) besides B) along
C) by D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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

 

"What did you eat last night?" asked my mother.

A) My mother said to me what did I eat last night. B) My mother asked me what I had eaten the previous night.
C) My mother said what did you eat last night. D) My mother questioned me what I ate last night.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My mother asked me what I had eaten the previous night.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Mount Everest has earned the _____ distinction of being the world's highest garbage dump.

A) marked B) disgusting
C) dubious D) dismal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) dubious

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

 

The manager said, "I will not waste any further time and start the work today itself."

A) The manager said that he would not waste any further time and start the work today itself. B) The manager said that he will not waste any further time and start the work that day itself.
C) The manager said that he will not waste any further time and start the work today itself. D) The manager said that he would not waste any further time and start the work that day itself.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The manager said that he would not waste any further time and start the work that day itself.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

A hair’s breadth

A) Telling about the smallest possible amount or degree of something B) Irresponsible pleasure sealing in an old age
C) Praising someone’s abilities and achievements D) Looking for something which is not clearly visible
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Telling about the smallest possible amount or degree of something

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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.

______________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________________. The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness _____________ ethical thinking which ___________________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.


______________ reader can add to the list

A) One B) Some
C) Each D) Anyone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Each

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Who has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2014?

A) Pran B) Shashi Kapoor
C) DilipKumar D) Amitabh Bachchan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shashi Kapoor

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In year 2014, Shashi Kapoor has been awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

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