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Who among the following is known as the Father of Civil Services in India?

A) Lord Cornwallis B) Warren Hastings
C) Lord Wellesley D) Lord William Bentinck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Cornwallis

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Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of what industrial issue?

A) the formation of trusts B) the formation of labor unions
C) the crushing of labor unions D) vertical integration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the formation of labor unions

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Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of workers' rights. He was the first president of the American Federation of Labor, an organization that represented skilled workers from many different industries. Gompers advocated using collective bargaining or negotiations and strikes to gain greater rights for workers.

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

 

A hundred carefully-screened people were invited to dinner by the Prime Minister.

A) The Prime Minister invited a hundred people after screening them to dinner. B) The Prime Minister invited a hundred carefully screened people to have dinner with him.
C) The Prime Minister invited a hundred carefully-screened people to dinner. D) The Prime Minister invited to dinner a hundred persons who were carefully screened.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Prime Minister invited a hundred carefully-screened people to dinner.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: The Great Depression that began on Black Tuesday, 1929 plunged the worldwide recession.
Q: The years between the first and second world wars were a time of instability.
R: Coming to power in 1933, Hitler capitalized on this economic decline and the deep German resentment due to the emasculating Treaty of Versailles, signed following the armistice of 1918.
S: Declaring that Germany needed Lebensraum or “living space,” Hitler

A) QPRS B) QSRP
C) QRPS D) PRQS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) QPRS

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

Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

A) Docile B) Truculent
C) Pliable D) Pliant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pliant

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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.

A) denied B) rejected
C) stopped D) warned
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) stopped

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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.

Leave no stone unturned

A) Search for the hidden treasure B) Do a futile task
C) Be known for achieving a tremendous feat D) Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something

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

The state or quality of being holy

A) Avarice B) Baseness
C) Sanctity D) Parsimony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sanctity

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