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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.

 

The very ___________________ of apologizing and forgiveness _________________ the importance of memory and the vitality of the community as a link between past, present and future. It ________________ the question of the responsibility ______________ the past and its injustices. Somehow for many politicians, the past is a different country for _________________ they have no responsibility.

 

The very ___________________ of apologizing

 

A) act B) stand
C) behaviour D) attitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) act

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

Anita said, "I bought a phone yesterday".

 

A) Anita said she had bought a phone the day before. B) Anita said that she had bought a phone the day before.
C) Anita said she has bought a phone the day before. D) Anita said she has bought a phone yesterday.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Anita said that she had bought a phone the day before.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Replenish

 

A) Deplete B) Restore
C) Waste D) Drain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Restore

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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.

Teachers worldwide are stuck in a constant balancing __________ between individual liberty and occupational obligations. The Indian teacher is _________ stuck in tremendous technological, political and sociocultural changes, which are having ________ impact on performance and lifestyle. It goes without saying that teachers in India need to redefine and adjust their _____________ to develop transformational and humane skills by helping bridge the deep-rooted ______________ distance between the teacher and the taught.

 

constant balancing __________ between individual liberty

 

A) act   B) acts  
C) acting D) actor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) act  

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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".

 

A better example is a person who (has been assigned) the duty of planting trees and watering them along an expressway.

 

A) have been assigned   B) have been assign
C) has been assign   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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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.

 

The way criminal justice is designed and administered today _______________ serves any of the purposes for which it is set up: towards securing life and property. It does not ________________ criminals because of the delay and uncertainties involved in its processes and ridiculously ineffective punishments it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted. It provides wide discretion to the police and the prosecution, __________________ the system vulnerable to corruption and manipulation and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.


__________________ the system vulnerable to corruption and manipulation

 

A) to render B) rendering
C) rendered D) render
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) rendering

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Which one of the following statements about the National Green Tribunal is not correct?

A) It was set up in the year 2010 B) It is involved in effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests.
C) It may consider giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property D) It is bound by the procedures laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It is bound by the procedures laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908.

Explanation:

The legislate Act of Parliament defines the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 as follows,"An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Green Tribunal for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto".The Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice.

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Which one of the following statements about the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change is not correct?

A) The fund is meant to assist national and State level activities to meet the cost of adaptation measures. B) This scheme has been taken as a Central Sector Scheme.
C) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is the national implementing entity for the fund. D) The scheme has been in force since
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is the national implementing entity for the fund.

Explanation:

Government has established the National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC) with a budget provision of Rs.350 crores for the year 2015-16 and 2016-17, with an estimated requirement of Rs.181.5 crores for financial year 2017-18. The objective of the fund is to assist State and Union Territories that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in meeting the cost of adaptation. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been appointed as National Implementing Entity (NIE) responsible for implementation of adaptation projects under the (NAFCC).

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