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The polar regions are sparsely populated because of

A) lack of minerals B) unsuitable climatic conditions
C) infertile land D) mountainous topography
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) unsuitable climatic conditions

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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

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Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of 'My Country My Life' is L.K Advani.
2. 'Wings of Fire' is an Autobiography of Subhash Chandra.
3. The author of 'The Great Indian Novel' is Shashi Tharoor.

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

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In 2017 Australian Open, Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams to win the ______ Grand Slam Singles title of her career.

A) 23rd B) 18th
C) 26th D) 20th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 23rd

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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 is your name?" she asked him.

A) She asked him what his name is. B) She asked him what his name has been.
C) She asked him what is his name. D) She asked him what his name was.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) She asked him what his name was.

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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 ___________ my husband and I had was so loud it woke our children.

A) quarrel B) coral
C) moral D) laurel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) quarrel

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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.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

A) avoid risky ventures if you want to be successful in life B) don't risk everything on the success of one venture
C) one should try multiple things, at least one will succeed D) those who are blessed with more children are happier
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) don't risk everything on the success of one venture

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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'.

 

Visitors to the zoo(A)/are amused by the monkeys(B)/play in the cages.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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