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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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

can be checked __________ diligent exercises

 

A) by B) to
C) at D) so
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) by

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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 best things in an artist's work are so much a matter of intuition, that there is much to be said for the point ________ view that would altogether discourage____________ inquiry into artistic phenomena on the part of the artist. Intuitions are shy things and apt to disappear if looked into too closely. And there is undoubtedly a danger that ______ much knowledge and training may supplant the natural ____________ feeling of a student, leaving only a cold knowledge of the means of expression ________ its place.

 

said for the point ________ view that would

 

A) of B) for  
C) from   D) off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) of

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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: “Health is Wealth” is a very old proverb however will be true forever for the humanity.
Q: A healthy person can perform any task however; a wealthy person who is suffering from untreatable disease can never buy a good health.
R: A healthy person (whether rich or poor) lives more happy and peaceful life than any rich person having a diseased body.
S: It indicates a very clear meaning that health is more significant for a person than the wealth.

A) SQRP B) QRPS
C) RPQS D) PSQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) PSQR

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The auxiliary buds _____.

A) grow endogenously from the pericycle B) arise endogenously from the main growing point
C) is an embryonic shoot located in the axil of a leaf D) arise exogenously from the epidermis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) is an embryonic shoot located in the axil of a leaf

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A newborn human baby is fed with the first secretion called colostrum from mammary gland. What does colostrum impart?

A) Factors for growth B) Immunity
C) Sleepiness D) Nutrition for development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Immunity

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Involuntary actions in human beings such as blood pressure, salivation and vomiting are controlled by the

A) Spinal cord B) Hypothalamus
C) Pons D) Medulla
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Medulla

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Which is the parameter for the economic development ?

A) Per capita monetary income B) National income
C) Per capita rural income D) Population
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Per capita monetary income

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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.


But what does this enthusiasm for voting actually _____________? One popular theory ____________ that poor people __________ because they are intimidated into doing so. Intimidation occurs for sure but why then, voters in places where there is no intimidation do so? Another theory is that people vote in return for _____________. But recent research across India _________ that those who spend the most do not always win elections and voters do not feel any obligation to vote for those handing out freebies. In fact, they often accept the goodies from allparties but vote for only one.


Another theory is that people vote in return for _____________.

A) bribes B) favours
C) inducements D) help
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) inducements

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