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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.

 

Many persons of good education unconsciously circumscribe themselves ___________ a small vocabulary. They have a knowledge of hundreds of desirable wordswhich they do not put _________ practical use in their speech or writing. Many, too, are conscious __________ a poverty of language, which engenders in them a senseof timidity and self-___________. The method used for building a large vocabulary has __________ been confined to the study of single words.

 

circumscribe themselves ___________ a small vocabulary.

 

A) without B) within
C) withheld D) withdrew
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) within

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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.

 

Mollify

 

A) Pacify B) Agitate
C) Provoke D) Worry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pacify

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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.

 

Be in the red

 

A) Be the top performer B) To be in a loss or debt
C) Be in the list of people who are never invited D) Be in the bad books of a person
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To be in a loss or debt

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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.

 

Violence takes a heavy toll and affects public life ______. High or low, known or unknown, rich or poor, popular or unpopular, no one is safe or secure today. It
appears that one can harm anybody at any time and at ______. A mad and sad rat race is on to make money and ______ power at any cost and by any means. The
result is that no political party or group can now ______ into claim to total innocence in so far as ______ of violence against innocent person for personal or political
gains is concerned. Violent demonstrations, rallies, hartals have become the order of the day.

 

Violence takes a heavy toll and affects public life ______.

 

A) adversely B) moderately
C) relatively D) ultimately
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) adversely

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Who discovered the colour photography?

A) Robert Noyce B) Enrico Fermi
C) John Logie Baird D) James Clerk Maxwell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) James Clerk Maxwell

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How many layers does Human Skin have?

A) 5 B) 7
C) 11 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3

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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 quest for a _____ life engrosses every human being on this earth. Everyman tends to define a happy life in a _____ individualistic fashion. _____have attempted to define a happy life in various terms. Hedonists have a _____ notion that happiness lies in the _____ of physical appetites.

The quest for a _____ life engrosses every human being

A) simple B) sad
C) happy D) real
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) happy

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How many groups and periods are present in the Modern Periodic Table?

A) 9 groups, 9 periods B) 7 groups, 8 periods
C) 18 groups, 7 periods D) 8 groups, 7 periods
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18 groups, 7 periods

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