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In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence
given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

We are used to giving benefit of a doubt to people we are closest to, the ones who we know very well. This comes to us naturally as we know for a fact they are good people; and even more - we know they like/ love us so they wouldn't do anything against us.

A) Since we love and trust our close ones, we often tend to believe them, even when we are not sure what they are saying is true.	B) Given that we are very attached to our relatives, we often try to hide their crimes and cover up for their lies.
C) Since humans are inherently doubting, there is a tendency to be sceptic about anyone.	D) Humans have nepotism ingrained in them, which means that they would favour only their relatives over and above a fool proof evidence against them.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Since we love and trust our close ones, we often tend to believe them, even when we are not sure what they are saying is true.

Explanation:

To give a benefit of doubt means to decide that you will believe someone, even though you are not sure that what the person is saying is true.

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General Knowledge Challenge

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A) A	B) B
C) C	D) D

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

Explanation:

Tokyo, capital city of Japan is the most populous city in the world. Second is Delhi in India, third is Shangai in China.

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When a ray of light travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium, it bends

A) towards the normal and speeds up	B) towards the normal and slows down
C) away from the normal and speeds up	D) away from the normal and slows down

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) away from the normal and speeds up

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When a number of resistance are connected in ___, their combined resistance is less than the smallest individual resistance.

A) parallel	B) horizontal
C) series	D) box

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) parallel

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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'.

Excessive use of pesticides (1)/ and contamination of soil (2)/ have negatively effected soil output. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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A profit maximizing firm will

A) Use less of an input	B) Operates where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
C) Increase in production	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

A firm maximizes profit by operating where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. They use less of an input in producing more products to increse their profits.

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Which of the following best describes capital punishment in Texas?

A) Texas executes more individuals than any other state and has a statistically low rate of successfully appealed capital cases	B) The number of executions in Texas is double the number of executions in every other state combined
C) The number of prisoners executed in Texas has been slowly decreasing since the 1970s	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Texas executes more individuals than any other state and has a statistically low rate of successfully appealed capital cases

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What is the value of (cot60 + 1/√3) ?

A) 4/√3	B) (2√2+√3)/2
C) 2/√3	D) (2√2+1)/√2

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