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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) smoldder B) alveolar
C) canvacess D) innosent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) alveolar

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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.

saved by the bell

A) when time is in your favour B) saved at the last moment
C) the bell rings at the most opportune time D) prayers are answered when the church bell rings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) saved at the last moment

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Q:

Term ' Gambit ' is associated with which of the following sport?

A) Basketball B) Chess
C) Boxing D) Golf
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chess

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

 

But for one witness the accused ought to have been sent to jail.

A) would have B) had
C) should have D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) would have

Explanation:

‘ought’ represents advice, ‘would’ represents strong possibility of an event here. ‘would have’ will be the correct grammatical expression here. The sentence expresses that the accused was not sent to jail because of one witness.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(Being a pleasant evening), we went out for a long drive on a highway.

A) As a pleasant evening B) It being a pleasant evening
C) With a pleasant evening D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It being a pleasant evening

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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: Most often, the things in this list are forgotten by us or taken for granted, as we continue to interact with the world on a daily basis.
Q: The gratitude list is a list of those things that we have and that we are grateful for.
R: A simple gratitude list would go thus: I am grateful for being alive, that I have a roof over my head and can afford two square meals, that I have work, that I am
earning, that I don’t have any major disease etc.
S: This list is endless, and we can all keep adding our own small or big personal items to the list.

A) PQRS B) QPRS
C) PRQS D) PQSR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) QPRS

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Q:

Which of the following does nutritional genomics study?

A) how certain nutrients affect an individual's gene expression B) the precise amount of micronutrients the body needs
C) the protein content of an individual D) the genetic sequence of an individual's genome
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) how certain nutrients affect an individual's gene expression

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Nutritional genomics is a science studying the effects of food and food constituents on gene expression and the relationship between human genome, nutrition and health. It is also known as nutrigenomics. It also studies how genetic variations affect the nutritional environment.

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Who becomes World No. 1 ODI batswoman?

A) Mithali Raj B) M.M. Lanning
C) E.A. Perry D) Smriti Mandhana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Smriti Mandhana

Explanation:

Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana becomes World No. 1 ODI batswoman. In June 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India named her as the Best Women's International Cricketer.

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