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In each of the questions given below, a passage has been given which are either situational based or describes a scenario. Below each passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you to infer something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
India's leading and most popular food delivery start-up, Swiggy landed in a soup on Wednesday, after four people claiming to be current and former employees allegedly revealed fraudulent
and unethical means practiced at the company, in a blog post.
Which of the following can be said about the allegations?

A) Defragmented B) Ambiguous
C) Definitive D) Anecdotal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Defragmented means to run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file
management.
Ambiguous means to be of uncertain nature or significance.
Definitive means clearly defined or formulated.
Anecdotal means to have the character of an anecdote.
Speculative means not based on fact or investigation.
Hence, the correct answer is 5.

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Q:

Fitness can be achieved only through

A) endurance B) frequency
C) accuracy D) resistance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) frequency

Explanation:

Fitness can be achieved only through frequency.

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Q:

Whose disciples founded yellow hats?

A) Buddha B) Tsongkhapa
C) Ramakrishna D) Kabir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tsongkhapa

Explanation:

Yellow Hats, the newest of the schools of Tibetian Buddhism, was founded by Je Tsongkhapa. He was an admirer of the Kadampa teachings.

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What was true about the 1892, Homestead strike?

Answer

The Homestead Strike was when, in 1892, Andrew Carnegie reduced wages at his steel mills in Homestead, Pennsylvania and the union workers refused to accept the cut. The company locked out the union workers and hired nonunion labor and 300 armed guards. The locked out workers gathered weapons and , on July 6, a battle broke out killing ten people.

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Q:

Ajay Thakur kabaddi player belongs to

A) Himachal Pradesh B) Rajasthan
C) Jharkand D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Himachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Ajay Thakur was a kabaddi player who belongs to Nalagarh from Himachal Pradesh. He represented Bengaluru bulls for two years in Pro kabaddi and presently he is representing Puneri Paltan in 2018. He is the top 5 raiders from Indian Kabaddi.

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Tongue in cheek

 

A) In an ironic or insincere way. B) Being practical.
C) Stop yourself from saying something hurtful. D) Be gutsy and speak the unpleasant truth.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) In an ironic or insincere way.

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

A policeman caught her.

 

A) She was caught by a policeman. B) She is catch by a policeman.
C) She caught by a policeman. D) She is caught by a policeman.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She was caught by a policeman.

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Q:

Bovidae Ovis is the scientific name of _____.

A) Goat B) Cow
C) Buffalo D) Sheep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sheep

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