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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.


I had seen this road many years ago when my parents moved to Mundakotukurussi, our ancestral village. However, in those early years, I hadn't begun exploring the countryside. I stored the unknown road in my head under 'One Day I Will'. Ten years ago, when I recovered from a herniated disc, it was to discover that I had a useless left leg. Though I managed to lose the limp, I hated not being able to stride around as I used to. I needed a challenge to tell myself that I wasn't going to buckle to a creature called sciatica. Thus the 'One Day I Will' arrived. "Where does the road by the medical shop lead to?" I asked my parents while visiting them next. "Chalavara," they said. "It's not an easy road to walk on," my father added. "There are too many ups and downs." Chalavara was a superior grade of a village as compared to Mundakotukurussi, with a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops. But it also has two approach roads. The one I had chosen was a narrow back road used by the locals and that settled it for me. I needed to know for myself I could walk a road that wasn't going to be easy. And the next day, I would get up and walk that road again.

 

What makes Chalavara better than Mundakotukurussi?

A) It has a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops B) It is the place where the writer's ancestors were born
C) It is the place where the writer went to school D) It is the place where the writer would walk when he was young
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It has a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops

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The atomic bomb is based on the principle of

A) Uncontrolled nuclear fusion B) Uncontrolled nuclear fission
C) Controlled nuclear fission D) Controlled nuclear fusion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uncontrolled nuclear fission

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Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A) The Mahakaal temple - Ujjain B) Sringeri Matha - Chikkmanglur district
C) The Sun Temple - Konark D) Jain temples - Khajuraho
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jain temples - Khajuraho

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Which of the following statement is CORRECT?

A) Gold and Silver are not ductile. B) Phophorus and Nitrogen are ductile.
C) Copper and Platinum are ductile. D) Sulphur and Phophorus are sonorous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Copper and Platinum are ductile.

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In September 2017, who launched ‘Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat Yojna’?

A) Narendra Modi B) Dharmendra Pradhan
C) Piyush Goyal D) R.K. Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dharmendra Pradhan

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Procrastinate

A) Divert B) Deceive
C) Debase D) Delay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Delay

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Q:

Neil O’Brien, who died recently, was a famous

A) journalist B) billiards player
C) dramatist D) quiz master
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) quiz master

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Neil O'Brien (10 May 1934 –24 June 2016) was a quiz master who was often credited for conducting the first formal well-organised quiz in Calcutta, India.

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The process of producing energy in plants is known as

A) Absorption B) Reduction
C) Photosynthesis D) Transpiration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Photosynthesis

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