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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.

 

Our reputation and image is most definitely determined by our ______. Also our ______ tend to be habit forming, in that we have a ______ to act in a particular manner. Hence most people are ______ by their deeds and seem to have little control over their actions. We usually act according to or in response to our surroundings-our circumstances and the environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities and objectives.

 

is most definitely determined by our ______.

 

A) deeds B) needs
C) creed D) breed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) deeds

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

He refused the charge brought against him

A) disagreed B) disowned
C) denied D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) denied

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Why is Carbon Monoxide a pollutant ?

A) Reacts with haemoglobin B) Makes nervous system inactive
C) It reacts with Oxygen D) It inhibits glycolysis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Reacts with haemoglobin

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Which of the following can be beaten and converted into thin sheets?

A) Zinc B) Phosphorus
C) Sulphur D) Oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zinc

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

An axe to grind

A) Attack aggressively B) Suffer a lot
C) Betray somebody D) Have a selfish interest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Have a selfish interest

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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.

______________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________________. The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness _____________ ethical thinking which ___________________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.


What I wish to add is a ___________________.

A) fear B) panic
C) warn D) caveat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) caveat

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".
Would you mind (to carrying) this bag for me.

A) to carry B) carrying
C) carry D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) carrying

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Q:

Who Invented the computer mouse?

A) Gene Dolgoff B) Brendan Eich
C) Douglas Engelbart D) Federico Faggin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Douglas Engelbart

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