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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.


The woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

Brewer's blackbird, _______________ habits are not as prosaic

A) whose B) who
C) whom D) whoever
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) whose

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The ionosphere overlaps which two layers of the atmosphere?

A) Troposphere and Mesosphere B) Mesosphere and Stratosphere
C) Ionosphere and Homosphere D) Exosphere and Thermosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Exosphere and Thermosphere

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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.

Technical skill ____________ to the ability and knowledge to use the pedagogy, tools and techniques involved in the teaching and research of a specific subject. Ability in programming or software designing and operating a computer is, ___________ instance, a technical skill. There are two things a teacher should understand __________ transformational technical skills. In the first place, he must know __________ skill and what level of skill should be applied on a particular student. He should be ____________ enough with their potential to ask discerning questions. Secondly, a teacher must understand the role of each event organised and the transformational skill applied, and the inter-relationships between the events and skills.

 

Technical skill ____________ to the ability

A) refers B) refer
C) reference D) referred
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) refers

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Which type of city administration controls larger urban area?

A) Nagar Panchayat B) Municipal Council
C) Municipal Corporation D) No option is correct.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Municipal Corporation

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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.
Learn by heart

A) To memorize something B) Love something terribly
C) Learn a lesson by making a mistake D) Learn to control or hide your true feelings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To memorize something

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Which disease is caused by Nickel?

A) Itai Itai B) Dermatitis
C) Learning disability D) Asthma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dermatitis

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In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
I. All rackets are bats.
II. All bats are wickets.
Conclusions:
I. Some wickets are rackets.
II. All wickets are rackets.

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A) Only conclusion (I) follows. B) Only conclusion (II) follows.
C) Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows. D) Both conclusions follow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only conclusion (I) follows.

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

There is no one/ I have met or heard of/ whom I can consider knowledgeable/ than my English teacher.

A) There is no one B) I have met or heard of
C) Whom I can consider knowledgeable D) Than my English teacher
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Whom I can consider knowledgeable

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The error lies in the third part of the sentence. Use of 'than' suggests that the sentence makes a comparison between two people. In such a case comparative degree is used before the adjective. Therefore, more should be written before knowledgeable

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