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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 ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.


the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him.

A) connotation B) implication
C) understanding D) significance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) significance

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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.

Modern man is imprisoned by his time-table and his routine. His life is all care and _____. He does not have _____ for anything but his duties and occupation for _____ money. Men, in all _____ may have been prone to this disease and; indeed, we in India may not have been _____ by it to the extent that people in western countries have been.

Men, in all _____ may have been prone to this disease and; indeed,

A) spheres B) streams
C) areas D) ages
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ages

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Which of the following Amendments is also known as the 'Mini Constitution' of India?

A) 7th Amendment B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment D) 74th Amendment 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42nd Amendment

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What is the theme of the International Yoga Day 2018?

A) Yoga for Peace B) Connect the Youth
C) Yoga For Health D) Yoga For Environment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yoga for Peace

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The 2018 theme of the International Yoga Day is “Yoga for Peace”. International Yoga Day (4th) is being celebrated worldwide on 21st June to promote yoga and make it a part of people’s daily routine.

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Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called __________

A) Basalt B) Laccolith
C) Lava D) Magma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Magma

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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".

 

Gilbert de Lafayette's father and grandfather and great-grandfather (have all been) brave and noble men.

 

A) has all been B) has all being
C) have all being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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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.

 

Several countries ___________________ the world are now replacing the __________________ model of criminal justice partly _____________________ wholly with different models of restorative justice, _____________________ promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ____________________ indigenous systems of justice.

 

_____________________ promising results in crime control.

 

A) to yield B) yielding
C) for yielding D) yields
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) yielding

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Whose reign in Indian History is called the Golden Age of India?

A) Mughal Empire B) Maratha Empire
C) Gupta Empire D) Maurya Empire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gupta Empire

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