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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.

 

Choose a soft option

 

A) Choose a comfortable place to spend the night B) Target the weaker players to win the match
C) Do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation D) Always choose comfort over hardship
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation

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In which session of the Congress was the slogan of the Simon Commission's boycott?

A) Calcutta Convention (1928) B) Madras Session (1927)
C) Surat Session (1907) D) Nagpur session (1920)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Madras Session (1927)

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The passenger reservation system of the Indian Railways is designed by

A) TCS B) CRIS
C) Google D) CMS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) CRIS

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In the reaction H2O2 + Cl2 -----> 2HCl + O2, H2O2 acts as

A) an acid B) an oxidising agent
C) a reducing agent D) a base
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a reducing agent

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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.

 

A century later, the philosophy community needs to take __________ the new challenge of moral deliberation on the most pressing issues of our difficult times. We have to revoke the suspension of ethics and morality ____________ our lives by initiating a dialogue on it. Foregrounding ethics, however, ___________ means undermining the epistemological or ontological questions that are inevitably there. One such beginning can be made by anchoring moral ________________ in fairness and justice —one founded on obligatory fairness towards the people and the planet, towards the earth and the environment, and above all justice towards one_________.

 

and above all justice towards one _________.

 

A) else B) all
C) everybody D) another
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) another

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Q:

Amartya Sen won Nobel Prize for?

A) Literature B) Physics
C) Peace D) Economic Sciences
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Economic Sciences

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

Nations work to expand justice in the society and provide infrastructure to ___________ commerce.

 

A) pass B) contribute
C) popularize D) promote
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) promote

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

The stadium was full(A)/of spectators(B)/from one end to other.(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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