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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are nice and gentle and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she has been told. The nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her home town to her own people.

Gopal is from a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirement. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decides to sell their own land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscates Gopal's passport and gives him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do.


Namita's situation is better than that of Gopal, because she

A) has a well behaved employer B) knows what she wants to do
C) loves the new place and the child D) now knows about her employer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) knows what she wants to do

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According to the distance of planets from the Sun, which of the following order is correct?

A) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars B) Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
C) Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus D) Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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Whose ear Mike Tyson bite in professional boxing match in 1997 for the WBA Heavyweight Championship?

A) James Douglas B) Evander Holyfield
C) Riddick Bowe D) Michael Moorer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Evander Holyfield

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) I do not understand why B) why in spite of my best efforts to please him
C) my boss is so angry at me. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No error

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There is no error in any part. The sentence is grammatically correct.

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American astronaut Scott Joseph Kelly commanded the International Space Station Consecutively for 340 days on ___.

A) Expedition 24 B) Expedition 25
C) Expedition 26 D) Expedition 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expedition 26

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Which of the following is called Aurum?

A) Bronze B) Gold
C) Silver D) Copper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gold

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Who of the following Indian vocalist and musician established the Academy of Performing Arts and Research in Switzerland?

A) Balamuralikrishna B) K.J. Yesudas
C) Pandit Kumar Gandharva D) Pandit Ravi Shankar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Balamuralikrishna

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In December 2017, SEBI tightened rating agency norms. The net worth requirement for rating agencies has now been increased from Rs 5 crore to ______.

A) Rs 10 crore   B) Rs 15 crore
C) Rs 20 crore D) Rs 25 crore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 25 crore

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