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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.

It is not _____ to ignore all allegations of booth capturing and rigging as murmurs of _____ losers. _____ have come to light of intimidation of whole villages and communities to make them vote for a particular candidate or party. At times election officials have been _____ by unscrupulous politicians into turning a blind eye to _____ practices.

_____ have come to light of intimidation of whole villages and communities

A) instances B) sources
C) reasons D) Ideas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) instances

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Angelique Kerber is a/an ___________________ professional tennis player and former world No. 1, and a three time Grand Slam champion. 

A) German B) American
C) France D) Swiss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) German

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Angelique Kerber is a German professional tennis player and former world No. 1, and a three time Grand Slam champion. Having made her professional debut in 2003, Kerber rose to prominence upon reaching the semifinals of the 2011 US Open as the No. 92 ranked player in the world. 

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 Government has announced to fix MSP at a level of at least ________________ per cent of the cost of production for kharif crops 2018-19 which redeems the promise made in the Union Budget for 2018-19. 

A) 50 per cent  B) 250 per cent 
C) 200 per cent  D) 100 per cent 
 
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Government has announced its historic decision on 04.07.2018 to fix MSP at a level of at least 150 per cent of the cost of production for kharif crops 2018-19 which redeems the promise made in the Union Budget for 2018-19.The MSPs fixed by Government, cost and returns over all-India weighted average cost of production of crops for 2017-18 and 2018-19 is at Annexure.Cost of production varies in different states on account of difference in levels of irrigation, resource endowment, farm mechanization, land holding size, yield of crops etc. 

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Q:

Mount ST. Helens is an 'active stratovolcano' located in ____.

A) Japan B) India
C) USA D) Chile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) USA

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Q:

The percentage of carbon in CO2 is

A) 12 B) 44
C) 14 D) 27.3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 27.3

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

The doctor said to us, “Where are you going?”

 

A) The doctor enquired where we were going B) The doctor enquired about our destination
C) The doctor said where are we going D) The doctor says where we going
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The doctor enquired where we were going

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Q:

The embryo gets nutrition from the mother's blood with the help of a special tissue called

A) Uterus B) Placenta
C) Cervix D) Fallopian tube
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Placenta

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Q:

In the nature versus nurture debate sociologists claim that

A) nature and nurture have equal importance.  B) neither nature nor nurture creates the essence of our humanity.
C) nurture is far more important than nature. D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) nurture is far more important than nature.

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