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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking

 

A) besides B) along
C) by D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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Multiplication of equivalent weight and valency of an element is equal to ______.

A) Density B) Relative temperature
C) Atomic weight D) Atomicity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Atomic weight

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What does the kinetic energy (KE) of a moving body depend upon?

A) Mass & its position B) Weight & its position
C) Mass & acceleration D) Mass & velocity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mass & velocity

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When a person can see only nearby objects, the condition is called

A) Hypermetropia B) Astigmatism
C) Myopia D) Retinopathy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Myopia

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In general, elasticity is a measure of

A) how firms' profits respond to changes in market prices.  B) the extent to which advances in technology are adopted by producers.
C) how much buyers and sellers respond to changes in market conditions. D) the extent to which a market is competitive. 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) how much buyers and sellers respond to changes in market conditions.

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Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person

A) has excessive daytime sleepiness B) has excess heart rate
C) has excess body pains D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) has excessive daytime sleepiness

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Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person has excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep/wake disorder.

 

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Insure payment of minimum wages for tea leave pickers

A) will improve quality of tea. B) will reduce unemployment of tea leave pickers.
C) decreases unemployment. D) will increase picking cost for all tea companies.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) will increase picking cost for all tea companies.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

"I am proud of you," father said to me.

 

A) Father told me that he is proud of me. B) Father told me that he was proud of me.
C) Father told me this that he was proud of me. D) Father told me that that he is proud of me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Father told me that he was proud of me.

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