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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.

 

Many a travelogue I read nowadays are about how the traveller went on a road less travelled ___________ some off-the-track trek or to an unknown destination or simply into the wild. How no internet ________________ is what you need to reconnect with yourself! How leaving your watch and phone __________ and going into the world of no check-ins and no updates would bring you solitude! These write-ups are laced with adjectives describing the geography of the region and filled with__________ details of the author’s days in that remote place. And, ironically, they all end with a strange advice to travel, and tell no one. I beg to _________.

 

road less travelled ___________ some off-the-track trek

 

A) but   B) or
C) but also D) also
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) or

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Name the scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister and DRDO's DG (Missiles & Strategic Systems) who has won the first IEI-IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence - 2015 in recognition of his significant national contributions towards missiles and aerospace technologies.

A) Avinash Chander B) A S Kiran Kumar
C) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy D) K K Radhakrishnan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy

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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.

 

The many ______ of Dalhousie have made it popular among tourists.

 

A) signs   B) attractions  
C) entertainment   D) disadvantages
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) attractions  

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'Akash' developed by DRDO is

A) A surface-to-air missile system B) A surface-to-surface missile system
C) A air-to-surface missile system D) Not a missile system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A surface-to-air missile system

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In September 2017, a Nation Wide campaign was launched to sensitise women about the preventive care for cancer. The theme of this Campaign was‘Nurturing the Nurturer’. Who launched this Campaign?

A) Anupriya Patel B) Rajiv Gauba
C) Hasmukh Adhiya D) Injeti Srinivas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anupriya Patel

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Working capital is a measure of

A) liquidity B) consistency
C) profitability D) solvency
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) liquidity

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Buddhist texts have been mentioned in which of the following Ashoka's Inscriptions?

A) Kalinga B) Dhauli
C) Bhabru D) Jaugada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bhabru

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In India all of the following are sources for government revenue, except?

A) Agricultural income tax B) Anti dumping duty
C) Perquisite tax D) Toll tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Agricultural income tax

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