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How many players, on each side, are required for the game of volleyball?

A) 6 B) 8
C) 5 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6

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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.

 

All Greek to me

 

A) The new person in a group gets the most attention B) Learning a new language is very difficult
C) Saying that one does not understand something that is said or written D) Everything is new when one is in a new country
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Saying that one does not understand something that is said or written

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

 

A police constable arrested the burglar just before dawn.

 

A) Just before dawn the burglar is arrested by a police constable. B) The burglar was arrested by a police constable just before dawn.
C) The burglar is arrested by a police constable just before dawn. D) A police constable was arrested by a burglar just before dawn.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The burglar was arrested by a police constable just before dawn.

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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’.

For man to change radically, fundamentally, (1)/ there must be a mutation in a very (2)/ brain cells of his mind. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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

 

Marketing professionals play a major role in the development of business sectors.

A) A major role is played by the marketing professionals in the development of business sectors. B) A major role is being played by the marketing professionals in the development of business sectors.
C) In the development of business sectors, a major role was played by the marketing professionals. D) In the development of business sectors, a major role has been played by the marketing professionals.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A major role is played by the marketing professionals in the development of business sectors.

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Which is the most important factor that determines whether advertising by manufacturing sector will lead to higher sales?

A) Demand is elastic B) Demand is inelastic
C) The product can be differentiated D) The product can be homogenous.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The product can be differentiated

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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'.

Liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars as to low (1)/ atmospheric pressure, which is less than 1% of Earth's, (2)/ except at the lowest elevations for short periods. (3)/ No error (4).

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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Five statements are given below, labelled A, B, C, D and E, among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

A) This takes us back to John Stuart Mill, the great nineteenth-century economist and philosopher, who believed that nobody can be a good economist if he or she is just an economist. B) To be sure, most academic disciplines have become highly specialized since Mill’s day; and, since the collapse of theology,
C) no field of study has aimed to understand the human condition as a whole. D) The life insurance industry has been destroyed by high and uncertain inflation as well.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The life insurance industry has been destroyed by high and uncertain inflation as well.

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All statements except ‘D’ are based on the economists versus the economy, while sentence D talks about 'The Destructive Power of Inflation'.

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