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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.

Truth is indeed a controversial aspect of ______. But almost always it can be justified as a moral principle on the basis of ______. When we talk about speaking the truth in order not to hide what, if hidden, will only prove damaging to others, we are emphasizing the ability to ‘feel’ for others. Again, often we purposely keep ourselves from communicating the truth as, once ______, it may hurt someone‘s feelings and sentiments. But keeping a person in the dark or denying him or her knowledge which he or she ought to have amounts to ______ another soul of its right to know that with which it has a ______.

Truth is indeed a controversial aspect of ______.

A) morality B) ability
C) civility D) debility
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) morality

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Emission of light or heat from a central point

A) Rays B) Refraction
C) Reflection D) Radiation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Radiation

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The fact that the planets move around the Sun, not in circles but in ellipses, was first demonstrated by

A) Galileo B) Martin Luther
C) Johannes Kepler D) Copernicus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Johannes Kepler

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Kepler’s  laws  of  planetary  motion state  that  (a)  All  planets  move  in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one of  the  focal  points  (b)  The  radius vector  drawn  from  the  sun  to  a planet  sweeps  out  equal  areas  in equal  time  intervals.  This  follows from  the  fact  that  the  force  of gravitation on the planet is central and  hence  angular  momentum  is conserved.  (c)  The  square  of  the orbital   period   of   a   planet   is proportional  to  the  cube  of  the semi  major  axis  of  the  elliptical orbit of the plane.

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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.

The modes of action are _____ in science and religion. Science relies on experiment, whereas religion is based on experience. Any religious _____ whether it is Christ’s or Ramakrishna’s is personal and _____ . Science, on the other hand is marked by objectivity. Theory has to be corroborated by _____ proof providing material comforts. The frontiers of science do not end in knowledge but are _____ to the formation of appliances for actual use.

it is Christ's or Ramakrishna's is personal and _____ .

A) significant B) irrelevant
C) subjective D) objective
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) subjective

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If objects appear enlarged and inverted in a rear view mirror, then which type of mirror is used?

A) Concave B) Convex
C) Cylindrical D) Plane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Concave

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Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events?
I. Quit India Movement
II. Shimla Conference
III. Poona Pact
IV. Cabinet Mission

A) II, IV, I, III B) III, IV,II, I
C) III, I, II, IV D) IV, II, III, I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) III, I, II, IV

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Ministry of AYUSH celebrated first Naturopathy Day throughout India on?

A) 20 Nov B) 19 Nov
C) 18 Nov D) 17 Nov
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18 Nov

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Ministry of AYUSH celebrated first Naturopathy Day on 18th November 2018 with the aim of promoting the drug-less system of medicine to prevent diseases by altering the diet and lifestyle.

Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India was established in the year 2014.

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Which author employed India's obsession for cricket as the theme for his recent book 'Selection Day'?

A) Vikram Seth B) Anil Menon
C) Amish Tripathi D) Aravind Adiga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aravind Adiga

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