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The World's largest island is

A) Greenland B) Iceland
C) New Guinea D) Madagascar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Greenland

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.


The human eye is a complex part of the body that is used for seeing. Eyes enable people to perform daily tasks and to learn about the world that surrounds them. Sight, or vision, is a rapidly occurring process that involves continuous interaction between the eye, the nervous system, and the brain. When someone looks at an object, what he really sees is the light reflected from the object. This reflected light passes through the lens and falls on the retina of the eye. Here the light induces nerve impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain and then over other nerves to muscles and glands.


The eye is similar to a television camera. Both the eye and the television camera convert light energy to electrical energy. The eye converts light to nerve impulses that are interpreted by the brain as the sense perception called sight. A television camera converts light to electronic signals that are broadcast and transformed into light images in a television receiver. It is wonderful that human eyes blink an average of once every six seconds. This washes the eye with the salty secretion from the tear or lachrymal glands. Each tear gland is about the size and shape of an almond. These glands are situated behind the upper eyelid at the outer corner of the eye. After passing over the eye, the liquid from the gland is drained into the nose through the tear duct at the inner corner of the eye.

 

The sense perception that the brain releases after the eye converts light to nerve impulses is known as

A) Blindness B) Image
C) Sight D) Glare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sight

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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.

To make a long story short

A) A very long boring narrative B) One should always communicate with fewer words wherever possible
C) Used to end an account of events quickly D) When you want the complete details and not just the summary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Used to end an account of events quickly

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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.

Sneha said to Arjun, “Go away.”

A) Sneha ordered Arjun to go away. B) Sneha asked Arjun that he should go away.
C) Sneha say to Arjun to go away. D) Sneha inquired Arjun to go away.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sneha ordered Arjun to go away.

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In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 

The consequences of economic growth have now __________ to the lowest level.

A) drawn B) slipped
C) percolated D) crept
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) slipped

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Slipped means to move with a smooth sliding option. Option-a drawn means showing effects of tension, pain or illness, the consequence of growth cannot always be low, so we cannot choose crept. Crept means to go very slowly, percolated means passed through a medium, therefore only option-2 follows.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Waggish

A) Jocular B) Whimsical
C) Flippant D) Solemn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Solemn

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The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with

A) President B) Prime Minister
C) Parliamen D) States
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Parliamen

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Fruits preserved in cold storage last longer because -

A) exposure to humidity is increased B) more oxygen is available
C) fruits are stored in a dark place D) the rate of respiration of Fruits is decreased
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the rate of respiration of Fruits is decreased

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