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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

Then the gigantic figure

X-alarming spectacle
Y-slipped off the tree and stood
Z-up before us, a truly

A) YZX B) YXZ
C) XZY D) XYZ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) YZX

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

The clock has __________ for want of winding.

A) run down B) run short
C) run past D) run up
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) run down

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The Razmnama is a Persian translation of the _____________.

A) Mahabharata B) Ramayana
C) Vedas D) Upanishads
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mahabharata

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Q:

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

A) Burden B) Expect
C) Hurry D) Sight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hurry

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

This telephone number is not existing.

A) does not exist B) has not been existing
C) has had no existence D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) does not exist

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Use of ‘is’ is incorrect, the correct usage should be ‘does not exist’.

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Which one of the following statements regarding haemoglobin is correct?

A) Haemoglobin present in RBC can carry only oxygen but not carbon dioxide B) Haemoglobin of RBC can carry both oxygen and carbon dioxide
C) Haemoglobin of RBC can carry only carbon dioxide D) Haemoglobin is only used for blood clotting and not for carrying gases.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Haemoglobin of RBC can carry both oxygen and carbon dioxide

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During respiration, about 97% of oxygen is transported by Red Blood Cells in blood and the remaining 3% gets dissolved in the plasma.Around 20-25% of carbon dioxide is carried by haemoglobin as carbamino-haemoglobin.

Oxygen enters the blood from the lungs and carbon dioxide is expelled out of the blood into the lungs. The blood serves to transport both gases. Oxygen is carried to the cells. Carbon dioxide is carried away from the cells.

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Q:

Which one of the following is not a correct statement regarding the provision of Legislative Council in the State Legislature?

 

A) The States of Bihar and Telangana have Legislative Councils B) The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State shall not exceed one third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly
C) One twelfth of all members shall be elected by electorates consisting of local bodies and authorities D) one twelfth of all members shall be elected by graduates residing in the State
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State shall not exceed one third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly

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3 is incorrect.

The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State having such a Council shall not exceed one-third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly of that State: Provided that the total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State shall in no case be less than forty.

Of the total number of members of the Legislative council of a State-

(a) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by electorates consisting of members of municipalities, district boards and such other local authorities in the State as Parliament may by law specify;

(b) as nearly as may be, one-twelfth shall be elected by electorates consisting of persons residing in the State who have been for at least three years graduates of any university in the territory of India or have been for at least three years in possession ofqualifications prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament as equivalent to that of a graduate of any such university;

(c) as nearly as may be, one-twelfth shall be elected by electorates consisting of persons who have been for at least three years engaged in teaching in such educational institutions within the State, not lower in standard than that of a secondary school, as may be prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament;

(d) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State from amongst persons who are not members of the Assembly;

(e) the remainder shall be nominated by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of clause.

There are only seven states which have two-tier of legislature –Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir.

 

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Q:

Name the first Indian who got Nobel Prize in physics.

A) CK Naidu B) Rangnath Mishra
C) Amartya Sen D) CV Raman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) CV Raman

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