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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Farmland ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility

 

A) Fallow B) Urbane
C) Sophisticated D) Genteel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fallow

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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'.

 

Could you(A)/like to read(B)/his speech?(C)/No error(D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A

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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.

 

barking up the wrong tree

 

A) One should ignore those who keep harassing them B) To say something wrong to a person who has always been kind to you
C) Scolding a thick skinned person will cause no improvement D) To be pursuing a misguided line of course of action
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To be pursuing a misguided line of course of action

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Who proposed Continental drift theory?

A) Alfred Wegener B) Alfred Worwick
C) Alfred Hanks D) Alfred Mane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alfred Wegener

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The Queen who had the nick name "Bloody Mary"

A) Elizabeth B) Victoria
C) Mary I D) Ruth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mary I

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The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 - 1003?

A) Avadh B) Kashmir
C) Sindh D) Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kashmir

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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'.

He parked the (1)/ car front of the house and (2)/ headed down the street. (3)/No Error (4)

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

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Regional Rural Banks are sponsored by

A) Nationalised Commercial Bank B) Reserve Bank of India
C) State Bank of India D) Government of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nationalised Commercial Bank

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