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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Emperor Ashoka B) have conquered Kalinga
C) before he embraced Buddhism. D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) have conquered Kalinga

Explanation:

Error is in second part. Replace ‘have’ with ‘had’. Since two events are mentioned and both occurred in the past, the even that happened first will be expressed in past perfect tense. Hence ‘had conquered’ is the correct form.

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Which of the following classes of animals has/have three-chambered heart?

A) Pisces and Amphibia B) Amphibia and Reptilia
C) Reptilia only D) Amphibia only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Amphibia and Reptilia

Explanation:

Mammalian and avian hearts have four chambers two atria and two ventricles.Amphibians and reptiles, by contrast, have a three-chambered heart. The three-chambered heart consists of two atria and one ventricle.Fish possess the simplest type of true heart a two-chambered organ composed of one atrium and one ventricle.

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Q:

Group of Monuments at Hampi is in _______.

A) Karnataka B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

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A Sonar of a ship sends sounds waves of speed 1600 m/s. These waves are reflected back by the ocean floor in 4 seconds. Find the depth (in m) of the ocean floor.

 

A) 6400 B) 3200
C) 1600 D) 4800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3200

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 


We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture.

 

Ours has never been a closed ______

 

A) community B) country
C) nation D) culture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) culture

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

I was first to reach the college today.

A) I did reach first B) I was the first to reach
C) I firstly reached D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I was the first to reach

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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.

 

For me the ______________ and the chill of those nights dissolved into those little flames of fire that for hours made us live in a wonderland, in a ___________ fair of fireflies, and made us _________ there’s nothing that can blow those divine lights ________. In my mind I can still hear the jingling sounds of ________ tiny bells that grandma used to ring during the puja.

 

For me the ______________ and the chill of those nights

A) darkly B) dark
C) darkness D) darker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) darkness

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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’.

 

A business venture or one’s own personal life has greater chances (1)/ of experiencing success and fulfillment, (2)/ if the outlook is more temperate to indifferent or radical. (3)/ No error (4)

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

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