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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

More than thirty years have now passed ______ I had my first flight.

A) since B) after
C) while D) when
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) since

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In each of the questions given below, a passage has been given which are either situational based or describes a scenario. Below each passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you to infer something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
A former lawmaker, Rewati Raman Bhandari, who drafted the measure that criminalised chhaupadi, said the push to eradicate the practice from villagers, the police and local politicians was still far too muted.
Which of the following describes the reaction of the authorities of towards the eradication of chhaupadi?

A) Subdued B) Softened
C) Dampened D) Quite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Subdued

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Subdued means restrained in style or quality. Softened means being or made softer or less loud or clear.
Dampened means to suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity. Quite means to a degree (not used with a negative).
Silenced means reduced to silence. The reaction of the authorities is already mentioned, i.e. muted. All the options, except 'quite', are synonymous with 'muted'. But the reaction was toned-down. Hence, the correct answer is 1.

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India's first Railway University will come up at

A) Vadodara, Gujarat B) Bengaluru, Karnataka
C) Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh D) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

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What is the main purpose of white blood corpuscles?

A) to carry nutrients B) to combat infection
C) to carry oxygen D) to give strength
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to combat infection

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Which of the following can undergo sublimation?

A) Ammonium chlorate B) Ammonium sulphate
C) Ammonium chloride D) Ammonium sulphide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ammonium chloride

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What will be the force of attraction between two bodies weighing 20 kg and 50 kg, respectively, with a distance of 2 metre between them?

 

A) 16.675 x 10-11 N B) 166.75 x 10-10 N
C) 6.67 x 10-11 N D) 16.67 x 5-10 N
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 166.75 x 10-10 N

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A binding price ceiling is designed to

A) keep prices low B) increase efficiency
C) increase the quality of the good D) prevent shortages
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) keep prices low

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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.

Beggars can't be choosers

 

A) those who have nothing have no hope B) all your options close when you are going through a bad time
C) a poor person is forced to kill all his desires D) people with no other options must be content with what is offered
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) people with no other options must be content with what is offered

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