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If goods A and Z are complements, an increase in the price of good Z will _____.

A) increase demand for good A B) decrease demand for good A
C) decrease demand for good Z D) increase demand for good Z
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) decrease demand for good A

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"Ganga Sagar Mela" fair is held in which state?

A) Uttarakhand B) Uttar Pradesh
C) West Bengal D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West Bengal

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Who is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology"?

A) Robert Hooke B) Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek
C) Carl Linnaeus D) Charles Darwin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek

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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.

 

She was completely nonplussed by the erratic behaviour of her father.

A) completely plussed B) completely no-nonplussed
C) entirely not nonplussed D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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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.

The generation gap is another of those characteristic features that set Homo sapiens apart from other animals. It is ______ if ever the most intelligent of apes ever blamed its juniors for their ______ ways! Over the years people have tried to analyse it, explain it, understand it, even ignore it, but it remains, ready to ______ each generation as it tries to ______ its own ______ about life and living.

juniors for their ______ ways!

A) blizzard B) wayward
C) motivated D) pointed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) wayward

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

"I always keep a tin of biscuits in my room, girls."

A) The matron said that she always keeps a tin of biscuits in her room. B) The matron informed the girls that she always kept a tin of biscuits in her room.
C) The matron told the girls that she would always keep a tin of biscuits in her room. D) The matron told the girls that she had kept a tin of biscuits in her room.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The matron informed the girls that she always kept a tin of biscuits in her room.

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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.

 

My office is within a stone's throw from the university.

A) in a stone's throw B) within a stone throw
C) at a stone's throw D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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___________ gases absorb long wave (infrared) radiation from the earth and emit it again towards the earth.

A) Carbon dioxide B) Methane
C) Greenhouse D) Ozone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Greenhouse

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