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What is a bank rate?

A) Rate at which Central bank of a country advances loans to other banks in the country B) Rate at which banks advance loans to the customers
C) Rate at which banks lend among themselves D) Rate at which banks lend to money lenders
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rate at which Central bank of a country advances loans to other banks in the country

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The planet Mars is also known as the ____.

A) Morning star B) Evening star
C) Red planet D) Blue planet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Red planet

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What was the theme of 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) which was held in Davos city?

 

A) Discover, remember and share B) Creating shared future in a fractured world world
C) Shared values, common destiny D) Connecting ships, ports and people
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Creating shared future in a fractured world world

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Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

A) Gamma rays B) X-rays
C) Radio waves D) Infrared rays
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gamma rays

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The order of wavelengths of electromagnetic spectrum is as follows ::

(Shortest to Longest) - Gamma, X-Rays, UV, Visible, Infrared, Microwaves, Radio Waves.

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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.

 

If there is a subject of really ______________ interest and utility, it is the art of writing and speaking one's own language ___________. It is the basis of culture, as we all know; but it is infinitely more _________ that, it is the basis of business. ___________ salesman can sell anything unless he can explain the merits of his goods in effective language, or can write ___________ advertisement equally effective, or present his ideas, and the facts, in a letter.

 

can write ___________ advertisement equally

 

A) a B) an
C) the D) it  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) an

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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.

Blessing in disguise

 

A) Good fortune always follows bad; that is the way of fate. B) An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.
C) If a curse makes one stronger than it is a blessing. D) A life of hardship does wonders for a person's character.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.

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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.

 

But representatives have cynically chosen to look the other _________________ when matters of justice are involved. They seem to have only a will to power; to be part of a new ___________________ elite. _________________ they forget that the history of struggle is the future of struggle. Maoism is one extreme ____________________ struggle ___________________ corrupt appropriative and greedy elites; there are others.

 

Maoism is one extreme ____________________ struggle

 

A) size B) form of
C) sample D) paragon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) form of

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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.


Equally disappointing is the court's ________________, one-paragraph dismissal of the claim that criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech. Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high, secure, and insulated bench of the Supreme Court. It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court, _______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.


Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high

A) making B) made
C) for making D) to make
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to make

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