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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.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems.   B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems.  
C) Hide your precious stuff.   D) Be alert at all times.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems.  

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Q:

Human Rights Day is observed on

A) December 10 B) December 11
C) December 12 D) December 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) December 10

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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'.

 

We can make donations to NGOs (1)/ that are engaged in planting trees, (2)/ or in anyway work towards saving the environment. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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India participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at ___

A) Gold Coast, Australia B) New Delhi, India
C) Samoa, Pacific Island D) Glasgow, United Kingdom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Q:

Amphibian plants are placed in which of the following groups?

A) Bryophyta B) Gymnosperms
C) Pteridophyta D) Thallophyta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bryophyta

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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.

 

In a work ____________ art, each layer and texture, colour ____________ perspective creates an individualistic vision, which can mean different things to different viewers and even to its creator at different points of time. The audience does not ____________ see the struggle or uncertainty of the _____________ process, only its outcome. And sometimes, ___________ in the case of icons, the passage of time reveals the glow within.

 

sometimes, ___________ in the case of icons,

 

A) as B) to
C) so D) of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) as

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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.

 

When others criticise us we should not be ______ but should be truthful, honest and sincere.

 

A) saturated B) distracted
C) perturbed D) dissipated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) perturbed

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Who is the director of the film 'Poorna', which depicts the story of Poorna Malavath, the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest?

A) Gautham Vasudeva Menon B) Ayan Mukherjee
C) Anurag Kashyap D) Rahul Bose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rahul Bose

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