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Correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The main failings were of conception and a political willingness to settle _________ easy options. _______________ the expansive declarationsof the need "to maintain effective security of all nuclear materials, _______________ includes nuclear materials used in nuclear weapons”, thesummits narrowed their _______________ to civilian holdings __________________ non­nuclear weapon states.


The main failings were of conception and a political willingness to settle _________ easy options.

A) to B) of
C) from D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) for

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Genetic variation is the cornerstone of evolution, without which there can be no natural selection, and so a low genetic diversity decreases the ability of a species to survive and reproduce, explains lead author Yoshan Moodley, Professor at the Department of Zoology, University of Venda in South Africa.

Two centuries ago, the black rhinoceros – which roamed much of sub Saharan Africa – had 64 different genetic lineages; but today only 20 of these lineages remain, says the paper. The species is now restricted to five countries, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Genetically unique populations that once existed in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi and Angola have disappeared. The origins of the 'genetic erosion' coincided with colonial rule in Africa and the popularity of big game hunting. From the second half of the 20th century, however, poaching for horns has dramatically depleted their population and genetic diversity, especially in Kenya and Tanzania.


Genetic diversity is proportional to _____________________.

A) species population B) the ability of a species to survive and reproduce
C) inbreeding D) extinction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the ability of a species to survive and reproduce

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

I wish I can help you.

A) may help B) could have helped
C) could help D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) could help

Explanation:

Modal ‘can’ needs to be replaced with ‘could’ to make the sentence grammatically correct.‘Could’ is used to express power and possibility in past tense. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘I wish I could help you’.

 

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

If a person (studied) the history of the Maratha empire, he would have wondered how a small warrior tribe could have challenged the mighty Mughals.

A) has studied B) had studied
C) could study D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had studied

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

If per capita income is taken

P-­as the measure then we are
Q­-away from 'great power' status
R­-still some distance

 

A) PRQ B) PQR
C) QPR D) RPQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) PRQ

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

They have now
P-by a paternalistic state
Q-of goods mandated
R-been turned into consumers

A) QRP B) QPR
C) PRQ D) RQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) RQP

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part

One of the assistant(a) was(b) Alfred(c). No error.(d)

A) a B) b
C) c D) d
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a

Explanation:

‘One of the assistant’ needs to be replaced with ‘one of the assistants’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. This is because, ‘One of’ is always followed by a plural noun.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Einstein was one (of the wisest men) that ever lived.

A) of the wisest man B) wise man
C) wisest man D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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