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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.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ___________________ to increase employment.


________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production

A) As B) Despite
C) So D) Because
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Despite

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) Farenheit B) Fahrenheit
C) Fahrenheight D) Fahrenhist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fahrenheit

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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.

 

He won’t pay the rent ______ how many times his landlord berates him.

 

A) seeing as B) however
C) although D) no matter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no matter

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) bifurckated   B) biffurcated
C) biffurckated   D) bifurcated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) bifurcated

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence inPassive/Active Voice.

The workers are building the house.

A) The house was being built by the workers. B) The house was built by the workers.
C) The house is built by the workers. D) The house is being built by the workers.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The house is being built by the workers.

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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'

 

She has a (1)/ kind eyes (2)/ with a beautiful face. (3)/ No error (4)

 

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

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A passage with three blanks, followed by five options, each containing one word, is given. Choose the word that can fill all the three blanks.
In finance, a __________ is an instrument of indebtedness of the issuer to the holders. The ___________ is a debt security, under which the issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to pay them interest (the coupon) or to repay the principal at a later date, termed the maturity date. Interest is usually payable at fixed intervals (semi- annual, annual, sometimes monthly). Very often it is negotiable, that is, the ownership of the instrument can be transferred in the secondary market. This means that once the transfer agents at the bank medallion stamp the same, it is highly liquid on the secondary market. Thus, a __________ is a form of loan or IOU.

A) Brand B) Stock
C) Bond D) Barter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bond

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‘Brand’ refers to a particular identity or image regarded as an asset. ‘Stock’ refers to the capital raised by a company or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares. ‘Bond’ is an interest-bearing security issued by governments, companies and some other organisations. ‘Barter’ refers to exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money. ‘Bankruptcy’ means the state of being bankrupt. The given blanks can either use ‘bond’ or ‘stock’ as both are similar in meaning. Bonds and stocks are both securities, but the major difference between the two is that (capital) stockholders have an equity stake in a company (that is, they are owners), whereas bondholders have a creditor stake in the company (that is, they are lenders). Being a creditor, bondholders have priority over stockholders. Thus, ‘bond’ is the best fit word for the given blanks as it is clearly stated that it is a form of loan. This makes option 3 the correct answer.

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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.

 

Irony. __________________word captures our response to the ongoing nationwide drought in more ways than one. We have woken _________ the reality of drought a full six months after the end of monsoon. After waking up, we focus ____________ the drinking water __________ in urban centres and not the multidimensional crisis of life and livelihood in _______________ hinterland.

 

drinking water __________ in urban centres

 

A) dilemma B) trouble
C) impasse D) crisis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) crisis

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