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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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

after all, ___________ in the use of words

 

A) accurate B) accuracy
C) accurately D) accuratenesses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) accuracy

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 


According to the author, all art is

 

A) a reflection of life. B) art
C) an escape D) an important sense.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) an escape

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

The organisers will give you a certificate.

 

A) A certificate will be given to you by the organisers. B) The organisers had given you a certificate.
C) You were given a certificate by the organisers. D) Giving of certificate to you was done by organisers.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A certificate will be given to you by the organisers.

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If a perfect square, not divisible by 6, be divided by 6, the remainder will be

A) 1, 3 or 5 B) 1, 2 or 5
C) 1, 3 or 4 D) 1, 2 or 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 3 or 4

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Breaking down of fats from large globules to smaller globules by Bile juice is similar to which of the following?

A) Emulsification of soaps B) Esterification of alcohol
C) Fermentation of glucose D) Eutrophication of water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Emulsification of soaps

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Bihu is a folk dance of which state?

A) Assam B) Maharashtra
C) Odisha D) Uttarakhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Assam

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Which among the following sponsors Regional Rural Banks (RRB'S)?

A) Reserve Bank of India B) Foreign Banks
C) National Commercial Banks D) Co-Operative Banks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) National Commercial Banks

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

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

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