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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

Variety of psychological _____ is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels.

A) criticism B) analysis
C) instances D) depth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) analysis

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 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

The course (has been) a success with more than a thousand students joining it.

 

A) have been B) is been
C) was been D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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From a point, 40 m apart from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of its top is 60°. The height of the tower is

A) 40√3 km B) 40√3 cm
C) 40√3 m D) 40√2 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40√3 m

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The Tomara Rajputs, were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of _________.

A) Ayodhya B) Ajmer
C) Dwarka D) Gwalior
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ajmer

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Which statement best describes the cold war in 1989?

A) The coldwar started B) Atom bomb on USSR
C) Glorious revolution occured D) Beginning of the end of cold war
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Beginning of the end of cold war

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The Cold War started with building tensions between the US and the USSR during World War II. As Stalin began to annex more countries and spread communism throughout Eastern Europe, the US began to feel threatened and feared that they would start a war amongst the capitalist nations. The US started an attempt to limit the spread of communism and protect capitalism, which led to a series of passive aggressive and indirectly hostile exchanges between the two nations.

 

The beginning of the end of the cold war, the Berlin Wall came down. The USSR began to collapse the following year, in 1990.

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1 1984
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Which  of  the  following  statements  about the    Shiromani    Gurudwara    Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) are correct?

1.It  began  as  the  political  wing  of  the Singh Sabhas in the late 19th century.

2.It  was  formed  in  1920 as  part  of  the upcoming Akali movement.

3.It was founded to reclaim control of the Sikh   shrines   from   the   government manipulated loyalist committees.

4.It  formed  the  Akali  Dal to  coordinate groups  (Jathas)  to  reclaim  control  of the shrines.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

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

Explanation:

All are correct except 1. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak   Committee(orSGPC) is an organization in India responsible for the management of gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in three states of Punjab, Haryana,   and Himachal Pradesh and union territory of Chandigarh. SGPC also administers Harmandir Sahibin Amritsar.  In  1920,  Sikhs held  their  scheduled  meeting  and elected     a     bigger     committee consisting  of  175   members  and named     it Shiromani     Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

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1 1984
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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'.


The prince and princess(A)/made their way(B)/through the cheering crowd.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

P- It would be better to speak of uniformities of nature.
Q- Law of nature are not commands but statements of facts.
R- This would do away with elementary fallacy that a law implies a law given.
S- The use of the word law in this context is rather unfortunate.

A) QSRP B) SQRP
C) QSPR D) SQPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QSPR

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