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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

A truly free nation will

P-will fail in the marketplace of ideas
Q-destruction as a bad idea that
R-confidently view even its advocated

 

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

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Which of the following statementsregarding the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct?

1.The Assembly was elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies.

2.The elections were held on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise.

3.The scheme of election was laid down by the Cabinet delegation.

4.The distribution of seats was done on the basis of the Mountbatten plan.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

In India, the Universal Adult Franchise was introduced only in the post-independence period during the first general elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies.

Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, elections were held for the first time for the Constituent Assembly.

Constituent Assembly members were elected indirectly by members of the newly elected provincial assemblies, and initially included representatives for those provinces that formed part of Pakistan (some of which are now in Bangladesh).

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Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-

To throw up the sponge

A) To surrender or give up a contest B) To offer a challenge
C) To become utterly disappointed D) To maintain grit and enthusiasm until the end
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To surrender or give up a contest

Explanation:

To throw up the sponge means to give up a contest or to acknowledge defeat or surrender

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

Ajay told the manager that he would not mind (standing and eat) the lunch.

 

A) standing and eating B) stand and eating
C) to stand and eat D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) standing and eating

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

Coleridge as well as Wordsworth were(a) of the opinion that the opposite of poetry is(b) not prose but(c) science. No error.(d)

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

Explanation:

Were’ needs to be replaced with ‘was’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. This is because,‘If the subjects are joined by as well as, with, along with, together with, and not, in addition to, but, besides, except, rather than, accompanied by, like, unlike, no less than, nothing but, led by, headed by, guided by, controlled by, governed by,etc..Then the verb will agree with the first subject’ Thus, the correct sentence would be, ‘Coleridge as well as Wordsworth was of the opinion that the opposite of poetry os not prose but science’.

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Q:

Select the synonym of

 

haste

 

A) soon B) eventually
C) later D) never
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) soon

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

One will need to watch what

P-­happens in the United States
Q­-presidential elections
R­-after the forthcoming

 

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

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In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.

“ABJURE”

A) Renounce B) Run off secretly
C) Abide  D) Discuss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Renounce

Explanation:

ABJURE means solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).

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