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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required. Living in the heart of New York city is certainly like a far cry from living in the rural countryside. (i) heart of New York city is certainly a far cry from (ii) heart of New York city is a far cry than (iii) heart of the New York city is certainly ruing

A) Only (i)  B) Only (ii)
C) Only (iii) D) Both (ii) and (iii)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only (i) 

Explanation:
The part of the sentence that is most important in this sentence is ‘a far cry.’ It means ‘vastly different from.’ But here this phrase has not been used in the correct way except option 1.
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REM sleep is also known as paradoxical sleep because

A) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving. B) The person can have night terrors during this stage but will not remember them in the morning. (E) Th e person's vital signs are very slow, but the person can get up and walk around
C) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is in the deepest stage of sleep. D) The person's heart rate is slower than when awake, but the person can sleepwalk or sleep talk.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving.

Explanation:

REM sleep i.e, Rapid Eye Movement sleep is also known as paradoxical sleep because the measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving as the brain is in fully active mode that time.

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Q:

The taper on the lathe spindle is

A) 1 in 10 B) 1 in 20
C) 1 in 15 D) 1 in 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 in 20

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque

A) Idyllic B) Abominable
C) Iota D) Amiss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Idyllic

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Which state recently passed a Bill to make Sanskrit as 2nd official language?

A) Himachal Pradesh B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Telangana D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Himachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Himachal Pradesh government had passed a Bill to make Sanskrit as its 2nd official language.

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What can you hear but not touch or see?

Answer

The sound is what can you hear but not touch or see.

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Why paging is used?

Answer

Paging is solution to external fragmentation problem which is to permit the logical address space of a process to be noncontiguous, thus allowing a process to be allocating physical memory wherever the latter is available.

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Which is a homologous chromosome pair?

A) Tetrad B) Gamate
C) Chromatid D) Zygote
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tetrad

Explanation:

Tetrad is a homologous chromosome pair in the given options. A homologous chromosome pair is a pair of chromosomes one from father and one from mother that has same gene sequence after the process of meiosis.

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