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In each of the questions given below, a passage has been given which are either situational based or describes a scenario. Below each passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you to infer something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
A former lawmaker, Rewati Raman Bhandari, who drafted the measure that criminalised chhaupadi, said the push to eradicate the practice from villagers, the police and local politicians was still far too muted.
Which of the following describes the reaction of the authorities of towards the eradication of chhaupadi?

A) Subdued B) Softened
C) Dampened D) Quite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Subdued

Explanation:

Subdued means restrained in style or quality. Softened means being or made softer or less loud or clear.
Dampened means to suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity. Quite means to a degree (not used with a negative).
Silenced means reduced to silence. The reaction of the authorities is already mentioned, i.e. muted. All the options, except 'quite', are synonymous with 'muted'. But the reaction was toned-down. Hence, the correct answer is 1.

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0 1882
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Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word ‘CALUMNY’

A) Apology B) Eulogy
C) Enjoyment D) Reservation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Eulogy

Explanation:
CALUMNY means making of false statement.
Apology means regretful acknowledgement
Eulogy means a speech or piece of writing that praises someone → which is nearly opposite in meaning to calumny.
Enjoyment means the state of taking pleasure in something.
Reservation means action of reserving something.
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0 1882
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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

“Hurry up, get in the bus” the conductor said to us.

 

A) The conductor told us to hurry up and get in the bus. B) The conductor tells us to hurry up and get in the bus.
C) The conductor told us to hurry up and got in the bus. D) The conductor tells us to hurry up and got in the bus.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The conductor told us to hurry up and get in the bus.

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0 1882
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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.

 

The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly

 

 

A) Base B) Sanctity
C) Vile D) Heinous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sanctity

Explanation:
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11 1882
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What colony was founded by the Quakers?

Answer

Quakers are members of a group with Christian roots that began in England in the 1650s. Sir William Penn was an English nobleman, writer, early Quaker, and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania.

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Subject: World History Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
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0 1882
Q:

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed in

Answer

1991 AD

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Subject: World History

2 1881
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The term 'fourth estate' is used in reference to

A) The Executive B) The Press and news paper
C) Parliament D) The Judiciary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Press and news paper

Explanation:

Thomas Carlyle attributed the origin of the term to Edmund Burke, who used it in a parliamentary debate in 1787 on the opening up of press reporting of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

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3 1881
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What type of bridge was used to bring water to Roman cities?

Answer

Aqueduct

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Subject: World Geography

0 1881