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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.

 

Several countries ___________________ the world are now replacing the __________________ model of criminal justice partly _____________________ wholly with different models of restorative justice, _____________________ promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ____________________ indigenous systems of justice.

 

now replacing the __________________

 

A) opposing B) anti
C) against D) adversarial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) adversarial

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

to bite your tongue

 

A) to cause self­inflicting harm B) to make a desperate effort to avoid saying something
C) harsh words once spoken can never come back D) to be astonished
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to make a desperate effort to avoid saying something

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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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Which Indian territory was formerly known as 'Black Water' before Independence?

A) Lakshadweep Group B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C) Diu D) Aliabet and Khadiabet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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The plant growth regulators are small, simple molecules of diverse chemical composition. They are

A) carbohydrates, fats and proteins B) indole compounds, adenine derivatives, carotenoids and terpenes
C) fatty acids, glucose and vitamins D) vitamin C, vitamin D and glucose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) indole compounds, adenine derivatives, carotenoids and terpenes

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The  plant  growth  regulators  are small,  simple  molecules  of  diversechemical composition. They can be in   form   of   indole   compounds, adenine   derivatives,   carotenoids derivatives,terpenes  or  gases  like ethyleneetc.The   plant   growth regulators  are  bifurcated  into  two groups according to their functions in  a  living  plant  body.First  group of   plant   growth   regulators   are found   in   growth   activities,   for instance,  cell  division,  flowering, fruiting  and  seed  formation.The second   group   of   Plant   growth regulators   are   involved   in   plant responses  to  wounds  and  stresses of biotic and abiotic origin.

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A change in which no new substances are formed is called _____________.

A) Physical Change B) Chemical Change
C) Rusting D) Galvanisation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Physical Change

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What was the theme of 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) which was held in Davos city?

 

A) Discover, remember and share B) Creating shared future in a fractured world world
C) Shared values, common destiny D) Connecting ships, ports and people
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Creating shared future in a fractured world world

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Spring tides occur when ______.

A) the moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line B) the sun is closest to earth
C) the moon is farthest from earth D) the earth is at right angles with the sun and the moon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line

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