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Who discovered electricity and invented the lightning rod and bifocals?

A) Kirkpatrick Macmillan B) Benjamin Franklin
C) William Henry Fox Talbot D) Sir Alexander Fleming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benjamin Franklin

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Neil O’Brien, who died recently, was a famous

A) journalist B) billiards player
C) dramatist D) quiz master
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) quiz master

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Neil O'Brien (10 May 1934 –24 June 2016) was a quiz master who was often credited for conducting the first formal well-organised quiz in Calcutta, India.

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Who was elected the President of All India Workers and Peasants Party in Calcutta in 1928?

A) M.N. Joglekar B) Shripad Amrit Dange
C) Sahel Singh Josh D) Mujaffar ahmed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sahel Singh Josh

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

The burglar broke in the shop last night.

A) broke B) broke through
C) broke into D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) broke into

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

You might have given this information earlier.

 

A) This information might have been given earlier. B) This information could have been given earlier.
C) This information was given much earlier. D) This information might be given by you earlier.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) This information might have been given earlier.

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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.

 


We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture.

 


just like a tree, ______ to external

 

A) welcome B) eager
C) open D) agreeable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) open

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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.

India’s motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community. There are a _____ of pillars upon which India’s policy of living in peace with and _____ peace among nations of the world rests. Policies of non-alignment, peaceful co-existence, economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy, _____ of International disputes through negotiations and peaceful means are some of the salient features that give credence to India’s commitment to world peace.

economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy

A) uses B) disruption
C) sources D) negotiation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) uses

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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.

Zip your lip

A) Keep quiet about something. B) To talk fast.
C) To not think before speaking. D) The silence before a storm.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Keep quiet about something.

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