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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.


That is why publicly invoking these symbols has to be an act of responsible citizenship and not self­____________ demagoguery, but the difference can be hard to _______________. The problem with emotive symbols is that _________________ they can multiply the force of arguments, they cannot replace the arguments__________________. All persuasion harnesses symbols but principled persuasion must also provide arguments that can be _____________ debated.

 

they cannot replace the arguments__________________.

 

A) yourselves B) yourself
C) by themselves D) themselves
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) themselves

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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.

 

Get on somebody's nerves

 

A) To calm an anxious person. B) To be an irritant.
C) To crack jokes at somebody's expense. D) Be angry with yourself but take out the anger on somebody else.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To be an irritant.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Embargo

 

A) Barrier B) Prescribe
C) Comfort D) Justify
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Barrier

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

 

to teach a person to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

A) to drill B)  to instill
C) to indoctrinate D) to convince
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to indoctrinate

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ABC is a triangle if sin (A+B2)=32 then the value of Sin c2 is

A) 12 B) 0
C) 1/2 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1/2

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Consider  the  following  statement  about  a famous football player :“He was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency  during  his  childhood  but  went on  to  win  three  European  Golden  Shoes  in his career’. Who is that player?

A) Andres Iniesta B) Lionel Messi
C) Cristiano Ronaldo D) Zinedine Zidane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lionel Messi

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Mount Everest has earned the _____ distinction of being the world's highest garbage dump.

A) marked B) disgusting
C) dubious D) dismal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) dubious

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Sita didn't so far as blink when she heard she had won the scholarship to Cambridge.

A) so much as B) as far as
C) as good as D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) so much as

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