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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.

 

The ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple ‘how do you do?’ followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy hands, it also doesn’t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ time, one can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces.

 

years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple

 

A) humanity   B) humanly  
C) humanely   D) human
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) human

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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.

 

A dime a dozen

 

A) A very expensive proposition B) Something which appears cheap but which will prove expensive in the long run
C) Something which appears attractive but has zero value   D) Very common and of no particular value
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Very common and of no particular value

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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.


The _____ of energy in India are met from both commercial and non commercial sources. The most _____ sources of energy today are coal and natural gas, hydro
electricity and nuclear power. On the other hand, firewood, cow-dung cakes and vegetable waste etc. _____ non commercial forms of energy. While non commercial
forms of energy _____ demand, coal is the _____ source of commercial energy in India.


On the other hand, firewood, cow-dung cakes and vegetable waste etc. _____ non commercial forms of energy.

A) constitutes B) combines
C) mixes D) collaborates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) constitutes

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Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in

A) Orissa B) Punjab
C) Maharashtra D) Mizoram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mizoram

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Which state does not share its border with Jharkhand?

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Chhattisgarh
C) Orissa D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Madhya Pradesh

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Under the Indus water Treaty, India has not been given the exclusive right over which of the following rivers?

A) Ravi B) Satluj
C) Jhelum D) Beas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jhelum

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India has how many states?

A) 26 B) 27
C) 29 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 29

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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.

The quest for a _____ life engrosses every human being on this earth. Everyman tends to define a happy life in a _____ individualistic fashion. _____have attempted to define a happy life in various terms. Hedonists have a _____ notion that happiness lies in the _____ of physical appetites.

in various terms. Hedonists have a _____ notion

A) complex B) distinct
C) varied D) simple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) simple

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