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In each of the following choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals.

“WANE”

A) Widen B) Poor
C) Swell D) Tight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Widen

Explanation:

WANE means (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent. And widen means broaden, increase. Both are nearly opposite in meaning.

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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.

I said to my friends, "let us go to a picnic for a change".

A) I asked my friends if they would go to a picnic for a change. B) I asked my friends to go to a picnic for a change.
C)  I permitted my friends to go to a picnic for a change. D) I suggested to my friends that we should go to a picnic for a change.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) I suggested to my friends that we should go to a picnic for a change.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
 
So we did get
A- to read a whole lot
B- this day onwards
C- on how we can save the sparrow from

A) ABC B) CBA
C) ACB D) CAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ACB

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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.

Simon teaches children __________ water colour painting

A) the art on B) the art in
C) the art by D) the art of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the art of

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Akbar's tomb is located at which of the following places?

A) Sikandara B) Agra
C) Fatehpursikri D) Allahabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sikandara

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

We (have been) away for a long time, you know, and so we're anxious to get home again.

 

A) has been B) is been
C) have being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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_________ is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole.

A) Acaulis B) Alatus
C) Albopictus D) Aurora
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aurora

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In which one of the following groups of States in India is the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project being implemented as a pilot investment?

 

A) Gujarat, Kerala and Goa B) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
C) Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal D) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal

Explanation:

India Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project

• To conserve, project and manage the coastal and marine environment, the Ministry is implementing the India ICZM Project with the World Bank assistance.

• For the implementation of the project the Ministry has established a Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM) as nodal body under the Society Registration Act, in Delhi.

• The ICZM Project is being implemented as pilot investments in the coastal states of Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal.

• National activities are implemented through SICOM along with monitoring of activities carried out by three selected states.

• The project has four implementing agencies-MoEF at the national level with lead responsibilities, and the Departments of Forests and Environment (DoEF) of the threeparticipating states.

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