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Who Invented Universal Standard Time?

A) Enrico Fermi B) Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C) Sandford Fleming D) Benoit Fourneyron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sandford Fleming

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Who Invented Post-it note?

A) William Friese-Greene B) Arthur Fry
C) Gordon Gould D) Otto von Guericke
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arthur Fry

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The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 has been awarded to ______ .

A) Juan Manuel Santos B) Oliver Hart
C) Bengt Holmstrom D) Svetlana Alexievich
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Juan Manuel Santos

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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.

 

It is basic to a democracy that its citizens remain in harmony _______ one another. At the very least, they should _______ treat each other as enemies. Enmity is spreadonly by vested interests that hope to thrive _________ polarising citizens. The ______________ between professed love for the country and infecting the people with hatred remains ignored. There is no instance in history of the policy of ‘divide and rule’ _____________ people’s welfare.

 

hope to thrive _________ polarising citizens

 

A) so B) as
C) by D) like
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) by

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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.

 

Violence takes a heavy toll and affects public life ______. High or low, known or unknown, rich or poor, popular or unpopular, no one is safe or secure today. It
appears that one can harm anybody at any time and at ______. A mad and sad rat race is on to make money and ______ power at any cost and by any means. The
result is that no political party or group can now ______ into claim to total innocence in so far as ______ of violence against innocent person for personal or political
gains is concerned. Violent demonstrations, rallies, hartals have become the order of the day.

 

no political party or group can now ______ into claim.

 

A) lie B) laid
C) lain D) lay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) lay

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

Speech was given (A)/ to man to (B)/ conseal his thoughts. (C)/ No Error (D)

 

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

The act of killing a whole group of people, specially a whole race.

 

A) Patricide B) Genocide
C) Parricide D) Matricide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Genocide

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

She said to me, "What can I do for you dear?"

 

A) She asked me affectionately what could she do for me. B) She asked me affectionately what she could do for me.
C) She asked me affectionately what can she do for me. D) She asked me affectionately if she could do anything for me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) She asked me affectionately what she could do for me.

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