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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.

When the kerosene burned, the fuel in the tank below would be __________ pressure, and __________a small circular flame would appear in the burner.The valve had to be opened to let more kerosene vapour to the burner and pumping resumed. With the increase in pressure, the burner flame would spread _________ a loud noise. To lower the flame,the valve had to be _________ opened to reduce the pressure and then tightened until the desired flame size was achieved. _________ you wanted the flame to be bigger, you had to hit the piston again. Pump stoves are still in vogue.

would spread _________ a loud noise.

A) within B) with
C) at D) during
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) with

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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".
After they (had finished) eating they went for a walk.

A) no improvement B) have finished
C) finish D) will finish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) no improvement

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

Historians believe that much of Jesus’ story can be reconstructed, without the help of Bible, and with just the views of historians who lived during his time.

I. without the help of Bible, and by just the views

II. without the help from Bible, and with just the views

III. without the help of the Bible, and with just the views

A) Only I B) Only II
C) Only III D) Both I and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only III

Explanation:
The proper noun “bible”, requires the definite article 'the' before it. Whenever a classic or a holy book is being referred to, the article “the” must be used.
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____________ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.

A) Ladakh B) Satpura
C) Aravalli D) Vindhya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ladakh

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Photosynthesis takes place inside plant cells in _____.

A) Ribosomes B) Chloroplasts
C) Nucleus D) Mitochondria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chloroplasts

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Which one of the following hypotheses postulates that individual's consumption in any time period depends upon resources available to the individual, rate of return on his capital and age of the individual?

A) Absolute Income Hypothesis B) Relative Income Hypothesis
C) Life Cycle Hypothesis D) Permanent Income Hypothesis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Life Cycle Hypothesis

Explanation:

The life-cycle theory of consumption, popularly known as life-cycle hypothesis,' was developed by Ando and Modigliani" in the early 1960s.

The life-cycle hypothesis postulates that individual consumption in any time period depends on

(i) resources available to the individual,

(ii) the rate of return on his capital, and

(iii) the age of the individual.

The resources available to an individual consist of his existing net wealth and the present value of all his current and future labour incomes. According to the life-cycle hypothesis, a rational consumer plans consumption on the basis of all his resources and allocates his income to consumption over time so that he maximizes his total utility over his life time.

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Zeolite is

A) hydrated ferric oxide B)  hydrated sodium aluminium silicate
C)  sodium hexameta phosphate D)  sodium tetra borate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  hydrated sodium aluminium silicate

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There is a network that can connect networks ranging from small location or area to a bigger range including public packet network and large corporate networks. That networks enterprise allows users to share access to applications,services and other centrally located resources. Its ability for a huge geographical access has transformed networking.Which among the following is that network?

A) SAN B) CAN
C) LAN D) WAN
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) WAN

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WAN stands for Wide Area Network. A wide areanetwork (WAN) is a geographically distributed private tele communications network that interconnects multiple local area networks (LANs). In an enterprise,a WAN may consist of connections to a companys headquarters, branch offices, collocation facilities,cloud services and other facilities

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