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Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word ‘CALUMNY’

A) Apology	B) Eulogy
C) Enjoyment	D) Reservation

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Eulogy

Explanation:

CALUMNY means making of false statement.

Apology means regretful acknowledgement

Eulogy means a speech or piece of writing that praises someone → which is nearly opposite in meaning to calumny.

Enjoyment means the state of taking pleasure in something.

Reservation means action of reserving something.

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A sudden loss of memory is a symptom of

A) Alzheimer's	B) Dementia
C) Amnesia	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Amnesia

Explanation:

A sudden loss of memory is a symptom of Amnesia which is caused by an injury or damage to our brain. In that situation we cannot remember about ourself and our life.

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4 1854

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Which Buddhist text contains an account of the Mauiyan Emperor Ashoka?

A) Vinaya Pitaka	B) Sutta Pitaka
C) Abhidhamma Pitaka	D) Mahavamsa

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mahavamsa

Explanation:

The contents of the Mahavamsa can be broadly divided into four categories:

The Buddha's Visits to Ceylon: This material recounts three legendary visits by the Buddha to the island of Ceylon.

Chronicles of Kings of Ceylon: This material consists of genealogies and lineages of kings of Ceylon, sometimes with stories about their succession or notable incidents in their reigns

History of the Buddhist Sangha: This section of the Mahavamsa deals with the mission sent by Emperor Ashoka to Ceylon, the transplantation of the bodhi tree, and the founding of the Mahavihara. It includes the names of prominent monks and nuns in the early Sri Lankan sangha. It also includes accounts of the early Buddhist councils and the first recording of the Pali canon in writing.

Chronicles of Ceylon: This material begins with the immigration of King Vijaya from India with his retinue and continues until the reign of King Mahasena, recounting wars, succession disputes, building of stupas and reliquaries, and other notable incidents.

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Which statement is true of the 1950s?

A) US central bank regulations prevented it from doing so.	B) European currencies were only convertible for non-residents before 1958.
C) Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents.	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents.

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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.

A remedy for all diseases.

A) Tonic	B) Nectar
C) Panacea	D) Elixir

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Panacea

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) RECONAISSANCE	B) RECCONAISANCE
C) RECONNAISSANCE	D) RECONNAISANCE

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RECONNAISSANCE

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Emission of light or heat from a central point

A) Rays	B) Refraction
C) Reflection	D) Radiation

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Radiation

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

Variety of psychological _____ is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels.

A) criticism	B) analysis
C) instances	D) depth

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