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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

There is no one/ I have met or heard of/ whom I can consider knowledgeable/ than my English teacher.

A) There is no one B) I have met or heard of
C) Whom I can consider knowledgeable D) Than my English teacher
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Whom I can consider knowledgeable

Explanation:

The error lies in the third part of the sentence. Use of 'than' suggests that the sentence makes a comparison between two people. In such a case comparative degree is used before the adjective. Therefore, more should be written before knowledgeable

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A passage with three blanks, followed by five options, each containing one word, is given. Choose the word that can fill all the three blanks.
The ability of humans to ___________ the landscape and recognize the consequences of doing so puts us in a peculiar position. There are several animals on earth that show this same kind of intelligence. Some animals have extensions to ___________ their environment and some do not. As a species we are assigned the duty to provide and proliferate. Our goal is to achieve stability for ourselves and our kin. However, we also have an obligation to maintain the environment, as we depend on the resources and services it provides. The question then becomes:
what is our role in nature? Do we have the right to _________ the land, factory farm animals, and pollute waterways? Or do we have an obligation to reduce our numbers and merely subsist? In order to answer these questions, we must rely on our knowledge of Earth, evolution, and our influence on the environment.

A) Aspects B) Pollutants
C) Employ D) Operate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

‘Aspects’ mean a particular part or feature of something. ‘Pollutants’ mean a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere. ‘Employ’ means give work to (someone) and pay them for it. ‘Operate’ means (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system). ‘Manipulate’ means control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly or unscrupulously. The passage hints towards unscrupulous usage of the environment for our own betterment. Thus, option E is the best fit answer for the given blanks.

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Which of the following is the first micro finance companyto start operation as a commercial bank?

A) Oriental Bank of Commerce B) State Bank of India
C) Reserve Bank of India D) Punjab National Bank
 
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Tipu Sultan was also known as the Lion of _____ ?

A) Bangalore B) Delhi
C) Kochi D) Mysore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mysore

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The area under a Velocity-Time graph represents ______________.

A) distance B) acceleration
C) force D) momentum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) distance

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HTML in computer science stands for?

A) HyperText Markup Language B) HyperText Main Language
C) HyperText Memory Language D) HyperText Mandatory Language
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) HyperText Markup Language

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The Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly has a tenure of __________________

A) Six years B) Five years
C) Four years D) Seven years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Six years

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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.


In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ___________ a promise from his ____________, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an _______________ journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus _____________. Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modern­day Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, ___________ titled the "basic structure".

To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus _____________.

A) did not return B) never did return
C) never returns D) never returned
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) never returned

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