Questions

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.

A brain and nervous system that are poorly developed or insufficiently nourished means low grade of ______________ in our mental processes, just as a poorly constructed or wrongly adjusted motor means loss of power in applying the electric current to its work. We will, __________, look upon the mind and the brain as counterparts of ___________ other, each performing activities which correspond to activities in the other, ________ inextricably bound together at least so far as this life is concerned, and each getting its _______________ by its union with the other. This view will lend interest to a brief study of the brain and nervous system.

We will, __________, look upon the mind

In the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Unchecked industrial effluents discharging into the rivers has caused ______________ damage to the environment.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

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Which world heritage site comprises of the Alai Darwaza Gate?

Pentlandite is an ore/mineral of _______.

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
He could excel in his board exams only after _____ very hard.

Presence of large amounts of nutrients in waters also causes excessive growth of _________ algae.

Pulitzer Prize was established in _______.