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Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) B. R. Ambedkar
C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Swami Vivekananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi

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The Phoenix Settlement, established by Gandhiji near Durban in 1904, was formally reopened on February 27, 2000, at a ceremony attended by the President of South Africa, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and many other leaders.The settlement -the first Ashram of Gandhiji -had been damaged in 1985 riots when some African squatters occupied much of the settlement and named it Bambayi. Though the Indian community was deeply distressed, it refrained from seeking the forcible eviction of the squatters. The Phoenix Settlement Trust, with financial assistance from the Government of India, recently restored Gandhiji's house and established aclinic, an HIV/Aids Centre and other facilities to serve all the people in the area, African and Indian

 

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The Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for __________ .

A) Government service B) Literary work
C) International understanding D) Social work
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) International understanding

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Who among the following is the 2017 Asian Award recipient for the outstanding achievement in Cinema?

A) Kunal Nayyar B) Vishal Bhardwaj
C) Om Puri D) Zeishan Quadri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kunal Nayyar

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In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

 

A) Ceiling   B) Cieling
C) Ceeling D) Crileing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ceiling  

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

 

Ignorance is bliss

 

A) Lack of knowledge is a curse B) Sometimes it is better for you if you do not know all the facts
C) Fools believe they know more than the wise D) To be truly happy one should ignore everything else
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sometimes it is better for you if you do not know all the facts

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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 its _______________ phase, the big telco monopolies tried to levy a "tax" on all Internet content __________________. The Internet companies were then the new kids on the _________________. They and the Internet user community fought back such attempts. This was the first net neutrality war, and it ______________ the principle of ________________ on the Internet between different types of content or sites.

 

In its _______________ phase

 

A) nascent B) potential
C) fresh D)  promising
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) nascent

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Candid

 

A) Artful B) Free
C) Objective D) Plain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Artful

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Just punishment for wrong doing

A) Dandy B) Nemesis
C) Prodigy D) Wagon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nemesis

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