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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.

 

Burn the midnight oil

 

A) To live a life of hardship B) To waste away resources that could have helped in difficult times
C) Procrastinate and then work at the last minute to finish the task D) Read or work late into the night
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Read or work late into the night

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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.

 

To impose costs on one of the parties at the end of a ________________ litigation is common; it is meant, among other things, to act as a ___________________ against litigants abusing the process and the system of the law. But to seek pre-deposits with a view to prioritising a certain kind of case over another, by __________________ early dates of hearing to those that are capable of paying huge ___________ of money, is simply staggering. It reinforces a scheme of classism that ought to have no place in any court of law, let ______________ the apex court of the land.

 

to act as a ___________________ against litigants abusing the process and the system of the law.

 

A) deterrent B) incentive
C) catalyst D) stimulus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) deterrent

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Who wrote the book 'Glimpses of World History'?

A) Shashi Tharoor B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Nirad C Chaudhuri D) Jawaharlal Nehru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jawaharlal Nehru

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Who was the first American to win Nobel peace prize?

A) Abraham Lincoln B) George Bush Sr
C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Franklin Roosevelt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Theodore Roosevelt

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Which     of     the     following     statements regarding  Article  21  of  the  Constitution  of India is/are correct?

1.Article  21  is  violated  when  the  under-trial   prisoners   are   detained   under judicial    custody    for    an    indefinite period.

2.Right  to life is  one  of  the basic  human rights  and  not  even  the  State  has  the authority to violate that right.

3.Under Article 21, the right of a woman to  make  reproductive  choices  is  not  a dimension of personal liberty.

Select  the  correct  answer  using the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 2 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 and 2 only

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All are correct except 3, as women always have the right to make reproductive choices.
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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.


The second strategy proposed __________________ the committee was institutional reform of police processes, including investigation of crimes, professionalization and ________________ of court systems with induction of technology _____________ limiting appeal procedures to the _________________ required. It is here the committee ___________________ to bring in a bigger and responsible role to victims of crime in the whole proceedings.


professionalization and ________________ of court systems

A) rationalising B) rationalisation
C) rationally D) rational
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) rationalisation

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

work extremely hard or incessantly.

A) job B) craft
C) toil D) activity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) toil

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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.

National integration means _____ all the people of the nation into a single whole. It is a _____ that bends together all people in one _____ bond no matter what their religion, caste, language or history may be. It is a _____ cementing force whereby all kinds of people live _____ peacefully and can identify themselves as a part and parcel of a nation.

National integration means _____ all the people of the nation into a single whole.

A) segregating B) combining
C) residing D) complying
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) combining

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