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Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.

Statement I :The Pahi-kashta peasants were non-resident cultivators cultivating lands on a contractual basis.

Statement II :The Pahi-kashta peasants worked under the temptation of favourable terms of revenue or the compulsion of economic distress.

A) Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement Iis true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:

Sources of the seventeenth century refer to two kinds of peasants –khud-kashta and pahi-kashta. The pahi-kashta were non-resident cultivators who belonged to some other village but cultivated lands elsewhere on a contractual basis. People became pahi-kashta either out of choice –for example, when terms of revenue in a distant village were more favourable –or out of compulsion –for example, forced by economic distress after a famine.

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Choose the correctly spelt word

The din caused by the children howling is enough to the dead.

A) Ressurect B) Resurrect
C) Resurect D) Resurecct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Resurrect

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

There's more than the 101-seater dining table at the Falaknuma Palace that is awe inspiring. The library done in rosewood and mahogany is a place that will force anyone to pause, if only to admire the fine original polish, the furniture and the walnut carved high roof. The last is supposedly an imitation of the one at Windsor Castle.

The library is almost the size of a large banquet hall and acts as the passage to other parts of the palace including the dining area. For years the palace had no librarian because they couldn't find the right person to do justice to the treasure trove of books collected by the Nizam's family over several decades. That is until they found Asif Husain Arastu who belongs to the family that owned the famous A A Husain book store in Abids. So when his friend and historian Anuradha Naik pointed out the palace's requirement at the library, Husain was delighted. On his very first day as the librarian at the magnificent Taj Falaknuma palace, Asif Husain found a reference book on 'How to paint grass' by Alfred East.

Which part of the palace is an imitation of the Windsor Palace?

A) 101-seater dining table B) The library's roof
C) The banquet hall D) The library's furniture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The library's roof

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

However the major drawback

P-­of this process is that
Q­-there is no legally binding
R­-outcome at the end of six years

 

A) QRP B) RPQ
C) PRQ D)  PQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  PQR

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.


Manja, or the glass-coated string used for flying kites, not only poses threat to humans, animals and birds but also to trees. A study by the country's oldest botanical garden has revealed that it poses a great threat to trees. But how can a snapped string struck in a tree kill the tree? Apparently, it does so by allying with the creepers in the garden.


A research paper by three scientists of the Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, located in West Bengal's Howrah district, illustrates in detail how the manja, in collusion with climbers, does the damage. "The abandoned, torn kite strings act as an excellent primary supporting platform for the tender climbers, giving easy passage to reach the top of the trees. Lateral branches from the top of the climber and other accessory branches from the ground reaches the top taking support of the first climber, completely covers the treetop, thus inhibiting the penetration of sunlight," says the research paper.


Abandoned, torn kite strings stuck in trees benefits whom?

 

A) Humans B) Creepers
C) Birds D) Trees
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Creepers

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Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-

To get into hot waters

A) To be impatient B) To suffer a huge financial loss
C) To get into trouble D) To be in a confused state of mind
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To get into trouble

Explanation:

To get into hot waters means to get into trouble. Example: The young boy got into hot water with his parents when he had a fight at school.

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Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate option.

 

A king will always have a ____.

 

A) Minister B) Kingdom
C) Sword D) Queen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kingdom

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Which of the following about the role of Indian Coast Guard is/are correct?

1. Indian Coast Guard has been entrusted with the offshore security coordination authority

2. Lead intelligence agency for coastal and sea border

3. Coastal security in territorial waters

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

After the Mumbai attacks in 2008, there has been a paradigm shift in the maritime security apparatus that increased emphasis on surveillance, intelligence gathering and information sharing amongst the various stakeholders to ensure an effective response to any emerging situation. In Feb 2009, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was additionally designated as the authority responsible for coastal security in territorial waters, including areas to be patrolled by the Coastal Police.

The Coast Guard is also responsible for overall coordination between Central and State agencies in matters relating to Coastal Security.In order to achieve near gap-free surveillance of the entire coastline, 38 additional Radar Stations and 08 Mobile Surveillance Systems are being installed.

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