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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Somebody told me that there had been a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.

A) I was informed that there was a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.	B) I was told by somebody that there has been a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.
C) I was told by somebody about a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.	D) I was told about a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I was told by somebody that there has been a robbery in the jewellery exhibition.

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Choose the correct order of electrical resistivity of metals.

A) Ag > W > Ni > Hg	B) Hg > Ni > W > Ag
C) Ag > Ni > Hg > W	D) Ag > W > Hg > Ni

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hg > Ni > W > Ag

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The name of ancient Egyptian script is ________

A) Cuneiform	B) Hieroglyphic
C) Demotic	D) There was no script

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hieroglyphic

Explanation:

The Egyptian scripts is known as Hieroglyphic which means 'sacred writing' . It consisted of 24 signs, each of which stood for a single consonant. Vowels were not written. Later the Egyptian started using symbols for ideas and the total number of signs rose to about 500. The writers, who constituted an important section of society , wrote with reed pens on the leaves of a plant called 'Papyrus' from which we get the word 'paper'.

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An estuary is a place where

A) deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land	B) silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
C) fresh water collects at the mouth of a river	D) fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

Explanation:

Alternative (a) refers to a delta

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Which is characterized by an absence of jaws?

A) Trout	B) Sea horse
C) Lamprey	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lamprey

Explanation:

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The Lamprey fish is characterized by an absence of jaws.

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What has roots that nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up it goes, Yet it never grows?

Answer

A mountain is what has roots that nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up it goes, Yet it never grows.

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Light travels in a straight line (rectilinear propagation of light). This statement does hold if the medium of travel for light is

A) of variable refractive index	B) made up of slabs of different refractive indices
C) homogeneous and transparent	D) inhomogeneous and transparent

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) homogeneous and transparent

Explanation:

In vacuum and in homogeneous, transparent media, such as air, water, and glass, light moves in a straight line. When light encounters a boundary between two different transparent media, some light is reflected and some moves from the first into the second medium.

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Select the antonym of
to remand

A) to filibuster	B) to tarry
C) to expedite	D) to adjourn

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