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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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

this book provides. ___________ exercises,

 

A) This B) These
C) That D) Those
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These

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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.

 

Punctilious

 

A) Careful B) Formal
C) Exact D) Easy-going
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Easy-going

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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.

 

Anti­apartheid activist Desmond Tutu is even more hard­headed when he says, "In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry’." Mr. Tutu adds that ______________ reconciliations can only lead to spurious healing. _____________ him forgiveness is a wager, an ethical wager on the future of ______________ relationship. This is why the few events of apology which stand up to _____________ scrutiny deserve to be treasured.

 

_____________ him forgiveness is a wager

 

A) For B) To
C) By D) About
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) For

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Who has been named as the first ever 'Kid of the Year' by TIME Magazine?

A) Udit Singhal B) Krishna Tirath
C) Sadat Rahman D) Gitanjali Rao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gitanjali Rao

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An exterior angle of a triangle is 115 deg and one of the interior opposite angle is 45 deg. Then the other two angles are

A) 65, 70 B) 60, 75
C) 70, 60 D) 55, 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 65, 70

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A conductor having some appreciable resistance is called a

A) Resistor B) Insulator
C) Conductor D) Semi-conductor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Resistor

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Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because

A) they emit light of a constant intensity B) their distance from the earth does not change with time
C) they are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light D) they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) they emit light of a constant intensity

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Granite is an example of

A) Metamorphic rock B) Sedimentary rock
C) Igneous rock D) Artificial stone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Igneous rock

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