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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.


The public sector banks are witnessing in india a period of transition and are at crossroads, where they without giving up social responsibility, should also remain healthy. They need to undertake risky experiments yet perform it innovatively in a way it does not fail. They should make forays into new areas which are rarely tread by them and lose no emerging opportunities. It should be understood that absence of any bad advance is no sign of efficient banking system. It only indicates immense conservatism. However this is no guarantee for profit. There should be a balance between liquidity and risk. Past sins should be forgotten. Novel and pragmatic techniques should be adopted without which banks would be in danger.

 

What does the absence of any bad advance indicate?

A) A penchant for risks B) Immense conservatism
C) Financial independence D) A deep-seated social commitment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Immense conservatism

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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.


Raising effective primary and district-level coverage of mental health services for the general population, without requiring people to travel long distances to see a specialist and get medicines, should be a priority. _________________ the base of psychiatrists is low in relation to the need, the use of trained general practitioners as the first line of contact assumes importance. Some studies show many of them are not confident ________________ with their training to detect, diagnose and manage mental illnesses. ______________ a concerted effort, primary care physicians can be trained to help people with mild and severe problems, ________________ from anxiety disorders to depression, psychoses and conditions arising from alcohol and substance _______________.

 

many of them are not confident ________________ with their training

A) lot B) enough
C) very D) much
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) enough

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

Being occupied with(A)/work, father had no(B)/time to see us(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

Vipul has been(A)/suffering from fever(B)/since seven days.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Ankita is disgusted _____ the habit of her brother.

A) at B) on
C) of D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) at

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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 promise of nuclear power has so __________ outweighed all of these concerns, and India has reason to be proud of its technology and determination to look for non-fossil _______________ in its energy planning. However, _________ rapid progress in technology in other ______________ energy sources such as wind and solar power, the collapse of oil prices and the expansion in gas projects as a viable and clean alternative, that promise ______________.

However, _________ rapid progress in technology

A) to B) from
C) with D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

I am putting my life at a stranger’s feet.

A) At the stranger's feet my life has been put by myself. B) My life will put by me at a stranger's feet.
C) My life is being put by me at a stranger's feet. D) Putting of my life at the stranger's feet has been done my me.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) My life is being put by me at a stranger's feet.

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Who is the author of "The English Teacher"?

A) Aparna Sinha B) Bapsi Sidhwa
C) R. K. Narayan D) Indu Sundaresan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) R. K. Narayan

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