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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.

In a strange ________________, the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern. _______________ wonders whether newer forms of “non­caring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even __________________, quietly suppresses a meditation on such events. __________________ a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class. _____________, society seems so indifferent.

__________________ a professor,

A) Like B) Alike
C) As D) Being
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) As

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".
She (starts walks) without responding.

A) start walking B) started walking
C) starting walking D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) started walking

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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.
At the drop of a hat

A) Without any hesitation; instantly. B) Show outward respect to someone you hate.
C) Forcibly let go of something which is very personal to you. D) A mistake which is of not much consequence.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Without any hesitation; instantly.

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Speech delivered without preparation

A) Rhetoric B) Oration
C) Extempore D) Maiden speech
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Extempore

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Straw in the wind

A) A light-weight object B) A lucky charm
C) A game that kids play D) An indication of what might happen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) An indication of what might happen

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

He asks which chair he is to sit on.

A) He said,"Which chair am I to sit on?" B) He asked,"Which chair he is to sit on?"
C) "Which chair am I to sit on?" asks he. D) He said,"Which chair should I sit on?"
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) "Which chair am I to sit on?" asks he.

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Instrument used for measuring specific gravity is called _____.

A) Bathymeter B) Cryometer
C) Areometer D) Cymometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Areometer

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'Lucky Grahak Yojana' and 'Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana' to give cash awards to the customers and merchants was launched by which government body?

A) National Institution for Transforming India B) National Payments Corporation of India
C) Financial Stability and Development Council D) Reserve Bank of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) National Institution for Transforming India

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