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The public knowledge communicated by a range of non-specialist masses encompassing a wide subject range. General erudition: knowledge of many things.


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Correct the given sentence gramatically.

Shreya, who she is my best friend, is a singer.

A) Shreya, she who is my best friend, is a singer. B) Shreya, who is my best friend, is a singer.
C) Shreya, is my best friend, who she is a singer. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shreya, who is my best friend, is a singer.

Explanation:

The relative pronoun acts as the subject or object of the relative clause. It replaces words like she, he, him, her, they, them etc.

It is, therefore, wrong to repeat the pronoun in the relative clause.

 

Hence, the correct sentence is Shreya, who is my best friend, is a singer.

 

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Ensuring security

P-harder than hacking into a system

Q-of data, information, and

R-communication is considerably

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

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Q:

Select the synonym of

astonish

A) mundane B) empress
C) overwhelm D) calm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) overwhelm

Explanation:
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Q:

Boron cannot form which one of the following anions?

(1) BO2-

(2) BF63-

(3) BH4-

(4) B(OH)4-

A) Option 1 B) Option 2
C) Option 3 D) Option 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Option 2

Explanation:

Due to absence of low lying vacant d orbital in B, sp3d2hybridization is not possible hence BF63-will not formed. 

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Q:

Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-

To hold something in leash

A) To restrain B) To disappoint
C) To dismiss D) To discourage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To restrain

Explanation:

To hold something in leash means to control and ‘to restrain’ also means to control

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Q:

Correction of sentences:

What your Sirname is?

A) What your Sirname? B) What is your Sirname?
C) Your Sirname is what? D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) What is your Sirname?

Explanation:

'What is your Sirname?' is the correct sentence of the given sentence in English grammar.

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Q:

The wind is variable today.

Synonym of the word in bold?

A) mild B) Shifting
C) Steady D) Chilling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shifting

Explanation:

Variable means changes or shifts timely. Hence, synonym of variable is shifting.

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Who will inaugurate the 6th Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference?

  1. Venkaiah Naidu
  2. Sushma Swaraj
  3. Narendra Modi
  4. Menaka Gandhi

A) Narendra Modi B) Menaka Gandhi
C) Sushma Swaraj D) Venkaiah Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Venkaiah Naidu

Explanation:
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