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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.


In mid-2012 I completed my first massive online open course, or MOOC, the kind widely offered by Coursera, EdX, Udacity and so on in partnership with different educational institutions. It was on clinical trials and ethical practices, offered by Johns Hopkins, on Coursera. This was shortly before the MOOC sensation hit India, and when Coursera, which was founded by two Stanford professors, itself was just a few months old. The MOOC bug had bit me. The course I’d completed was mainly designed for health care professionals who would be involved in actual clinical trials, not college students who had no prior knowledge of that area. I decided to enroll in the course because it was the only biology related course open at the time. However, I did see hope in that sometime in the future I’d be able to get a glimpse of what classes are like in the hallowed halls of major educational institutions around the world. By early 2013, Coursera and EdX had partnered with so many educational institutions and expanded their course offerings to include everything from food and nutrition to Greek mythology to business, that I was spoilt for choice. I spent hours going through course catalogues and poring over course descriptions, almost delirious with excitement at the fact that I was actually going to be able to take classes offered by universities I had only dreamt of attending.


What aspect of MOOC excited the author?

A) The fact that the course was free as it was offered online B) That he could take a break in a course if he wanted to
C) The fact that he could take a course from the university he dreamt of D) That he could take any course from any university in the world
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The fact that he could take a course from the university he dreamt of

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Which one of the following statements about India is not correct?

 

A) India has 12 major ports and about 200 non-major ports. B) 95 percent of India’s trade by volume and 68 percent by value are moved through maritime transport.
C) India has a coastline of about 7500 km. D) In the Maritime Agenda, 2010-2020, a target of 300 MT port capacity has been set for the year 2020.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) In the Maritime Agenda, 2010-2020, a target of 300 MT port capacity has been set for the year 2020.

Explanation:

Statement 1 and 3 are factual and are correct.The Maritime Agenda projects a total traffic of 2494.95 million tonnes for all major and non-major ports taken together and a capacity of 3280.04 million tonnes. Hence, statement 4 is incorrect.

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The relative humidity of a region is low when :

 

A) The wet and dry bulb thermometers read the same B) The difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is large
C) The temperature are high D) The temperatures are low
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is large

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The electronic dot and cross structure of ethene is ............

 

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

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Which among the famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style

A) Sanjukta Panigrahi B) Sonal Man singh
C) Madhavi Mudgal D) Yamini Krishnamurthy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Yamini Krishnamurthy

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When did India's population touch 100 crore mark

A) May, 2001 B) May 2000
C) May, 2002 D) May, 2003
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) May 2000

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Which of the following is the MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word?

Interim

A) Medieval B) Tentative
C)  Interval D)  Permanent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  Permanent

Explanation:

“Interim” means in or for the intervening period; provisional. Options B and C are synonyms of the word and A and E are irrelevant. “Permanent” is the word which best explains the opposite meaning of “interim”. Thus, option D is the correct answer4

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As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?

A) Deputy Prime Minister B) Former President
C) Governor of a State within his state D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Governor of a State within his state

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