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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 English language is ___________ complex in character that it can scarcely be learned by rule, and can __________ be mastered by the study of such idioms and phrases as are provided in this book; but just as care must be taken to place every accent or stress _________ the proper syllable in the ______________ of every word it contains, so must the stress or emphasis be placed on the proper word in ___________ sentence spoken.

 

and can __________ be mastered by the study

 

 

A) good B) best
C) nice D) fine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) best

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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 English language is ___________ complex in character that it can scarcely be learned by rule, and can __________ be mastered by the study of such idioms and phrases as are provided in this book; but just as care must be taken to place every accent or stress _________ the proper syllable in the ______________ of every word it contains, so must the stress or emphasis be placed on the proper word in ___________ sentence spoken.

 

accent or stress _________ the proper

 

 

A) on B) in
C) into D) to
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) on

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

 


All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 

Accordingly to the author ___________ enables him to project a vision of the future

 

A) man's present experience B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past
C) man's sympathetic nature D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) man's accumulated consciousness of the past

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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.

 

All of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work over that of others for their writing style as much as for the content of their work. ____________ writer who has, for more than half a century, _______________ for his searing honesty is George Orwell. He is recondite, but he is never ________________. He says it as it is and yet says it as it has not been said ____________.

 

He is recondite, but he is never ________________.

 

A) trite B) pertinent
C) impressive D) relevant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) trite

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) circummventing B) circumvanting
C) circumventing D)  circummvanting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) circumventing

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In October 2017, which two ministries jointly launched ‘SAATHI’ (Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to help small Industries) initiative?

 

A) Commerce and Textile Ministries B) Power and Textile ministries
C) Finance and Textile ministries D) No option is correct.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Power and Textile ministries

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At which of the following places the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) was held on November 23-24, 2017?

 

A) London B) New Delhi
C) Sanya D) Tokyo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) New Delhi

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Who is the first woman Fighter pilot of India at the Republic Day parade?

A) Bhawana Kanth B) Shivangi
C) Avani Chaturvedi Patel D) Mohana Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bhawana Kanth

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