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

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

According to the author, unicorns and salamanders

 

A) have existed in the past B) are invisible
C) caused writers to write strange stories D) never really existed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) never really existed

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In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

 

The Governor will _______ the oath of office to the thirty-five new ministers at 9.30 p.m. tomorrow.

A) confer B) present
C) execute D) administer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) confer

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Confermeans to bestow from a position of superiority. Present means a gift. Execute means to carry out fully. Administer means to manage or supervise the execution.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.


P: If we manage our time effectively we can accomplish all the activities and tasks we wish to.
Q: It is important that we draw up a time table that we can adopt practically.
R: If we can stick to the time table we can then succeed in achieving our goals whether they are in the short term or long term.
S: This requires drawing up a practicable time table.

A) QPRS B) PSQR
C) SPQR D) SQPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PSQR

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

The coverage of schemes remain /patchy because of rampant / leakages, and poor execution / and monitoring. / No error

A) The coverage of schemes remain B) patchy because of rampant
C) leakages, and poor execution D) and monitoring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The coverage of schemes remain

Explanation:

'The coverage of schemes remains' should be used to make the sentence correct. Here the noun is 'coverage' that’s why we should use 'remains' instead of 'remain'.

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Metals are placed on which side of the Modern Periodic table?

A) Top row B) Left side
C) Right side D) Bottom row
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Left side

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Involuntary actions in human beings such as blood pressure, salivation and vomiting are controlled by the

A) Spinal cord B) Hypothalamus
C) Pons D) Medulla
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Medulla

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AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The transmission of HIV infection generally occurs through

A) eating contaminated food and water   B) transfusion of contaminated blood and blood products
C) inhaling polluted air D) shaking hand with infected person
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) transfusion of contaminated blood and blood products

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AIDS is caused by the Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV), a member of a group of viruses called retrovirus, which have an envelope enclosing the RNA genome. Transmission of HIV-infection generally occurs by (a) sexual contact with infected person, (b) by transfusion of contaminated blood and blood products, (c) by sharing infected needles as in the case of intravenous drug abusers and (d) from infected mother to her child through placenta.

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Which of the following is an amphoteric oxide?

A) Aluminium oxide B) Iron oxide
C) Magnesium oxide D) Carbon dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aluminium oxide

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