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Chronic drought and food insecurity plague Sahel, which is already one of the poorest in the world moreover the climate and geography of the region _______ regional communities to relative isolation.

a) Alleviates

b) Relegates

c) Downgrades

d) Transgresses

A) a-b	B) b-c
C) b-d	D) c-d

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) b-c

Explanation:

The sentence talks about “drought and food security” which has pestered the region and in addition to that the climate and geography has worsened the matter and forced them to come to isolation. “Relegate and downgrade” are the two words which means to move down to a lower position arethe most suitable word to be filled in the blank. “alleviates” which means to make less severe, will not complete the sentence sensibly. “Transgress” which means “to misbehave or to break the law” which does not fit in the context whatsoever.

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. The deceased soldier’s family is banking upon the government for justice and support.	B) B. The government is being banked upon by the deceased soldier’s family for justice and support.
C) C. For justice and support, the deceased soldier’s family is banking upon the government.	D) D. The family of the deceased soldier is the banking of the government for justice and support.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D. The family of the deceased soldier is the banking of the government for justice and support.

Explanation:

Ans. D.
Solution: In the given sentences banking upon is the correct phrasal verb which means basing hopes on someone/something or depending on someone for something.
Option D is incorrect because the bank does not have any relevant meaning in the given context.

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'The World Outside My Window' is written by which author?

A) Emily Bronte	B) Ruskin Bond
C) I. Jan Austen	D) Henry Fielding

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ruskin Bond

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Who discovered X-rays?

A) W. C. Roentgen	B) Albert Einstein
C) Samuel Cohen	D) Edward Taylor

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) W. C. Roentgen

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Who discovered Insulin?

A) Sir Alexander Fleming	B) Frederick Banting
C) James Watt	D) Sir F.G. Hopkins

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Frederick Banting

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Who among the following is a Sanjay Chopra Award recipient for 2016?

A) Abhinash Mishra	B) Arjun Singh
C) Aromal SM	D) Srawanand Saha

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arjun Singh

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Which of the following country is not a member of SAARC?

A) Nepal	B) Maldives
C) China	D) Afghanistan

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nepal

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In which of the following region midnight Sun is visible?

A) In Mediterranean region	B) In equatorial region
C) In Arctic area	D) In the east of Japan

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