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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

At somebody's expense

A) Paid for by someone. B) To blame a crime on someone else.
C) The unlucky persons who lose a race. D) If one person benefits it is always at the loss of another.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Paid for by someone.

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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

The ruling party stood/ for implementation of the bill/ and was ready to/ stake their political existence.

A) The ruling party stood B) For implementation of the bill
C) And was ready to D) Stake their political existence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Stake their political existence

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The error lies in the 4th part of the sentence. The subject is 'the ruling party' which is singular; hence 'their' should be replaced by 'its' as their is a possessive pronoun for plural subjects and its is the possessive for singular subjects.

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___________ gases absorb long wave (infrared) radiation from the earth and emit it again towards the earth.

A) Methane B) Greenhouse
C) Carbon dioxide D) Ozone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Greenhouse

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The series of processes by which nitrogen and its compounds are inter-converted in the environment and in living organisms is called _____ .

A) Absorption of Nitrogen B) Ammonification
C) Nitrogen Fixation D) Nitrogen Cycle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nitrogen Cycle

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas or a gas, which can deplete the ozone layer?

A) As B) Kr
C) C4H8 D) CH4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) CH4

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Abeyance

 

A) Revival B) Inactivity
C) Operation D) Continuation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Inactivity

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

He needs to ______ his soul.

 

A) bare B) bear
C) beer D) bee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bare

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The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle is _____.

A) Moho discontinuity B) Lehman discontinuity
C) Conrad discontinuity D) Gutenberg discontinuity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Moho discontinuity

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