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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.

 

This argument is completely ______________ and shows very little understanding ____________ education. The costs quoted for private schools, one, have no reliable source of data and, ______________, they discount two kinds of hidden costs — to the family and _____________ the nation. Often the cost of education in private schools is _________________ with the fee per child.

 

one, have no reliable source of data and, ______________, they discount two kinds of hidden costs

 

A) twice B) both
C) two D) secondly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) two

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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.

 

Many persons of good education unconsciously circumscribe themselves ___________ a small vocabulary. They have a knowledge of hundreds of desirable wordswhich they do not put _________ practical use in their speech or writing. Many, too, are conscious __________ a poverty of language, which engenders in them a senseof timidity and self-___________. The method used for building a large vocabulary has __________ been confined to the study of single words.

 

do not put _________ practical use in their

 

A) inside B) inner
C) onto D) into
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) into

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

People (have got so addict) to their virtual life that they forget there is more to life than just sitting in front of a plastic box.

 

A) have got so addicting B) has got so addicted
C) have got so addicted D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have got so addicted

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

The doctor said to us, “Where are you going?”

 

A) The doctor enquired where we were going B) The doctor enquired about our destination
C) The doctor said where are we going D) The doctor says where we going
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The doctor enquired where we were going

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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.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time. The camera is our pause button, the cork we use to stop time from running out. And the photo album is the most potent time machine ever ____________, one that transports you to a curated past where everything exists ________ you choose to remember it,one that lets you revisit ________ just people and places and ages, but the hidden crannies of ________ own memory and the strange landscape of emotions that lies beyond.

 

time machine ever ____________, one that transports

A) build B) built
C) building D) builds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) built

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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 ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.


The ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient

A) habit B) approach
C) perception D) concept
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) concept

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Sunita will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale.

A) For the bake sale, two dozen cookies will be baked by Sunita. B) For the bake sale, two dozen cookies is baked by Sunita.
C) Baking of two dozen cookies by Sunita will be done for the bake sale. D) Baking of two dozen cookies by Sunita is done for the bake sale.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) For the bake sale, two dozen cookies will be baked by Sunita.

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Which Constitutional Amendment Act added Part IX-A ‘The Municipalities’ to Indian Constitution?

A) 74th Constitutional Amendment Act B) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
C) 39th Constitutional Amendment Act D) 10th Constitutional Amendment Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 74th Constitutional Amendment Act

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