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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.

 

Vivekananda ______ the young to “arise” and “awake”, to reject all doctrines and dogmas that were based on superstition and prejudice.

A) flattered B) lauded
C) exhorted D) commended
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) exhorted

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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.

While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking.

in other _____________ it is like the skin

A) respectful B) respectfully
C) respected D) respects
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) respects

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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.


And then, a few glorious minutes ______________, it was time to reluctantly head ashore. ____________ time, the strokes were more fluid, the movements more relaxed. I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason why I came to the Andamans. As I watched, it played hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away. Suddenly, I realised a kinship with the blue waters ___________ the Bay of Bengal.


I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason

A) to say B) said
C) saying D) says
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to say

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

The plane was too(A)/ far away that it was(B)/just a dot in the sky.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

Veer said, "I was playing football".

A) Veer said he had been playing football. B) Veer said he was playing football.
C) Veer said that, that he was playing football. D) Veer said that he had been playing football.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Veer said that he had been playing football.

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Which one of the following statements is correct?For the purpose of Census 2011

A) a person aged seven and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate B) a person aged eightand abovewho can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate
C) a person aged nine and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate D) a person aged ten and above who can bothread and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a person aged seven and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate

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What was the total number of books sold in Shop Q in 2003, 2004, and 2005?

A) 36500 B) 38500
C) 37500 D) 39000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 37500

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Required total number of sales = 14.4 + 7.4 + 15.7 = 37.5
Thousand = 37500.

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There are usually three Parliamentary sessions in India, viz, the Budget session, the Monsoon session and _______.

 

A) the Autumn session   B) the Summer session  
C) the Winter session   D) None of these  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the Winter session  

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