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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.

 

Necessity is the mother of invention

 

A) solution to a problem is easy if one is sufficiently desperate B) great inventions happen only if you are desperate
C) there is always a mother behind every great scientist who has invented something D) when the need for something becomes essential, you are forced to find ways of getting it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) when the need for something becomes essential, you are forced to find ways of getting it

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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'.
Grandfather led (1)/a peaceful life after his (2)/retirement from the army.(3)/No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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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.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ____________________ to increase employment.


spending to _________________ people's material distress

A) cool off B) cut
C) less D) mitigate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) mitigate

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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.

 

The wayfarer said to me, "Do you know the way to the Asiad village?"

 

A) The wayfarer asked me if I did know the way to the Asiad village. B) The wayfarer asked me if I knew the way to the Asiad village.
C) The wayfarer asked me if he knew the way to the Asiad village. D) The wayfarer asked me that if I knew the way to the Asiad village.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The wayfarer asked me if I knew the way to the Asiad village.

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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.

For a minute, dispel all the mental images and stereotypes; ______________ the jargon of 'opening up,' 'flow,' 'nidra,' and 'balance'. Focus _______ what you need for your body. ___________ you aren't sure, begin here — with just one asana. It's one of the basic ones ___________ I lead every class with. You can do it as a stand-alone piece ____________ begin with it when you're at the gym.

Focus _______ what you need for your body.

A) of B) for
C) off D) on
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) on

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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'.

 

Our government has decided to strengthen the (1)/ States’ capacity to move away from a already (2)/ obsolete ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. (3)/ No error. (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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When a number is divided by 63 the remainder is obtained as 26. What will be the remainder when the number is divided by 3?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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The Dr. B. C. Roy awards, instituted in 1962, are given to eminent achievers primarily from which field?

A) Medicine B) Law
C) Sports D) Journalism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Medicine

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