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In each of the questions given below, a passage has been given which are either situational based or describes a scenario. Below each passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you to infer something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
A former lawmaker, Rewati Raman Bhandari, who drafted the measure that criminalised chhaupadi, said the push to eradicate the practice from villagers, the police and local politicians was still far too muted.
Which of the following describes the reaction of the authorities of towards the eradication of chhaupadi?

A) Subdued B) Softened
C) Dampened D) Quite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Subdued

Explanation:

Subdued means restrained in style or quality. Softened means being or made softer or less loud or clear.
Dampened means to suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity. Quite means to a degree (not used with a negative).
Silenced means reduced to silence. The reaction of the authorities is already mentioned, i.e. muted. All the options, except 'quite', are synonymous with 'muted'. But the reaction was toned-down. Hence, the correct answer is 1.

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

 

The author implies that

 

A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles B) hedgehogs eat only black beetles
C) they do not eat black beetles D) he is writing a book on hedgehogs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) he has never seen hedgehogs eating beetles

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

We have seen that, when

X-think of it as losing its parts and shrivelling to a point
Y-occupy any portion of space, we need not
Z-we deny that a mental image can

 

A) ZXY B) YZX
C) YXZ D) ZYX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ZYX

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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.

dry run

 

A) a party without drinks B) a rehearsal of a performance before the real one
C) doing a fruitless task D) escaping form an unpleasant situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a rehearsal of a performance before the real one

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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 is a man of ______.

 

A) principal B) efforts
C) principle D) enthusiasm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) principle

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Who discovered Potassium?

A) Humphry Davy B) Alan Turing
C) Bill Gates D) Tim Berners-Lee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Humphry Davy

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Who is the Author of the book titled “The Making of Aadhaar: World’s Largest Identity Platform”

A) Ram Sewak Sharma B) AK Sikri
C) Kris Gopalkrishnan D) Jai Shankar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ram Sewak Sharma

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Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?

A) Paul Canning B) Captain William Hawkins
C) William Edward D) Ralph Fitch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Captain William Hawkins

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