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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

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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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Indravati Tiger Reserve is in which state?

A) Telangana B) Rajasthan
C) Chhattisgarh D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chhattisgarh

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Unemployment resulting from industrial reorganization, typically due to technological change, rather than fluctuations in supply or demand is called

A) Structural unemployment B) Frictional unemployment
C) Seasonal unemployment D) Cyclical unemployment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Structural unemployment

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Colossal

A) Epic B) Rust
C) Teeny D) Vast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Teeny

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In the following questions, 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.

Education is for life, not merely for a livelihood. As long as we are unmindful of this _____, the _____ of our educational curriculum as well as that of our _____ and students is likely to remain _____. It is not enough for a society to have experts. It needs human beings who can think, feel and act generously, the kind of people who cannot be replaced by computers and _____.

As long as we are unmindful of this _____,

A) measure B) resource
C) story D) truth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) truth

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Atomic explosion is triggered by

A) thermo nuclear reaction B) chemical reaction
C) controlled chain reaction D) uncontrolled chain reaction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) uncontrolled chain reaction

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The lowest layer of atmosphere is called _______.

A) Stratosphere B) Troposphere
C) Genosphere D) Exosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Troposphere

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The boiling point of liquids vary as

A)  pressure varies B)  temperature varies
C)  volume varies D) density varies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)  pressure varies

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