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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.


_____________ who argue in this way support their case by pointing to the lack of a general consensus of opinion which obtains in many parts of the field which the philosopher regards as his own; and also by ____________ out that, even within this field, there is a growing tendency ___________ the part of certain sciences to separate themselves from philosophy and _____________ independent. Thus the psychologist and the logician are sometimes very anxious to have it understood that they belong among the scientists and ___________ among the philosophers.


own; and also by ____________ out that, even within this field.

A) point B) pointed
C) pointing D) to point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pointing

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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 thefour alternatives.


Enterprising skill is the ______________ of a teacher to see the perspective of the entire institution and the inter-relationships _____________ and between its parts. Itincludes the ability of a teacher to visualise the academic pursuit ___________ a holistic manner and consider a situation in totality. These skills involve _______________abstract and innovative ideas, constructing models and relationships, and anticipating the implications ________ actions.


academic pursuit ___________ a holistic manner

A) into B) to
C) in D) a
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) in

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In the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

The professor _______________ over just one point for full two hours.

A) deliberated B) mentioned
C) conversed D) stated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) deliberated

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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.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time.

A)  close B) closest
C) closeness D) closely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) closest

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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 policeman said, "I saw a knife here."

A) The policeman exclaimed that he had seen a knife here. B) The policeman said that he had seen a knife there.
C) The policeman said he had seen a knife here. D) The policeman told he had seen a knife there.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The policeman said that he had seen a knife there.

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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.

 

Had work been resumed by the labourers before the manager arrived?

 

A) Have the labourers resumed work before the arrival of the manager? B) Had the labourers resumed work before the manager arrived?
C) Had they resumed the work before the manager came? D) Had the labourers not resumed work before the manager arrived?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Had the labourers resumed work before the manager arrived?

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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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n 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 rising sun has great inner ______. Not just to ______ the new morning right after the dark night, but also the new rhythms and vibrations within existence. The entire universe – including the trees, birds and flowers – wake up to the rising sun. When we listen to the birds chirping and see the flower petals open, remember that the sunrise is not just a great happening on the outside. If we are alert and aware, then the sunrise is also happening deep within us. Something within ourselves is also ______ with the first rays of the sun. We just need to be sensitive and available; we just need to be ______. Like the outside world, we need to open the inner door to let the new dawn enter within. Just open the window of our inner world and allow the beautiful experience of sunrise to ______ within ourselves – this experience is beyond anything earthly.

 

we just need to be ______.

A) additive B) abditive
C) imitative D) receptive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) receptive

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