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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A substance that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.

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

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Tongue in cheek

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

He had had a short illness, there (had been) a brief time of acute suffering, then all was over.

Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey was awarded the Paramvir Chakra for his martyrdom at which of the following wars?

Who directed the movie ­ "The man who knew infinity"?

"Global Competitiveness Report" is released by which of the following organization?