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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.

 

Anti­apartheid activist Desmond Tutu is even more hard­headed when he says, "In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry’." Mr. Tutu adds that ______________ reconciliations can only lead to spurious healing. _____________ him forgiveness is a wager, an ethical wager on the future of ______________ relationship. This is why the few events of apology which stand up to _____________ scrutiny deserve to be treasured.

 

an ethical wager on the future of ______________ relationship.

 

A) the B) a
C) them D) him
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a

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In January 2018, who has been awarded the 9th Infosys award for engineering and computer science?

A) Sanghamitra Bondopadhyaya B) Ananya J. Kabir
C) Upinder Singh Bhalla D) Ritabrata Munsi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sanghamitra Bondopadhyaya

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The President of India appoints how many Chief Election Commissioner(s)?

A) One B) Two
C) Three D) Four
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) One

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Where is the headquarters of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) located?

A) Rome, Italy B) Geneva, Switzerland
C) New York City, US D) Montreal, Canada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Geneva, Switzerland

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The velocity of light in vacuum is

A) 3 x 108 m/s B) 2 x 108 m/s
C) 3 x 107 m/s D) 3 x 106 m/s
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3 x 108 m/s

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements about the justice Party is not correct?

A) It  clamoured  for  the  same  kind  of separate  communal  representation  for the Non-Brahmins as had been granted to  the  Muslims  by  the  Morley-Minto Reforms. B) It   was   patronized   mainly   by   richer landowning   and   urban   middle   class Non-Brahmins.
C) It  succeeded  in  getting  the  provision for  28  reserved  seats  for  the  Non-Brahmins  in  the  Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. D) It   supported  the   call   given   by   the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It   supported  the   call   given   by   the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.

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The Justice  Party  was  a  political party in the Madras Presidency of British  India.  It  was founded    byT.    M.    Nairand P. Theagaraya     Chetty     in     1916. Communal division between Brahminsand non-Brahmins  began  in  the  presidency during   the   late-19th   and   early-20th century, mainly due to caste prejudices and disproportionate Brahminical representation in government jobs. The    Justice    Party's    foundation marked  the  culmination  of  several efforts to establish  an organisation to  represent  the  non-Brahmins  in Madras.  Founders  of  Justice  Party though  that  Congress  was  mainly Brahmin    party,    so    it    started opposing Congress

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Astronauts inside spaceship feel ___ weight.

A) More B) Less
C) Zero D) Depends on G force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Zero

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Which actor-turned-politician is currently a Lok Sabha Member from Ahmedabad (East) constituency?

A) Hema Malini B) Dharmendra
C) Shatrughan Sinha D) Paresh Rawal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Paresh Rawal

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