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A study published in PLOS Medicine found that obesity was the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the United States. Also, obesity was the third-leading cause of death in men and women, after high blood pressure and smoking. Hence, many doctors believe that it’s high time obesity be placed in the category of serious diseases as it not only decreases life expectancy but also impairs the normal functioning of the body.
Which of the following statements, if true, undermines the given argument?

A) Extreme obesity can shorten a person's life span by 10 years. B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.
C) Obesity can be a genetic disorder such as sickle-cell anemia and Tay- Sachs, which are classified as diseases. D) The Food and Drug Administration, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Obesity Society, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American College of Gastroenterology have i
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.

Explanation:

The given argument states that obesity should be categorized as a serious disease as it is known to decrease life expectancy and to harm the normal functioning of the body just like any other life-threatening disease. Option B undermines the argument by pointing out that obesity is mostly a lifestyle problem and not a disease. Compared to 40 years ago, people today spend more time commuting, sitting in front of a computer, watching television, playing video games, and generally exercising less, and end up burning fewer calories. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: If we spend the twenty-four hours that we have in a day in an efficient way we can be successful in completing the tasks and achieving our goals for the day.
Q: If we wish to succeed in achieving our short term and long term goals we need to manage our time effectively.
R: If we waste our time on vain activities we either get stressed out doing the tasks we need to do or fail to do what needs to be done.
S: We all have the same number of hours at our disposal each day.

A) PRSQ B) RPSQ
C) RSQP D) SPRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) SPRQ

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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.

Up a blind alley

A) hiding something intentionally from another person B) not warning a person who is in danger
C) one can enjoy thrills only if one takes risk D) following a course of action that is certain to lead to an undesirable outcome
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) following a course of action that is certain to lead to an undesirable outcome

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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.

A picture paints a thousand words

A) An image of a subject conveys its meaning or essence more effectively than a description does B) It is impossible to describe a beautiful sight
C) A painter can express his feelings better than a writer D) A beautiful poem creates a mental picture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) An image of a subject conveys its meaning or essence more effectively than a description does

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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.

 

We get sleepy and wake up, become hungry and thirsty at certain hours, ____________ force of habit. We form the habit of liking a certain chair, or nook, or corner, or path, or desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion of all others. We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice and type of enunciation in speaking, and this becomes one of our characteristic marks; or we _________ the habit of using barbarisms or solecisms of language in __________, and these cling to us and become an inseparable part of us later in life.

 

marks; or we _________ the habit of using

 

 

A) from B) form
C) for D) of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) form

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In October 2017, who launched ‘Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana’, which aims to expand the clientele base of postal life Insurance?

 

A) Manoj Sinha B) Jayant Sinha
C) Arun Jaitley D) Suresh Prabhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Manoj Sinha

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On 3 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Site and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which amends the ______.

 

A) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958 B) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1978
C) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1988 D) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1996
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four
parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is
correct

 


1. In summer tiny oysters are collected.

P. Then each oyster is taken out and a small hole is drilled in its shell.

Q. There they are kept for three years.

R. A tiny piece of sand is put inside the oyster.

S. They are placed in trays and planted in the sea.

6. Then the oysters are again left in the sea.

A) SRPQ B) SQPR
C) SPQR D) SPRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) SPRQ

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