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Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India?

A) Lord Wellesley B) Lord Hardinge
C) Lord Dalhousie D) Lord William Bentinck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lord William Bentinck

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Arithmometer was invented by

A) Evangelista Torricelli B) Charles Xavier Thomas
C) Edward Teller D) Gustav Tauschek
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Charles Xavier Thomas

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Who wrote the famous line: 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'

A)  John Keats B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Sir Richard Burton D)  Larry Collins
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)  John Keats

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What are the names of the two identical long tailed macaques cloned by the Chinese Scientists?

A) Long Hong and Zhua Zhua B) Zhong-Zhong and Hua Hua  
C) Tailong and Shanua   D) Rongla and Shamone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Zhong-Zhong and Hua Hua  

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

The aim of a Peace Council is ________ rather than cure.

A) salvation B) preservation
C) maintenance D) cultivation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) preservation

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

INSOLENT

A) OFFENSIVE B) INTOLERANT
C) INDECENT D) AWKWARD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) OFFENSIVE

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

To avert

A) To aid B) To deter
C) To forestall D) To preclude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To aid

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(as environmental tools) P (for military purpose) Q (are finding various new uses the world’s) R (fastest computers initially conceived) S

The correct sequence should be

A) S Q R P B) P Q R S
C) R P S Q D) Q P S R
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) S Q R P

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Since, the starting statement carries a subject; S will be the first statement as it talked about the world’s fastest computers. The next statement describes the initial use of the same and the statement that follows states the new uses of the computers as environmental tools. Thus SQRP is the correct sequence and thus form a coherent paragraph.

The correct formation would be, ‘The world’s fastest computers initially conceived for military purposes are finding various new uses as environmental tools.

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