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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.

 

All of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work over that of others for their writing style as much as for the content of their work. ____________ writer who has, for more than half a century, _______________ for his searing honesty is George Orwell. He is recondite, but he is never ________________. He says it as it is and yet says it as it has not been said ____________.

 

He is recondite, but he is never ________________.

 

A) trite B) pertinent
C) impressive D) relevant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) trite

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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.

 

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________ their relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances. In response ________________ the challenge, a strong view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that __________________ journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

 

In response ________________ the challenge

 

A) to B) of
C) for D) about
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to

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

 

Kill someone by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate

 

A) Bulwark   B) Foster  
C) Sentinel   D) Smother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Smother

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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.

 

But representatives have cynically chosen to look the other _________________ when matters of justice are involved. They seem to have only a will to power; to be part of a new ___________________ elite. _________________ they forget that the history of struggle is the future of struggle. Maoism is one extreme ____________________ struggle ___________________ corrupt appropriative and greedy elites; there are others.

 

look the other _________________ when matters of justice are involved.

 

A) road B) action
C) way D) method
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) way

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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 way criminal justice is designed and administered today _______________ serves any of the purposes for which it is set up: towards securing life and property. It does not ________________ criminals because of the delay and uncertainties involved in its processes and ridiculously ineffective punishments it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted. It provides wide discretion to the police and the prosecution, __________________ the system vulnerable to corruption and manipulation and endangering basic ____________________ of innocent citizens.


it imposes ____________________ those few who get convicted.

 

A) of B) onto
C) over D) on
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) on

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Which famous film actress and celebrity won the PETA 'Person of the Year' award in 2017?

A) Anushka Sharma B) Priyanka Chopra
C) Alia Bhatt D) Deepika Padukone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anushka Sharma

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Who received the Man Booker Prize in 2015 for his novel ' A brief history of seven killings'?

A) Marlon James B) Richard Flanagan
C) Arvind Adiga D) E. O. Wilson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Marlon James

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The amount of Rs. 10,000 after 2 years, compounded annually with the rate of interest being 10% per annum during the first year and 12% per annum during the second year, would be (in rupees)

A) 11,320 B) 12,000
C) 12,320 D) 12,500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12,320

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