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Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.

Despite the abuse and insults that were hurled at him, he really sticks on his guns and showed the protesters how to be calm.
i. he really stuck onto his guns and showed the protesters
ii. he really stuck to his guns and showed the protesters
iii. he really is sticking his guns onto the protesters

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. ii and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B. Only ii

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Ans. B.
‘to stick to one’s guns’ means refuse to compromise or change, despite criticism. It is a phrasal verb hence we can’t make any changes in the prepositions used. The sentence is in past tense, hence stick should be replaced by stuck.

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If price of an article decreases from Rs 100 to Rs 80, when quantity demanded increases from Q1 units to 4600 units, and if point elasticity of demand is 0.75 find Q1?

A) 5000 units B) 4000 units
C) 3000 units D) 2000 units
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4000 units

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World War I started in the year?

A) 1914 B) 1919
C) 1939 D) 1945
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1914

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Who discovered Uranus?

A) Sir Isaac Newton B) William Henry Fox Talbot
C) William Herschel D) Nicolaus Copernicus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) William Herschel

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Who discovered Electron?

A) Enrico Fermi B) Robert Noyce
C) J.J.Thomson D) James Dyson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) J.J.Thomson

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If in a code GONE is written as ILPB then how may CRIB be written in that code?

A) EUKY B) EKUY
C) EYUK D) EOKY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) EOKY

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Who is the author of "India: From Midnight to the Millennium"?

A) Anuj Tiwari B) Mitali Meelan
C) Shashi Tharoor D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shashi Tharoor

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A square is inscribed in a quarter circle in such a way that two of its adjacent vertices on the radius are equidistant from the centre and other two vertices lie on the circumference. If the side of square is √(5/2) cm, then what is the radius (in cm) of the circle?

A) 2 B) 2.5
C) 5 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2.5

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