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A newborn human baby is fed with the first secretion called colostrum from mammary gland. What does colostrum impart?

A) Factors for growth B) Immunity
C) Sleepiness D) Nutrition for development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Immunity

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In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.


Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world. If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals. It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word “animal” can _____ the brutish and the sensual. Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.
Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world.

A) lens B) resource
C) source D) telescope
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) lens

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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.

Morality is _____ with ethics and symbolises the doctrine of actions right or wrong. Politics is the _____ of expediency and need not always be _____. If something is wrong and _____ expedient, it cannot be _____.

If something is wrong and _____ expedient,

A) merely B) essentially
C) surely D) hardly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) merely

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Five statements are given below, labelled A, B, C, D and E, among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

A) Central electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) allowed Energy savings certificates to be traded on power exchange platform B) The pricing of the certificate would be as per the energy conservation rules.
C) These cover 65% of the electricity consumed by industries. D) The rules prescribe that on the certificate shall be equal to the energy consumed in terms of one metric tonne of oil equivalent.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) These cover 65% of the electricity consumed by industries.

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All the statements except ‘C’ are about the Energy saving certificates. BEE in 2013 launched tradable certificates for industries which achieved energy efficiency standards. Only statement C is very general. It is more about electricity.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
They said, “We will attend the performance tomorrow.”

A) They said that they would attend the performance the day after tomorrow. B) They said that they will attend the performance the day after.
C) They said that they would attend the performance the next day. D) They said that they will attend the performance the day after tomorrow.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They said that they would attend the performance the next day.

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

A) Adulation B) Ignominy
C) Mystical D) Preclude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Adulation

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

The Prime Minister had wide-ranging discussions on the international situation.

A) widely-ranged B) wide-ranged
C) wide-range D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) widely-ranged

Explanation:

Here ‘widely-ranged’ is the correct expression of the adverb, and it qualifies the verb discussions.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P- When the robber was near her bed, she stood up suddenly, 'brandishing the knife.
Q- One night the robber did enter her room but Lakshmi did not make any sound.
R- She just kept a tight hold of the knife and pretended to be sound asleep.
S- The robber was taken aback and with a loud cry, he ran out.

A) SQRP B) PRQS
C) QRPS D) PSQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QRPS

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