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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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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 


All art is, in an important sense, an escape. There is a sense in which the capacity to escape from his present experience, to use his accumulated consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future, is man's greatest and distinguishing ability. We must not forget the force of Aristotle's argument that poetry is valuable precisely because it shows men not simply as they are, but as they ought to be or (in terms more sympathetic to us today) as they are capable of becoming.

 

Aristotle's argument support the view that poetry shows

 

A) men not simply as they are B) what men ought to be
C) what men are capable of becoming D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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The embryo gets nutrition from the mother's blood with the help of a special tissue called

A) Uterus B) Placenta
C) Cervix D) Fallopian tube
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Placenta

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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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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

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

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Name the noble gas which is placed in the third period and eighth group of the Modern Periodic table.

A) Helium B) Argon
C) Neon D) Krypton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Argon

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Cricketer Virat Kohli was honoured with Arjuna Award in the year

A) 2011 B) 2012
C) 2013 D) 2014
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2013

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Which of the following is the name of a medieval Indian book on mathematics?

A) Vastushastra B) Leelavati
C) Panchadashi D) Roopmati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Leelavati

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