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Urbanization and unsustainable development in India raised several environmental concerns but NOT one among the following.

A) Deforestation B) Soil degradation
C) Depletion of natural resources D) Erratic monsoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Erratic monsoon

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___ is used in yellow lamp street lights.

A) Neon B) Nitrogen
C) Phosphorous D) Sodium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sodium

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Which cricketer is not in the list of ICC Cricket Hall of Fame?

A) Anil Kumble B) Bishen Singh Bedi
C) Kapil Dev D) Ravi Shastri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ravi Shastri

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Conflict resolution skills include which of the following?

A) defining the problem, proposing solutions, and listening B) disagreeing, arguing, talking, and making up
C) arguing, asking questions, and consulting others D) all of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) defining the problem, proposing solutions, and listening

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A study published in PLOS Medicine found that obesity was the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the United States. Also, obesity was the third-leading cause of death in men and women, after high blood pressure and smoking. Hence, many doctors believe that it’s high time obesity be placed in the category of serious diseases as it not only decreases life expectancy but also impairs the normal functioning of the body.
Which of the following statements, if true, undermines the given argument?

A) Extreme obesity can shorten a person's life span by 10 years. B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.
C) Obesity can be a genetic disorder such as sickle-cell anemia and Tay- Sachs, which are classified as diseases. D) The Food and Drug Administration, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Obesity Society, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American College of Gastroenterology have i
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.

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The given argument states that obesity should be categorized as a serious disease as it is known to decrease life expectancy and to harm the normal functioning of the body just like any other life-threatening disease. Option B undermines the argument by pointing out that obesity is mostly a lifestyle problem and not a disease. Compared to 40 years ago, people today spend more time commuting, sitting in front of a computer, watching television, playing video games, and generally exercising less, and end up burning fewer calories. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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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.

 

My father said to me, "Don't talk to your mother like that."

 

A) My father warns me not to talk to my mother like that. B) My father warned me not to talk to my mother like that.
C) My father warned me not to have talked to my mother like that. D) My father warns me not to have talked to my mother like that.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My father warned me not to talk to my mother like that.

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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 written word is necessarily confined _________ the things of the understanding because only the understanding has written language; whereas art deals ___________ ideas of a different mental texture, which words can only vaguely ____________. However, there are a large number of people who, _____________ they cannot be said to have experienced in a full sense any works of art, have undoubtedly the impelling desire which a little direction may lead on to a fuller ____________. And it is to such that books on art are useful.

 

necessarily confined _________ the things of

 

A) at B) to
C) so D) of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The Chinese company manufactured those robots.

 

A) Those robots were manufactured by the Chinese company.   B) Those robots was manufacture by the Chinese company.  
C) These robots were manufactured by the Chinese company.   D) The robots was manufactured by the Chinese company.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Those robots were manufactured by the Chinese company.  

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