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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.

 

It is a delight _______________ the illuminating thoughts which came to the minds of these men; and, on the other hand, it is amusing to see how ________________ they launched ________________ on boundless seas when they were unprovided with chart and compass. They were _________ brilliant children, who know little of the dangers of the great world, but are ready to undertake anything. These philosophers regarded all knowledge as their province, and did __________ despair of governing so great a realm.

 

it is amusing to see how ________________ they launched

 

A) reckless B) recklessness
C) recklessly D) reckful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) recklessly

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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.


And then, a few glorious minutes ______________, it was time to reluctantly head ashore. ____________ time, the strokes were more fluid, the movements more relaxed. I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason why I came to the Andamans. As I watched, it played hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away. Suddenly, I realised a kinship with the blue waters ___________ the Bay of Bengal.


I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason

A) to say B) said
C) saying D) says
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to say

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second­hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning. Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next­door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.


the knowledge related to the businesses of men

A) knows about all the principal characters in history B) sees not with the eyes of others
C) is acquainted with the streets of Constantinople and Peking D) knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation.

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Postponement or delay permitted in the suffering of a penalty or the discharge of an obligation.

A) Respite B) Spire
C) Splurge D) Scourge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Respite

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 


It so haappens that_____ siblings sing one of_____invariably has a less_____ vocal prowess even though______ have a similarly commendable ____base.

 

It so happens that ______

 

A) how B) when
C) if D) why
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) when

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The father said to the son,"Why do you not start preparing for the examination this month?

A) The father asked the son that why did he not start preparing for the examination this month? B) The father told the son why he did not prepare for the examination that month.
C) The father enquired of the son why he did not start preparing for the examination this month. D) The father asked the son why he did not start preparing for the examination that month.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The father asked the son why he did not start preparing for the examination that month.

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In the following question, 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.

 

Vivekananda ______ the young to “arise” and “awake”, to reject all doctrines and dogmas that were based on superstition and prejudice.

A) flattered B) lauded
C) exhorted D) commended
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) exhorted

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Which actor-turned-politician is currently a Lok Sabha Member from Ahmedabad (East) constituency?

A) Hema Malini B) Dharmendra
C) Shatrughan Sinha D) Paresh Rawal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Paresh Rawal

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