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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Throw the towel in

 

A) To challenge someone B) To stop a bad situation from getting worse
C) To quit in defeat D) To offer a signal of peace
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To quit in defeat

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

A diamond in the rough

 

A) Someone or something with potential or talent but lacking training or polish B) A person who dresses shabbily
C) A diamond will shine out even when it is not polished. D) A person of character will shine through even in tough times.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Someone or something with potential or talent but lacking training or polish

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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.

 

The author believes that man's greatest and distinguishing ability is

 

A) his ability to project the future B) his capacity to escape from his present experience
C) his consciousness of the past D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) his capacity to escape from his present experience

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Who of the following was the winner of Grammy Awards 2017 ‘Rap Album of the Year’?

A) Chance the Rapper B) Crances in the Sky
C) Lake by the Ocean D) Humble and Kind
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chance the Rapper

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Who among the following is considered as a political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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Churches and Convents of Goa were built by?

A) British B) Dutch
C) Portuguese D) Mughals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Portuguese

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Permanent settlement was a feature of___________.

A) Zamindari System B) Mahalwari System
C) Ryotwari System D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zamindari System

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select theappropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

She was (1)/ quite amusing (2)/ at that story. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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