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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 "Global Nutrition Report 2016" once again ____________ India's slow overall progress ____________ addressing chronic malnutrition, manifest in stunting (low weight for age), wasting (low weight for height), micronutrient __________ and over­weight. Our track _________ in reducing the proportion of undernourished children over the past decade has been modest at best, and _____________ what other countries with comparable socio­economic indicators have achieved.


micronutrient __________ and over­weight.

A) scarcities B) lack
C) absence D) deficiencies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) deficiencies

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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.

The wheels have come off

A) To use something so much that it wears out. B) Things start to fail or go wrong, especially after a period of success.
C) To do a shoddy job which is destined to fail. D) Make an excuse to avoid doing a task.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Things start to fail or go wrong, especially after a period of success.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Lakhs of tourists view the Taj Mahal every year.

A) The Taj Mahal is being viewed by lakhs of tourists every year. B) Every year the Taj Mahal is being viewed by lakhs of tourists.
C) Every year the Taj Mahal was being viewed by lakhs of tourists. D) The Taj Mahal is viewed by lakhs of tourists every year.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Taj Mahal is viewed by lakhs of tourists every year.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

She glanced back to make sure she (wasn't to be) observed.

A) wasn't be B) weren't being
C) wasn't being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) wasn't being

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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.


An ideal policeman is a myth. You come __________ him only in crime fiction. ____________ elusive is 'good policing', an idea ___________ even the best of criminal justice thinkers have found it difficult to define. This is why, in what is a chaotic world, we have to reluctantly _____________ for an imperfect policeman and ________ inadequate system.


an idea ___________ even the best of criminal justice thinkers have found

A) that B) which
C) whom D) who
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) that

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A form of government that is often totalitarian and authoritarian and can led by the one person or many people -

A) Unitary B) Sovereign
C) Dictatorship D) Confederation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dictatorship

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What is the name of the disappearing tweets launched by Twitter?

A) Fleets B) Twitties
C) Heights D) Flocks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fleets

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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.

Silver bullet

 

A) A very expensive solution used only as the last measure. B) A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.
C) A solution which is worse than the problem.   D) A thing of beauty but which is actually deadly.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem.

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