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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.

 

All this suggests the intimate relations which exist between history, politics, and sociology. The ____________ thing, however, is not the identities but the distinctions.For, however much the _____________ disciplines may, in practice, overlap, it is necessary ________ the sake of clear thinking to have their limits defined. As far _______sociology and history are concerned the differences may be summed up in a word. __________ history and sociology are concerned with the life of man as man.

 

up in a word. __________ history and

 

A) Two B) Both
C) Twice D) Pair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both

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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.

 

Burn the midnight oil

 

A) To live a life of hardship B) To waste away resources that could have helped in difficult times
C) Procrastinate and then work at the last minute to finish the task D) Read or work late into the night
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Read or work late into the night

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Airy

 

A) Stuffy   B) Graceful  
C) Indifferent   D) Light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Stuffy  

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Microsoft Corporation was founded in

A) 1979 B) 1981
C) 1975 D) 1965
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1975

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If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how can CANDLE be written in that code?

A) EDRIRL B) ESJFME
C) DCQHQK D) DEQJQM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) EDRIRL

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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.

 

‘Do you have anything to tell me, little princess?' asked the king.

 

A) The king ask the little princess if she have anything to tell him. B) The king asked the little princess that if she had anything to tell him.
C) The king said to the little princess if she had anything to say to him. D) The king asked the little princess whether she had anything to tell him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The king asked the little princess whether she had anything to tell him.

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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 the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

The audience are(A)/humbly requested to be(B)/seated in their seats.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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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.

 

"I always keep a tin of biscuits in my room, girls."

A) The matron said that she always keeps a tin of biscuits in her room. B) The matron informed the girls that she always kept a tin of biscuits in her room.
C) The matron told the girls that she would always keep a tin of biscuits in her room. D) The matron told the girls that she had kept a tin of biscuits in her room.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The matron informed the girls that she always kept a tin of biscuits in her room.

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