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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 of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work over that of others for their writing style as much as for the content of their work. ____________ writer who has, for more than half a century, _______________ for his searing honesty is George Orwell. He is recondite, but he is never ________________. He says it as it is and yet says it as it has not been said ____________.

 

All of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work

 

A) preferring B) preferred
C) having preferred D) had preferred
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) preferred

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Some roots, called _________________, arise from an organ other than the radicle.

A) tap roots B) stilt roots
C) fibrous roots D) adventitious roots
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) adventitious roots

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

 

They cooked the food and sent it to the orphanage.

A) The cooked food was sent to the orphanage by them. B) The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage by them.
C) The food was sent to the orphanage by them. D) The food was cooked and sent by them.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The food was cooked and sent to the orphanage by them.

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Pointing towards a lady in a photograph, Ram says, "Her mother is the mother­in­law of my father's brother". How is the lady related to Ram?

A) Mother B) Sister
C) Aunt D) Mother-­in-­law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aunt

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The mean of 10 observations is 17. One more observation is included and the new mean becomes 16. The 11th observation is

 

A) 16 B) 8
C) 6 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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A boat covers 143 km upstream in 13 hours and the same distance downstream in 11 hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the boat in still water?

 

A) 10 B) 12
C) 14 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12

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The cash difference between the selling price of an article at a profit of 2% and 18% is Rs. 3. The ratio of two selling prices is

A) 51:59 B) 51:53
C) 51:60 D) 55:59
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 51:59

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As a sailor jumps in the forward direction, the boat moves backwards. This example illustrates Newton's :

A) Second Law of Motion B) First and Second Law of Motion
C) Third Law of Motion D) First Law of Motion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Third Law of Motion

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