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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.


Equally disappointing is the court's ________________, one-paragraph dismissal of the claim that criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech. Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high, secure, and insulated bench of the Supreme Court. It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court, _______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.


criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech

A) defamating B) defamation
C) defamate D) defamations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) defamation

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

Weather the storm

 

A) Be absolutely unwilling to cooperate B) Fall over in a sudden or dramatic way
C) Survive a period of difficulty D) Dispute a decision or choice already made
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Survive a period of difficulty

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

"We were living in Dehradun," they told me.

A) They told me that they had been living in Dehradun. B) They told me that they lived in Dehradun.
C) They told me this that they had been living in Dehradun. D) They told me this that they were living in Dehradun.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) They told me that they had been living in Dehradun.

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Which of the following is a string based Indian musical instrument?

A) Samvadini B) Jaltarang
C) Surbahar D) Pakhawaj
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Surbahar

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Protection or exemption from something, especially an obligation or penalty

 

A) Castigation B) Immunity
C) Penance D) Ostracism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Immunity

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Expand and simplify (x + 4)2 + (x -­ 2)2

A) 2(x2 + 2x + 10) B) 2(x2 + 2x -­ 10)
C) 2(x2 -­ 2x + 10) D) 2(x2 -­ 2x ­- 10)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2(x2 + 2x + 10)

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A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

 

EF, K, JK, U, OP, ?

 

A) Q B) G
C) F D) E
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) E

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

to kill someone by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate

 

A) to smite B) to extirpate
C) to lynch D) to smother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to smother

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