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Q:

Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word ‘CACOPHONOUS’

A) Tamed B) Harmonious
C) Domestic D) Silent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Harmonious

Explanation:
Cacophonous means loud or noisy
Tamed means make less powerful and easier to control
Harmonious means tuneful, melodious → which is nearly opposite in meaning to Cacophonous
Domestic means relating to the running of a home 
Silent means not making any sound.
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The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped ____________________.

A) Vishnu B) Pashupati
C) Indra D) Brahma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pashupati

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Q:

Who designed the first electronic computer ENIAC?

A) J presper Eckert and John W Mauchly B) John W Mauchly and Joseph M Jacquard
C) J presper Eckert and Von Neuman D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) J presper Eckert and John W Mauchly

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) hibarnate B) hibernat
C) hibernate D) hibarnat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) hibernate

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Q:

Losar festival is celebrated in which state?

A) Assam B) Orissa
C) Nagaland D) Sikkim
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sikkim

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Q:

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

 

apple of my eye

 

A) every thing looks enticing to a hungry person B) a very pleasant thing to watch
C) someone that one cherishes above all others D) the ugliest child is still pretty for a mother
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) someone that one cherishes above all others

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped out from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him.

The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, "Sorry to have kept you waiting." Not many whites would have done what he did.

The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Dr. Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, "That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking."


Dr. Albert Schweitzer _____ .

A) was not prejudiced against Whites B) was not prejudiced against Blacks
C) was prejudiced against Whites D) was prejudiced against Blacks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) was not prejudiced against Blacks

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Q:

Which is called the "Lake District of India"?

A) Nainital B) Shimla
C) Sikkim D) Matheran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nainital

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