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Which among the following is not a characteristic of transition metals?

A) Tendency to gain electrons B) Low electronegativity
C) Low ionization energy D) Malleability
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tendency to gain electrons

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

 

Writing also helped

A-to improve the

B-vocabulary, whether it was

C-vernacular or English

 

 

A) CBA B) ABC
C) CAB D) BCA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ABC

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Sitara Devi is associated with ________________.

A) Manipuri dance B) Kathak dance  
C) Garba dance D) Hindustani Vocal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kathak dance  

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

War and Peace is _____ concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families,

A) importantly B) primarily
C) heavily D) connectively
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) primarily

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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.

 

He said, "How can a Zebra talk?''

A) He wondered how a Zebra talks. B) He questioned a Zebra talking.
C) He asked how a Zebra could talk. D) He was amazed how a Zebra can talk.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) He asked how a Zebra could talk.

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

 

A gentleman at large

A) a man in the crowd B) a man without a job
C) a man who runs around D) a man who is generous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a man without a job

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Espionage

A) hypnotism B) spying
C) perception D) detente
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) spying

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'Parsec' is the unit measurement of

A) Density of stars B) Astronomical distance
C) Brightness of heavenly bodies D) Orbital velocity of giant stars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Astronomical distance

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