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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.


The woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

Brewer's blackbird, _______________ habits are not as prosaic

A) whose B) who
C) whom D) whoever
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) whose

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Mission Indradhanush ­ a programme introduced recently in the country by the NDA Government is related to:

A) Systematic immunization of children against disease B) Providing insurance cover to farmers against crop failure
C) Development of fisheries in rural areas D) Development of multiple cropping in hilly region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Systematic immunization of children against disease

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The elements known as primary nutrients for plants

A) Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium B) Nitrogen, Oxygen and Silicon
C) Potassium, Boron and Nitrogen D) Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium

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How much loan amount was sanctioned by The World Bank to help India develop its first modern waterway?

A) $575 million B) $275 million
C) $375 million D) $475 million
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) $375 million

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In the following question, a short passage with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank is given. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
There is a fairly universal sentiment that the use of nuclear weapons is clearly contrary to mortality and that its production probably so, does not go far enough. These activities are not only opposed to mortality but also to the law. If the legal objection can be added to the moral, the argument against the use and manufacture of these weapons will considerably be reinforced. Now the time is ripe to evaluate the responsibility of scientists who knowingly use their expertise for the construction of such weapons, which has a deleterious effect on mankind.
How appropriate it is that all this valuable skill should be devoted to the manufacture of weapons of death in a world of poverty is a question that must touch the scientific conscience.

A) Almost 50% of the skilled scientific manpower in the world is now engaged in the armaments industry. B) To think that majority of the scientists are promoting the manufacturing of the armaments is hurtful.
C) Scientists should use their conscience before taking up these contracts to manufacture the weapons of mass destruction. D) Scientific manpower is used to the interests of some selfish and careless people who want to threaten the existence of homo-sapiens.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Almost 50% of the skilled scientific manpower in the world is now engaged in the armaments industry.

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Choice 1 is correct as it matches with the flow of the passage. The whole paragraph is about the devastating effects that nuclear weapons have due to certain curtailments on part of the
scientists in the moral and the conscience aspect. It is only logical to mention an argument to support the next statement. It also keeps up with the tone and general
subject of the passage.
Option 2 is a bad choice as it talks about absolutely nothing and is too naïve. Therefore is incorrect as it is beyond the general theme.
Option 3 is incorrect as it obviously does not go with the flow of the Para.
As for option 4, it is incorrect as the statement is illogical.
As for 5, neither does it logically follow the previous sentence nor is it related to the anything in the next sentence.

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The ozone layer is mainly found in the lower portion of the _______.

A) stratosphere B) troposphere
C) mesosphere D) thermosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) stratosphere

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Selling cost have to be incurred in case of

A) Perfect competition B) Monopoly
C) Monopolistic Competition D) None of the given options
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Monopolistic Competition

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Sir Charles Wilkins is known and remembered for which of the following translations?

A) 'The Old Testament' to Hindi B) 'The Bible' to Hindi
C) 'Bagavad Gita' to English D) 'Shakuntalam' to English
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 'Bagavad Gita' to English

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