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Highest Civilian Honour received by Shabana Azmi is _______.

A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Padma Bhushan

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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 ______________ of gurudakshina is very ancient and it is ________________ to the Indian culture and tradition. If you are absolutely ______________ about India, then it's advisable that you first try to understand the meaning of a guru and the ________________ of his presence in the lives of those around him. This, in turn, will help you to understand what guru dakshina is. In ancient India, a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide.


a teacher or a guru was a spiritually _____________ guide

A) enlarged B) evolved
C) grown D) enhanced
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) evolved

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'Lucky Grahak Yojana' and 'Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana' to give cash awards to the customers and merchants was launched by which government body?

A) National Institution for Transforming India B) National Payments Corporation of India
C) Financial Stability and Development Council D) Reserve Bank of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) National Institution for Transforming India

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Which of the following metal (shown by its symbol) is generally used for making filaments of bulb?

A) Fe B) An
C) Ag D) W
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) W

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Find the correct arrangement of the following urban agglomerations in descending order as per their population size according to Census 2011.

A) Delhi -Mumbai -Kolkata -Chennai B) Mumbai -Delhi -Kolkata -Chennai
C) Mumbai -Kolkata -Delhi -Chennai D) Kolkata -Chennai -Mumbai -Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mumbai -Delhi -Kolkata -Chennai

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Among the Million Plus UAs/Cities, there are three very large UAs with more than 10 million persons in the country, known as Mega Cities. These are Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million). The largest UA in the country is Greater Mumbai UA followed by Delhi UA.

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In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence
given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option  i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

We are used to giving benefit of a doubt to people we are closest to, the ones who we know very well. This comes to us naturally as we know for a fact they are good people; and even more - we know they like/ love us so they wouldn't do anything against us.

A) Since we love and trust our close ones, we often tend to believe them, even when we are not sure what they are saying is true. B) Given that we are very attached to our relatives, we often try to hide their crimes and cover up for their lies.
C) Since humans are inherently doubting, there is a tendency to be sceptic about anyone. D) Humans have nepotism ingrained in them, which means that they would favour only their relatives over and above a fool proof evidence against them.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Since we love and trust our close ones, we often tend to believe them, even when we are not sure what they are saying is true.

Explanation:

To give a benefit of doubt means to decide that you will believe someone, even though you are not sure that what the person is saying is true.

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The capital of Romania is

A) Bosnia B) Zagreb
C) Bucharest D) Belgrade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bucharest

Explanation:

Bucharest is the capital city of Romania which is largest city in the country.

 

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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.

 

Several countries ___________________ the world are now replacing the __________________ model of criminal justice partly _____________________ wholly with different models of restorative justice, _____________________ promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ____________________ indigenous systems of justice.

 

that is characteristic ____________________ indigenous systems of justice.

 

A) for B) as
C) of D)  like
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) of

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