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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.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time. The camera is our pause button, the cork we use to stop time from running out. And the photo album is the most potent time machine ever ____________, one that transports you to a curated past where everything exists ________ you choose to remember it,one that lets you revisit ________ just people and places and ages, but the hidden crannies of ________ own memory and the strange landscape of emotions that lies beyond.

 

everything exists ________ you choose to

A) so B) to
C) at D) as
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) at

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In India, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act came into force in 1981, but was amended in ________ to include noise as an air pollutant.

A) 1987 B) 1997
C) 2007 D) 2017
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1987

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The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called?

A) Mulching B) Contour barriers
C) Rock dam D) Terrace farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rock dam

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What was 'Kamagata Maru'?

A) An army unit B) A harbour
C) A ship D) An industrial township
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A ship

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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.

The client said to the ticket-­seller, "At what time do the counters close?"

A) The client asked the ticket­-seller at what time the counters closed. B) The client asked the ticket­-seller at what time did the counters always close
C) The client said to the ticket-­seller at what time the counters close. D) The client inquired to the ticket-­seller at what time the counters usually close.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The client asked the ticket­-seller at what time the counters closed.

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Battle of Kanauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and _______.

A) Babur B) Humayun
C) Akbar D) Aurangzeb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Humayun

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In the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The relocation of the car factory to our struggling town is an economic ___________.

A) boon B) good
C) donation D) present
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) boon

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C Programming language was developed by ___________.

A) Charles Babbage B) Larry Wall
C) James Gosling D) Dennis Ritchie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dennis Ritchie

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