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The ability to memorize well is an example of

A) a personal quality B) a personal skill
C) self-evaluation D) personal awareness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a personal skill

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank 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 path runs ______ forests and mountains.

 

A) in B) on
C) to D) towards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) towards

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

Blessing in disguise

 

A) Good fortune always follows bad; that is the way of fate. B) An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.
C) If a curse makes one stronger than it is a blessing. D) A life of hardship does wonders for a person's character.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.

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Who was the architect of Humayun's Tomb?

A) Ustad Ahmad of Lahouri B) George Wittet
C) Mirak Mirza Ghiyath D) Yaqut of Dabul
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mirak Mirza Ghiyath

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What is Damodar Valley Corporation ?

A) Statutory body B) Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley
C) A private enterprise located in Bihar D) A non government organisation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Statutory body

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Who is the first woman ruler of India?

A) Indira Gandhi B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Razia Sultan D) Sucheta Kriplani
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Razia Sultan

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Raziya al-Din, popularly known as Razia Sultana, was the first woman ruler of India. She is a ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. She is notable for being the first female Muslim ruler of South Asia.

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Who discovered sea route to India?

A) Babur B) Vasco-da-Gama
C) Galileo D) Ferondoz
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vasco-da-Gama

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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 preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.


_______________, the 79-year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances,

A) contemporary lingo B) modern linguistics
C) fashionable jargon D) common slang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) contemporary lingo

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