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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.

curiosity killed the cat

 

A) a person who constantly keeps asking questions is avoided by everybody B) everybody has a fatal weakness
C) being inquisitive about other people's affairs may get you into trouble D) everyone feels like killing a nagging person
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) being inquisitive about other people's affairs may get you into trouble

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

 

Embargo

 

A) Barrier B) Prescribe
C) Comfort D) Justify
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Barrier

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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,"She had been weeping for an hour."

 

A) He says that she was weeping for an hour. B) He said that she was weeping for an hour.
C) He said that she has been weeping for an hour. D) He said that she had been weeping for an hour.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He said that she had been weeping for an hour.

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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.

 

Photography is the _____________ we can get to stopping time.

A)  close B) closest
C) closeness D) closely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) closest

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In which of the following region midnight Sun is visible?

A) In Mediterranean region B) In equatorial region
C) In Arctic area D) In the east of Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) In Arctic area

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".
What would you like (to do it) for your birthday?

A) to do B) doing
C) does D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to do

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The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was hosted in ______________ from 09th to 24th November 2018, during the 2018–19 international cricket season. 

A) Australia B) West Indies
C) South Africa D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) West Indies

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The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was hosted in the West Indies from 9 to 24 November 2018, during the 2018–19 international cricket season. It was the sixth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, and the second hosted by the West Indies (after the 2010 edition). The West Indies were the defending champions.

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Which film was awarded the Best Film on Social Issues in the National Film Awards in 2017?

A) Udta Punjab B) Bobby Jasoos
C) Neerja D) Pink
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pink

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