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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.

 

A thorn in the flesh

A) A minor discomfort which is easily ignored. B) To fight despite being injured.
C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble. D) A person within close family whom you secretly hate.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A source of continual annoyance or trouble.

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Which vaccine company has developed Typbar Typhoid Conjugate vaccine that has received pre – qualification from the World Health Organisation (WHO)for global use ?

A) Panacea Biotech B) Bharat Biotech
C) Biocon D) Bharat Serums and Vaccines
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bharat Biotech

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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".

It (has been pointed) out that people’s Facebook postings are not a real reflections of who they are.

A) has being pointed B) has been point
C) has been pointing D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The nation has been _____as a relatively extensive, territorial relation of nativity. We have further formulated the_____of the nation as a territorially_____, yet bounded, social relation for the generation, transmission, and ____of life. When the nation is a national state, it is also a_____for the protection of life. The nation is often ______by the metaphor of familial relations and, indeed, has sometimes been considered as some kind of_____family. This is understandable because both the nation and the family are relations of_____. Nonetheless, there is an important difference, and to understand this will _____a more detailed examination of the_____ between territory and bonding.


as a territorially_______, yet bounded, social relation

A) extended B) extrapolated
C) excessive D) extensive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) extensive

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Which of the following won the Oscars 2017 Best Picture?

A) La La Land B) Moonlight
C) Arrival D) Fences
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Moonlight

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

The mother(A)/yearns for(B)/her only child(C)/No Error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

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Which of the following periodicals is not correctly matched with its editor?

A) Bande Mataram:Aurobindo Ghosh B) New India:Bipin Chandra Pal
C) Yugantar:Bhupendranath Dutta D) Sandhya:Barindra Ghosh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sandhya:Barindra Ghosh

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

The room which yielded so
X-the fourth floor of a
Y-boarding-house in Bleecker Street
Z-much satisfaction to the two boys was on

A) XZY B) YXZ
C) ZXY D) ZYX
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ZXY

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