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The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere occur on _____.

A) 20th May B) 21st June
C) 20th July D) 21st August
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21st June

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The Desert Festival is held in _____.

A) Barmer B) Jaisalmer
C) Sahara D) Thar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jaisalmer

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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.

Morality is _____ with ethics and symbolises the doctrine of actions right or wrong. Politics is the _____ of expediency and need not always be _____. If something is wrong and _____ expedient, it cannot be _____.

and need not always be _____.

A) wrong B) right
C) neutral D) different
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) right

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The second Battle of Tarain was fought between __________.

A) Alexander and Porus B) Jai Chand and Mohammed Ghori
C) Akbar and Hemu D) Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan

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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.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems.   B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems.  
C) Hide your precious stuff.   D) Be alert at all times.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems.  

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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.

 

Living as _________ educated individual in a free society, I felt that we continue to unknowingly hold some biases that we develop _________ time. It requires many maturity updates to install in your psychological system, and at ___________ conscious efforts to develop a good sense of __________. I was small at that time, but with age and experience I absolutely _____________ and approved each and every word my uncle had said that day.

 

that we develop _________ time. It requires

 

A) on B) over
C) top D) above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) over

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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 English language is ___________ complex in character that it can scarcely be learned by rule, and can __________ be mastered by the study of such idioms and phrases as are provided in this book; but just as care must be taken to place every accent or stress _________ the proper syllable in the ______________ of every word it contains, so must the stress or emphasis be placed on the proper word in ___________ sentence spoken.

 

accent or stress _________ the proper

 

 

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

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Which university has been ranked at the top in the Swachhta Ranking 2017 released by the Union Government?

A) Banaras Hindu University B) Hyderabad University
C) O.P. Jindal University D) Madurai University
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) O.P. Jindal University

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