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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 answer to the third question is __________________ answered; State leaders ___________________ great willingness to play into the hands of the Central government, presumably for a price. ________________ the process, representatives have forgotten the history of their own societies. But they fail to ________________ that history cannot be disremembered, it constantly nudges us to recollect past struggles ___________________ injustice in these States.

________________ the process, representatives have forgotten the history of their own societies.

 

A) As B) So
C) Into D) In
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) In

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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.

Cut to the chase

A) Come to the point. B) To run after somebody.
C) To cut out the important bits of information. D) To take a short cut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Come to the point.

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 The 91st Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best films of 2018 and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in- 

A)  Tokyo  B) Los Angels
C) Paris D) Sydney
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Los Angels

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The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor the best films of 2018 and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony will be held on February 24, 2019. 

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To make India a cashless economy by pushing cashlesstransaction, which committee is constituted by thegovernment?

A) Adhyarjuna Committee B) Amitabh Kant Committee
C) A Ghosh Committee D) Abid Hussain Committee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Amitabh Kant Committee

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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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The centre of a cyclone is a calm area, it is called the ________ of the storm.

A) point B) needle
C) eye D) limit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) eye

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

A period of time during which a person that might have a disease is kept away from other people so that the disease cannot spread

 

A) solitude B) seclusion
C) quarantine D) desolate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) quarantine

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

My father said to me, "Don't talk to your mother like that."

 

A) My father warns me not to talk to my mother like that. B) My father warned me not to talk to my mother like that.
C) My father warned me not to have talked to my mother like that. D) My father warns me not to have talked to my mother like that.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) My father warned me not to talk to my mother like that.

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