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Q:

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

 

Be in the red

 

A) Be the top performer B) To be in a loss or debt
C) Be in the list of people who are never invited D) Be in the bad books of a person
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To be in a loss or debt

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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 abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

 

write good English _____________ bad English.

 

A) so B) such  
C) as D) like
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) as

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Q:

What is the function of guard cells of stomata?

A) Opening of stomata only B) Closing of stomata only
C) Both opening and closing of stomata D) Neither opening nor closing of stomata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both opening and closing of stomata

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Q:

Article 187 of the Indian Constitution "Secretariat of State Legislature" deals with?

A) the State Government B) the directive principles of state policy
C) the Union Government D) the fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the State Government

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Q:

Asiatic black bear and snow leopard is found in which of the following places?

A) Sundarbans National Park B) Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
C) Keoladeo National Park D) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

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Q:

Which of these is not a database management system (DBMS)?

A) Sybase B) SAP HANA
C) MySQL D) Cosmos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cosmos

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Q:

What is the net charge on Calcium fluoride?

A) 1+ B) 0
C) 1­- D) 2­-
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0

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Q:

Meter in a vehicle that calculates distance covered by the vehicle is called __________.

A) Speedometer B) Odometer
C) Thermometer D) Kilometre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Odometer

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