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Term ecosystem was coined by

A) Odum B) Clements
C) Arthur Tansley D) Elton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arthur Tansley

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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.

 

Once ______________, it is that time of the year when the examination results season may be just ending and the admissions season is in progress, and marked by a _________________ of two contradictory voices — often from the same people — that rose to deafening ____________ from April to May when the results of various school boards _________________. The first voice __________________ those who succeeded and did wondrously well.

 

rose to deafening ____________ from April to May

 

A) level B) levels
C) height D) crescendos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) levels

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Which is the second highest civillian award given in India?

A) Bharat Ratna B) Padma Vibhushan
C) Padma Bhushan D) Padma Shri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Padma Vibhushan

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Which of the following gases is heavier than oxygen?

A) Carbon dioxide B) Ammonia
C) Methane D) Helium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Carbon dioxide

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The after morning (1)/ she woke to the first ray of (2)/ light through the window. (3)/No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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The    Indian    Navy    in    October    2016 commissioned   the   highly   maneuverable fast  attack  craft  INS  Tihayu.  INS  Tihayu would be based in

A) Kochi B) Panaji
C) Visakhapatnam D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Visakhapatnam

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The Indian Navy commissioned the highly   manoeuvrable   fast   attack craft  INS  Tihayu  at  the  Eastern Naval   Command   on   19   October 2016.  The  ship  was  commissioned at  Visakhapatnam  under  the  Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) and  would  be  deployed  for  coastal patrol  and  surveillance  operations along the Eastern Coast.

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In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given below it. select the word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

In this University, there is no __________ for awarding scholarships on the basic of merit in examination alone.

A) precedent B) opportunity
C) chance D) possibility
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) precedent

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Precedent means prior arrangement; no other option is suitable. Opportunity means a favorable juncture of circumstances. Chance is a synonym for opportunity, it also means something that happens without intension. possibility is the condition of being possible.

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Which among the following is not correctly paired?

A) Shivaji­Afzal Khan B)  Nurjahan­Mahabat Khan
C)  Akbar­Rana Pratap D)  Babar­Bairam Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  Babar­Bairam Khan

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