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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.

 

All this suggests the intimate relations which exist between history, politics, and sociology. The ____________ thing, however, is not the identities but the distinctions.For, however much the _____________ disciplines may, in practice, overlap, it is necessary ________ the sake of clear thinking to have their limits defined. As far _______sociology and history are concerned the differences may be summed up in a word. __________ history and sociology are concerned with the life of man as man.

however much the _____________ disciplines may,

 

A) vary B) variety
C) various D) variant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) various

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What are the organs similar in basic structure/shape, modified to perform different functions called?

A) Analogous organs B) Homologous organs
C) Heterogeneous organs D) Homogenous organs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Homologous organs

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As per RBI In October 2017, Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) ratio for NBFCs increased to what percentage till March 2017?

 

A) 2 B) 5
C) 10 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

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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.

 

This argument is completely ______________ and shows very little understanding ____________ education. The costs quoted for private schools, one, have no reliable source of data and, ______________, they discount two kinds of hidden costs — to the family and _____________ the nation. Often the cost of education in private schools is _________________ with the fee per child.

 

This argument is completely _____________

 

A) incredible B) spurious
C) amazing D) inadequate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) spurious

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The study of individual markets of demand and supply in which the 'players', or the decision makers, were also individuals (buyers or sellers, even companies) who were seen as trying to maximize their profits (as producers or sellers) and their personal satisfaction or welfare levels (as consumers) is called?

A) Macroeconomics B) Econometrics
C) Microeconomics D) Heterodox Economics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Microeconomics

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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.


And then, a few glorious minutes ______________, it was time to reluctantly head ashore. ____________ time, the strokes were more fluid, the movements more relaxed. I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason why I came to the Andamans. As I watched, it played hide-and-seek _________ a sea anemone, before frisking away. Suddenly, I realised a kinship with the blue waters ___________ the Bay of Bengal.


I turned back one last time ____________ hello to a clown fish, the reason

A) to say B) said
C) saying D) says
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to say

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In which of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?

A) Capitalist B) Socialist
C) Mixed D) Both Capitalist and Socialist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Capitalist

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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 preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.


who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow

A) huge B) sprawling
C) very big D) gigantic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sprawling

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