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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.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.


in view of the sharp contrasts ______________

A) beside B) beneath
C) between D) below
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) between

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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'.

If you are in the wrong gears (A)/the car won't be (B)/able to climb the hill.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.


Go north-east across the mountains till you will reach an island.

A) reached B) reach
C) have reached D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reach

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The use of will is redundant. The main verb is ‘Go’, till you reach is used to denote time. Further, the event will be completed in future but both other options are in past tense.

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In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Language, they say, is the _____ through which human beings perceive the world. If so, English is perhaps the most _____ lens through which to see animals. It has _____ a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word “animal” can _____ the brutish and the sensual. Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.
Animal _____ imply baseness and vulgarity.

A) breeding B) gestures
C) instincts D) species
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) instincts

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Which country hosted the FIFA Under 17 (U-17) World Cup in 2017?

A) Brazil B) Spain
C) England D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

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The speed of the light is maximum in

A) Air B) Vacuum
C) Water D) Glass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vacuum

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A lens has a power +2.0 D. The type of lens and its focal length will be

A) Concave, -0.5 m B) Convex, 0.5 m
C) Concave, 0.5 m D) Convex, -0.5 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Convex, 0.5 m

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Who is the famous Indian actress who stars in the 'Quantico' TV series on American Broadcasting Corporation?

A) Alia Bhatt B) Deepika Padukone
C) Priyanka Chopra D) Malaika Arora
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Priyanka Chopra

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