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______ is a strong drug that doctors give to people to make them calm or help them sleep.

A) Barbiturate B) Antidepressant
C) Antihistamine D) Beta-Blocker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Barbiturate

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In Microsoft Word, under character formatting ___________ decides the appearance of our characters.

A) Size B) Underline
C) Effects D) Font
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Font

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Who awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind medal of the British to Mahatma Gandhi for his contribution to ambulance services in South Africa?

 

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Hardinge D) Lord Curzon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Hardinge

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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

and 300 feet ________. By January 2017

 

A) width   B) length  
C) breadth   D) wide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) wide

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Q:

Slave Dynasty was founded by

A) Qutbuddin Aibak B) Mahmud Ghazni
C) Muhammad Ghori D) Razia Sultana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Qutbuddin Aibak

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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.

 

A century later, the philosophy community needs to take __________ the new challenge of moral deliberation on the most pressing issues of our difficult times. We have to revoke the suspension of ethics and morality ____________ our lives by initiating a dialogue on it. Foregrounding ethics, however, ___________ means undermining the epistemological or ontological questions that are inevitably there. One such beginning can be made by anchoring moral ________________ in fairness and justice —one founded on obligatory fairness towards the people and the planet, towards the earth and the environment, and above all justice towards one_________.

 

Foregrounding ethics, however, ___________ means undermining

 

A) nor B) no
C) never D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) never

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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'.

When Albert stayed at the African jungle (A) / he chose to put up with many inconveniences such as (B) / wild animals and poisionous insects. (C)/ No Error (D)

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

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Which of the following is the second highest civilian award of India given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by the government servants?

A) Padma Bhushan B) Param Vir Chakra
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Padma Vibhushan

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