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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.


In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ___________ a promise from his ____________, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an _______________ journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus _____________. Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modern­day Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, ___________ titled the "basic structure".

he returned from an _______________ journey.

A) impending B) brewing
C) approaching D) looming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) impending

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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.

______________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________________. The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness _____________ ethical thinking which ___________________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.


moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics.

A) which B) why
C) where D) what
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) which

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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'.
Are not your father (1)/ and your elder brother (2)/ out of town? (3)/ No Error (4)

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

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TRIPS Agreement pertains to 

A) international tariff regime B) intellectual property protection
C) international practices on trade facilitation D) international taxation of property
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) intellectual property protection

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The Agreement   on   Trade-Related Aspects   of   Intellectual   Property Rights(TRIPS)   is   an international legal   agreement between   all   the member    nations    of    the World Trade  Organization(WTO).  It  sets down  minimum  standards  for  the regulation by national governments of    many    forms    of intellectual property(IP) as applied to nationals  of  other  WTO  member nations.TRIPS  was  negotiated  at the  end  of  the  Uruguay  Round  of the General  Agreement  on  Tariffs and  Trade  (GATT)  in  1994  and  is administered by the WTO

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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.

Literature is a _____ through which a person conveys his ideas towards or protest _____ different norms of society. The words that deal with a _____ issue are ofparticular importance in literature.They are _____ with a particular purpose in _____.

 

conveys his ideas towards or protest _____ different norms

A) against B) for
C) in D) off
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) against

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In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?

A) Food processing B) Petro-chemical
C) Chemicals other than fertilizers D) Telecommunications
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Telecommunications

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A unit of power is called a

A) Joule B) Pascal
C) Newton D) Watt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pascal

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What is the name of the disappearing tweets launched by Twitter?

A) Fleets B) Twitties
C) Heights D) Flocks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fleets

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