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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 

The man who is perpetually hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither. The man who resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter-suggestion of a friend, - who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan, and veers like a weather-cock to every point of the compass, with every breath of caprice that blows-can never accomplish anything great or useful. Instead of being progressive in any thing, he will be at best stationary, and more probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose with flexible perseverance, undismayed by those petty difficulties which daunt a weaker spirit that can advance to eminence in any line. Take your course wisely, but firmly; and having taken it, hold upon it with heroic resolution, and the Alps and Pyrenees will sink before you.

 

Who is daunted by petty difficulties?

A) Someone who fluctuates B) One who hesitates
C) One with a strong spirit D) One with a weak spirit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) One with a weak spirit

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

She said,"We were thinking of selling the house but we had decided not to"

A) She said that they were thinking of selling the house but they decided not to. B) She said that they thought of selling the house but decided not to.
C) She said that they have been thinking of selling the house but decided not to. D) She said that they had been thinking of selling the house but had decided not to.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) She said that they were thinking of selling the house but they decided not to.

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A worldwide financial messaging network which exchange messages between banks and financial institutions is known as ___________

A) CHAPS B) SWIFT
C) NEFT D) SFMS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) SWIFT

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Who among the following was honoured with the IAAF male Athlete of year Award for 2017 at a award ceremony in Monaco in November 2017?

 

A) Mutaz Essa Barshim B) Usain Bolt
C) Mo Farah D) Wayde van Niekerk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mutaz Essa Barshim

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If a solution turns blue litmus red, its pH is likely to be

A) 7 B) 8
C) 9 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

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Who received the Dinanath Mangeshkar award for 2015?

A) Sanjay Leela Bhansali B) Ranveer Kapoor
C) Anil Kapoor D) Amir Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Anil Kapoor

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The demand curve _____.

A) shows that as the price of a good increases, demand for the good will increase B) shows that as the price of a good increases, demand for the good will decrease
C) has a positive gradient D) indicates that there is a direct relationship between quantity demanded and price
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) shows that as the price of a good increases, demand for the good will decrease

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If Money supply growth is faster than real GDP growth, it results in _____.

A) Inflation B) deflation
C) budget surplus D) budget deficit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inflation

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