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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.

 

Left to itself, then, attention _____________ obeys natural laws and follows the line of least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion of our attention is of this type. Thought often runs on hour after hour when we are neither conscious of effort _____________ struggle to compel us to cease thinking about this thing and begin thinking about _________. Indeed, it may be doubted ___________ this is not the case with some persons for days at a time, instead of hours. The things that present themselves to the mind are the things which occupy it; the character of the thought is determined by the character of our interests.

 

be doubted ___________ this is not the case

 

A) weather   B) wither  
C) wether   D) whether
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) whether

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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.

 

Many a travelogue I read nowadays are about how the traveller went on a road less travelled ___________ some off-the-track trek or to an unknown destination or simply into the wild. How no internet ________________ is what you need to reconnect with yourself! How leaving your watch and phone __________ and going into the world of no check-ins and no updates would bring you solitude! These write-ups are laced with adjectives describing the geography of the region and filled with__________ details of the author’s days in that remote place. And, ironically, they all end with a strange advice to travel, and tell no one. I beg to _________.

 

and filled with __________ details of the author’s

 

A) hour B) second
C) time D) minute
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) minute

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'737 MAX' is the airliner of which famous company?

A) Boeing B) Qantas
C) Emirates D) Air Bus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Boeing

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On 5 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to revise the pension for Chief Justice of India to a maximum of how much amount per annum?

 

A) Rs 16,80,000   B) Rs 20,80,000  
C) Rs 25,80,000   D) Rs 10,80,000  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 16,80,000  

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n the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

The unruly behaviour of the parliamentarians _____________ the speaker.

A) incensed B) estranged
C) enflamed D) disparaged
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) incensed

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Which mobile manufacturing company won the rights in 2017 to be the sponsor of the Indian male Cricket Team for five years?

A) Micromax B) Oppo
C) BlackBerry D) Karbonn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Oppo

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What is the principal focus of a spherical mirror?

A) It is a point from which the rays of light appear to be coming from on the principal axis of a convex mirror B) It is the point on the principal axis through which rays of light parallel to the principal axis pass after reflection or appear to be arising from this point on the principal axis
C) It is the centre of a hollow sphere of which the spherical mirror is a part D) It is the midpoint of a spherical mirror
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is the point on the principal axis through which rays of light parallel to the principal axis pass after reflection or appear to be arising from this point on the principal axis

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In the following question, 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.

 

A paragraph ______ number of sentences grouped together.

 

A) could be a   B) was a
C) would be D) is a
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) is a

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