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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :At the age of eighteen Gandhi went to college, but remained for only part of the year.
S6:This was against his religion, and most of his relatives were against his going.
P:Soonafter this, he was advised to go to England to study tobe a lawyer.
Q:Studies did not interest him and he did not do well.
R:It was difficult for him to leave India and go to a foreign land where he would have to eat and drink with foreigners.
S:This would not be easy.

The proper sequence should be 

A) P S R Q B) S Q P R
C) P R Q S D) Q P S R
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Q P S R

Explanation:

The starting statement describes about the education of Gandhi. The next statement would be talking about his interest in studies. Thus, Q will be the connecting statement. So, Q being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is QPSR.

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The following questions consist of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four alternatives. Select the best alternative that has same relationship as the original pair of words

Pesticide : Plant

A) Injection : Disease B) Vaccination : Body
C) Medicine : Cure D) Teacher : Student
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vaccination : Body

Explanation:

As pesticide is beneficial for plant same as vaccination is beneficial for body.

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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.

 

He is ______ to Meera for his actions.

 

 

A) accountable B) careful
C) faithful D) liable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) accountable

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In a sound wave compressions are regions where density _________________________

A) as well as pressure is high B) as well as pressure is low
C) is high and pressure is low D) is low and pressure is high
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) as well as pressure is high

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A ___________ is a long internode forming the basal part or the whole of a peduncle.

A) rhizome B) rachis
C) floral axis D) scape
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) scape

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.


The tendency to recur at intervals.

A) rotation B) wheel
C) sequence D) periodicity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) periodicity

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______________ scheme launched by the Central Government is a new crop insurance scheme to boost farming sector in the country.

A) Soil Health Card B) Shyama Prasad Mukherji R-urban Mission
C) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana D) National R-URBAN Mission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

The philosophy of putting another's welfare above one's own.

A) Agnosticism B) Polytheism
C) Altruism D) Iconoclasm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Altruism

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