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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

The _____ of war, however, is

A) case B) prisoner
C) perperator D) theme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) theme

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) revelars B) rewellers
C) revellers D) rewelers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) revellers

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In females, the ovaries are located ______ on each side of the lower abdomen.

A) One B) Two
C) Three D) Four
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) One

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Under a cloud

A) Sheltered from the sun B) Under suspicion
C) Out in the open D) Get wet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Under suspicion

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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.

The coach said, "Bravo! Puneet, you have done well."

A) The coach applauded Puneet saying that he had done well. B) The coach said to Puneet Bravo, he had done well.
C) The coach congratulated Puneet, saying he did well. D) The coach said to Puneet, that he did well.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The coach applauded Puneet saying that he had done well.

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Instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean is called ___________.

A) Bathymeter B) Ceraunograph
C) Cyanometer D) Barometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cyanometer

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_________ is the largest phylum of Animalia which includes insects.

A) Annelida B) Chordata
C) Arthropoda D) Platyhelminthes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arthropoda

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Depict

A) Conceal B) Distort
C) Characterize D) Suppress
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Characterize

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