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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.

The diamond necklace was _______ too extravagant for a simple dinner party.

A) distance B) long
C) very much D) far
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) far

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Honey that has high concentration of sugar does not decay because

A) Bacteria cannot survive in an active state as it is totally deprived of oxygen B) It contains natural antioxidant that prevents bacterial attack
C) Bacteria cannot survive in an active state in a solution of high osmotic strength as water is drawn out D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bacteria cannot survive in an active state in a solution of high osmotic strength as water is drawn out

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Who was the author of the book, Plagues and Peoples?

A) W.L. Thomas B) Rachel Carson
C) David Cannadine D) William H.McNeill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) William H.McNeill

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Plagues and Peoples is a book on epidemiological history by William Hardy McNeill published in New York City in 1976. It was a critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of the extraordinary impact of infectious disease on cultures as a means of enemy attack. The book ranges from examining the effects of smallpox in Mexico, the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe.

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Nodes of Ranvier are microscopic gaps found within:

A) osteoblasts B) gland cells
C) chondroblasts D) myelinated axons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) myelinated axons

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Kinetic energy depends on

A) the velocity or speed of the moving body. B) the mass of the moving body
C) the pressure of the moving body D) both mass and velocity of the moving body
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) both mass and velocity of the moving body

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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.

 

Several countries ___________________ the world are now replacing the __________________ model of criminal justice partly _____________________ wholly with different models of restorative justice, _____________________ promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ____________________ indigenous systems of justice.

 

Several countries ___________________ the world

 

A) cross B) across
C) beyond D) over
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) across

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

Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.

 

A) tragic B) fatal
C) catastrophic D) pathetic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) catastrophic

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) erasable B) nuerones
C) ignomminy D)  trouncees
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) erasable

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