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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

An animal species becomes _____ when its last existing member dies.

A) exist B) existing
C) extinct D) extract
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) extinct

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).

A) Nandita asked me B) if I was working
C) hardly these days D) No error
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) hardly these days

Explanation:

The error is in third part. The adjective hard has two different adverbs, and they express opposite meanings. The adverb hard is used to modify a verb and means that the action is being done very intensely. The adverb hardly is used to modify a verb and means that the action is not being done very intensely. So there the correct usage will be ‘working hard’.

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Who was given the title of "The Ambassador of Hindu – Muslim Unity" for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact?

A) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan B) Fazl-ul-Haq
C) Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.

1) You’d think the Indian economy had returned to rosy health.

A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision just over a year ago to withdraw 86 per cent of the currency in circulation, and the poorly- planned rollout in the middle of 2017 of a new goods-and-services tax.

B) The Purchasing Managers’ Index expanded the fastest it has in five years. At least one international rating agency has upgraded India’s credit rating.

C) It seems to have recovered from two enormous disruptions.

D) Exports are no longer declining, as they had for several quarters; indeed, for the last month that data is available, they rose 30 per cent.

A) ABDC B) ACBD
C) CADB D) BCDA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) CADB

Explanation:

The correct sequence is CADB.

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Ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is absorbed by

A) SO2 B) Ozone
C) Oxygen D) Argon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ozone

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The primary goal of a business firm is to

A) maximize profit B) increase its production
C) make a quality product D) promote workforce job satisfaction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) maximize profit

Explanation:

The primary goal of a business firm is to maximize profit.

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On what day World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is observed

A) 28th October B) 27th October
C) 29th October D) 25th October
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 27th October

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Who is the author of the autobiographical work 'On My Terms : From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power'?

 

A) Amit Shah B) Lalu Prasad Yadav
C) Sharad Pawar D) Manmohan Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sharad Pawar

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