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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.


The woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

Brewer's blackbird, _______________ habits are not as prosaic

A) whose B) who
C) whom D) whoever
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) whose

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Will you tell me who did accompany you to the airport?

A) when did accompany you B) who must be accompanied you
C) who accompanied you D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) who accompanied you

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

My friends are going to watch a movie tonight.

A) A movie is going to be watched by my friends tonight. B) My friends will have watch a movie by tonight.
C) A movie was going to be watched by my friends tonight. D) My friends will have to watch a movie by tonight.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A movie is going to be watched by my friends tonight.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Consensus

A) Accord B) Discord
C) Consent D) Unity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Discord

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

I was living in Chennai for ten years when I was a child.

A) had lived B) lived
C) had been living D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) had lived

Explanation:

The event of living in Chennai is over long back, hence the sentence is in past perfect tense. ‘had lived’ will be the correct expression.

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The world's largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country?

A) Belgium B) Austria
C) Switzerland D) Sweden
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Switzerland

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Which among the following writs is issued to quash the order of a Court or Tribunal?

A) Mandamus B) Prohibition
C) Quo Warranto D) Certiorari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Certiorari

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A writ of certiorari is issued to quash the order passed by an inferior court or tribunal in excess of jurisdiction.

A writ of prohibition is issued to prevent an inferior court or tribunal to go ahead with the trial of a case in which it has assumed excess of jurisdiction.

 

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According to Malthusian theory of population

A) Population increases in geometric ratio, food supply B) Population increases in arithmetic ratio, food supply increases in geometric ratio
C) Population increases in a harmonic mean, food supply increases in geometric ratio D) Population increases in a harmonic ratio, food supply increases in a arithmetic ratio
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Population increases in geometric ratio, food supply

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