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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.

 

_____________ nearly eight decades, the women's movement __________ and debated the desirability and feasibility of a Uniform Civil Code, and has ended up ___________ a simple question — what is the value of uniformity? Is it for the "integrity of the nation" that uniformity in laws is required, as some judicial pronouncements ___________? If so, who exactly is the beneficiary? Which sections of people benefit from "integrity of the nation", that abstract entity which is not exactly _______ the top of your mind as your husband throws you out on the street?

 

that abstract entity which is not exactly _______ the top of your mind

A) in B) for
C) at D) of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) at

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Bed of roses

A) What may look comfortable may have hidden thorns B) A situation or activity that is comfortable or easy
C) A warm welcome to a loved one D) One needs to be extremely rich to live a luxurious life
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A situation or activity that is comfortable or easy

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Constituent Assembly of India was founded in the year ________.

A) 1940 B) 1946
C) 1947 D) 1950
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1946

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Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi were jointly presented with which award?

A) Magsaysay Award B) Nobel Peace Prize
C) Gandhi Peace Prize D) Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nobel Peace Prize

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Namita is from the state of Kerala. She has come to Dubai to serve as a governess for the only child of the Nairs. The Nairs are nice and gentle and Namita has no cause to complain. One day she overhears something that makes her jittery. Mr. Nair is not employed in an American company as she has been told. The nature of his business is illegal. She is shocked and wants to go back to her home town to her own people.

Gopal is from a very poor family. His family owns a very small piece of land that can hardly meet their food requirement. One day, Gopal gets a nice offer to work in the Emirates with a construction contractor. In order to meet the expenses on travelling, the family decides to sell their own land and send Gopal to the foreign country, to make money. On arrival, the contractor confiscates Gopal's passport and gives him a small place to live in with ten others like him. Gopal has little idea what he must do.


The conclusion that can be drawn from both situations is that people should

A) stay in their own countries and villages B) feel contented and satisfied with their lot
C) verify details before accepting any job D) not travel to these regions of the world
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) verify details before accepting any job

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Who was the first Indian to be elected as the leader of the Communist International?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) P.C. Joshi
C) Sardar Vallabhai Patel D) M.N Roy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) M.N Roy

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During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow __________.

A) Jute B) Tea
C) Sugarcane D) Wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tea

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The movement Objections Resolution to guide the deliberations of the Assembly was started by

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Kiran Desai
C) K Natwar Singh D) K.M. Munshi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru

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