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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 news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

the deal-makers _________ the criminals,

 

 

A) if B) but
C) also D) and
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) and

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An earthquake of magnitude 6 on Richter scale has ______________ times more destructive energy than an earthquake of magnitude 4.

A) ten B) hundred
C) five D) thousand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) thousand

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Gugga Naumi is a religious festival in connection with snake­worship. This festival is of which state?

A) Haryana B) West Bengal
C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Haryana

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In December 2017 Which country has signed an agreement with Sudan to build a nuclear power plant in the nation?

A) China B) Pakistan
C) Russia D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Russia

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

 

to teach a person to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

A) to drill B)  to instill
C) to indoctrinate D) to convince
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to indoctrinate

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2016 Hemis festival was held in ______.

A) Manipur B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Uttarakhand D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jammu and Kashmir

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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 teacher said that the burglar had broken into the office.

A) The teacher said,"The burglar had broken into the office." B) The teacher said,"The burglar break into the office."
C) The teacher said,"The burglar broken into the office." D) The teacher said,"The burglar was broken in the office."
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The teacher said,"The burglar had broken into the office."

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"United Nations Organization" is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

A) Union B) State
C) Global D) Concurrent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Union

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