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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.

head over heels

A) to think with head instead of heart B) to run away from an unpleasant situation
C) to take a nasty fall D) to be madly in love
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to be madly in love

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Nalanda Mahavihara site is in

A) Rajasthan B) Assam
C) Bihar D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bihar

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Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide satyagrah against the proposed ________________.

A) Simon Commission B) Rowlatt Act
C) Salt Act D) Pitt's India Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rowlatt Act

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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.

Modern man is imprisoned by his time-table and his routine. His life is all care and _____. He does not have _____ for anything but his duties and occupation for _____ money. Men, in all _____ may have been prone to this disease and; indeed, we in India may not have been _____ by it to the extent that people in western countries have been.

His life is all care and _____.

A) wisdom B) success
C) worry D) anxiety
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) worry

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In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the
alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option 5 i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

At the start of his presentation, it seemed that he’s out of his mind, but when he finished, we saw that there’s method in his madness.

A) After the presentation, we realised that he deliberately chose to be vague and absurd. B) Though his presentation appeared a little absurd in the beginning, we ultimately found out that he had a rational purpose behind it
C) There was a stark difference between what he started with and how he concluded his presentation. D) Since he was not completely in his senses, he presented in an awkward manner.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Though his presentation appeared a little absurd in the beginning, we ultimately found out that he had a rational purpose behind it

Explanation:

The phrase refers to a specific, rational purpose in what one is doing or planning, even though it may appear crazy or absurd to another person.

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Q:

Wall Street collapse led to_____________

A) World War II B) Recession
C) U.S. attack on Iraq D) Great Depression
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Great Depression

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Q:

Choose the most appropriate answer:Lines joining places of equal temperature are called

A) Isotherms B) Isohyets
C) Isomers D) Isobars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Isotherms

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Lines joining places of equal temperature are called isotherms.

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A router is a networking device that forwards data packetsand is connected to two or more data lines from differentnetworks. Which among the following was the earliestdevice which had almost the same functionality as that of a router?

A) Interface Delay Device B) Interface Traffic Manager
C) Interface Routing Processor D) Interface Message Processor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Interface Message Processor

Explanation:

The very first device that had fundamentally the samefunctionality as a router does today was the InterfaceMessage Processor (IMP); IMPs were the devices thatmade up the ARPANET, the first TCP/IP network

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