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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.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ____________________ to increase employment.


adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand

A) effects B) effect
C) affects D) affect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) effects

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Scuttle

A) Solitary B) Superficial
C) Soothing D) Brazier
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brazier

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The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) at which state?

A) Gwalior B) Bhopal
C) Jammu D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhopal

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The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) at Bhopal.

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How many players are there in a water polo team?

A) 6 B) 5
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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In a computer, what is the name of the high speed memory used

A) Cache B) RAM
C) BIOS D) Hard Disk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cache

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In which language were the Buddhist literary works generally written?

A) Prakrit B) Pali
C) Nepalese D) Sanskrit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pali

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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.

 

All of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work over that of others for their writing style as much as for the content of their work. ____________ writer who has, for more than half a century, _______________ for his searing honesty is George Orwell. He is recondite, but he is never ________________. He says it as it is and yet says it as it has not been said ____________.

 

He is recondite, but he is never ________________.

 

A) trite B) pertinent
C) impressive D) relevant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) trite

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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.

 

Vista

 

A) Confront B) Contour
C) Blindness D) Outlook
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Blindness

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