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Piano was invented by ________.

A) John Barber B) Sir Henry Cole
C) Josephine Cochrane D) Bartolomeo Cristofori
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bartolomeo Cristofori

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

Evening prayer in church

A) Sheath B) Jig
C) Waltz D) Vespers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vespers

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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.

 

Very simply, a checklist is a list of items required, things to be done or points to be considered, used as a reminder. This is clear. Is the _______________ implication equally clear? Perhaps not. A checklist is purely objective, no _______________ is involved. That means, if the checklist is framed as a set ______ questions, the answer to every question can only be a binary “Yes” _______ “No” and nothing in between; no shades of grey. Such objectivity is the very antithesis of the education system today, both in the way teaching happens and in the ____________ of the student.

 

question can only be a binary “Yes” _______ “No” and nothing in between;

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

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Convex and concave mirrors are examples of?

A) Plane mirrors B) Spherical mirrors
C) Inverted mirror D) Erect mirror
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Spherical mirrors

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During the past century, the temperature of Earth has increased by ________.

A) 0.6 deg C B) 1.6 deg C
C) 2.6 deg C D) 3.6 deg C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0.6 deg C

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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.


An ideal policeman is a myth. You come __________ him only in crime fiction. ____________ elusive is 'good policing', an idea ___________ even the best of criminal justice thinkers have found it difficult to define. This is why, in what is a chaotic world, we have to reluctantly _____________ for an imperfect policeman and ________ inadequate system.


____________ elusive is 'good policing',

A) Fairly B) Justly
C) Equally D) Uniformly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Equally

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'Neo-Malthusian Theory' is associated with which of the following?

A) Employment B) Poverty
C) Resource scarcity D) Income
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Resource scarcity

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Q:

The Ministry of Labour and Employment, in January 2018, announced how many persons for Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the year 2016?

 

 

A) 16 B) 34
C) 50 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50

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