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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.

 

Many persons of good education unconsciously circumscribe themselves ___________ a small vocabulary. They have a knowledge of hundreds of desirable wordswhich they do not put _________ practical use in their speech or writing. Many, too, are conscious __________ a poverty of language, which engenders in them a senseof timidity and self-___________. The method used for building a large vocabulary has __________ been confined to the study of single words.

 

do not put _________ practical use in their

 

A) inside B) inner
C) onto D) into
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) into

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Anju Bobby George is associated with which game?

A) Shooting B) Athletics
C) Chess D) Cricket
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Athletics

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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 entry of foreign media has to be ______ by strict rules. Any intention to ______ the country politically or economically or any attempt at cultural ______ in order to make the country a slave to the designs of international powers would not be ______. If the foreign media is keen on making a presence on the Indian soil, respect for the country’s unity and ______ is essential.

 

would not be ______ If the foreign media.

 

A) abated B) confiscated
C) assimilated D) tolerated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) tolerated

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As per John Locke, an English philosopher and physician, which is not a Natural Right?

A) Liberty B) Equality
C) Property D) Right to Vote
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Right to Vote

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Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called _____________

A) Bacilli B) Cocci
C) Sprilli D) Vibrio
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cocci

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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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Ajay said to my sister, "It's wonderful!"

A) Ajay tells my sister that it's wonderful. B) Ajay tells to my sister that it was wonderful.
C) Ajay told my sister that it was wonderful. D) Ajay told to my sister that it's being wonderful.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ajay told my sister that it was wonderful.

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What is the fundamental unit of amount of a substance?

A) Mole B) Candela
C) Kelvin D) Meter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mole

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Chandragiri Fort is a historical fort, built in the 11th century. It is located in ______.

A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

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