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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.

 

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________ their relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances. In response ________________ the challenge, a strong view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that __________________ journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

 

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________

 

A) veto B) reassert
C) withhold D)  renounce
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reassert

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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 course of the development of different life-forms heredity—which, in plain English, is unconscious memory generated in the first life-form and ______________ through all the different species—is the sole factor in the ____________ of the parent properties; while adaptation to surrounding conditions and circumstances, natural selection in the struggle _____________ existence, and partner selection in the struggle of the males for ____________ are the principal factors in the differentiation of species.

 

_______________ the course of the development of different life-forms heredity

 

A) Into B) In
C) Inside D) Onto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) In

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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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Who was the founder of the Indian Reform Association in 1870?

A) Debendranath Tagore B) Keshab Chandra Sen
C) Rammohan Roy D) Dayanand Saraswati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Keshab Chandra Sen

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Who among the following is NOT one of the recipients of Major Dhayan Chand Award for the year 2017?

A) Bhupender Singh B) Syed Shahid Hakim  
C) Sumarai Tete D) Brij Bhushan Mohanty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brij Bhushan Mohanty

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Who built the Moti Masjid in the Red Fort of Delhi?

A) Akbar B) Jahangir
C) Shah Jahan D) Aurangzeb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aurangzeb

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India's first official census operation was undertaken in which year?

A) 1841 B) 1881
C) 1921 D) 1961
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1881

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Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter?

A) Uday Shankar B) Sonal Mansingh
C) Amrita Shergill D) Yamini Kirshnamurthy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Amrita Shergill

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