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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 "Global Nutrition Report 2016" once again ____________ India's slow overall progress ____________ addressing chronic malnutrition, manifest in stunting (low weight for age), wasting (low weight for height), micronutrient __________ and over­weight. Our track _________ in reducing the proportion of undernourished children over the past decade has been modest at best, and _____________ what other countries with comparable socio­economic indicators have achieved.


and _____________ what other countries with comparable socio­economic indicators

A) leads B) fails
C) lags D) falters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) lags

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Who was conferred with the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature?

A) Bob Dylan B) Kazuo Ishiguro
C) Oliver Hart D) Yoshinori Ohsumi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kazuo Ishiguro

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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 Trikonasana, or triangle pose, stimulates the function of the entire body and _____________ a lateral (side) stretch to the spine. It helps reduce blood pressure, stress, and anxiety. Practise this asana every day and you'll _________ strength in the ankles, thighs, knees, hips, calves and hamstrings. All standing poses __________the cardiovascular system, so the more you do it, the ________ your stamina will become. The aim is never to overdo it, but to engage regularly, __________ that you get stronger and more stable over time.

 

so the more you do it, the ________ your stamina.

A) best B) better
C) good D) too good
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) better

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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 was awarded to?

A) Frank Sinatra B) Elvis Presley
C) Bob Dylan D) Jimi Hendrix
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bob Dylan

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Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called ___________

A) isohyets B) isotherms
C) isobars D) contours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) isohyets

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence inIndirect/Direct Speech.

“Where do you come from?” asked the stranger.

A) The stranger enquired about my location. B) The stranger enquired where I came from.
C) The stranger says where do I come from. D) The stranger asked where did I came from
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The stranger enquired where I came from.

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements is  correct  in  relation  to  the  Indian  Air Force?

A) It has bases in many friendly countries. B) It  does  not  carry  out  joint  exercises with any country.
C) It    has    a    separate    Maintenance Command. D) No  officer  has  ever been  elevated  to the  rank  of  Marshal  of  the  Indian  Air Force.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It    has    a    separate    Maintenance Command.

Explanation:

Maintenance Command is a command of the Indian Air Force. It was raised as Maintenance Group at Chakeri in Kanpur in 1950. In 1955, it was designated as Maintenance Command.

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‘Rand/ZAR’ is the currency of 

A) Burundi B) Libya
C) Sudan D) South Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) South Africa

Explanation:

Burundi-Bur  Franc,  Libya-Libyan Dinar,   Sudan-Sudanese   Pound, South Africa-Rand/ZAR.

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