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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.

 

Anti­apartheid activist Desmond Tutu is even more hard­headed when he says, "In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry’." Mr. Tutu adds that ______________ reconciliations can only lead to spurious healing. _____________ him forgiveness is a wager, an ethical wager on the future of ______________ relationship. This is why the few events of apology which stand up to _____________ scrutiny deserve to be treasured.

 

_____________ him forgiveness is a wager

 

A) For B) To
C) By D) About
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) For

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Raymond Samuel Tomilson is famous for developing which of the following?

A) E­-Mail B) SMS
C) Facebook D) Orkut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) E­-Mail

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

 

When the self is not enlightened, (1)/ it is fundamental identified with the notion of (2)/ difference, unaware of its primordial unity. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Shaquille O'Neal is associated with which Sport?

A) Lawn Tennis B) Basketball
C) Formula One D) WWE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Basketball

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The Chinese company manufactured those robots.

 

A) Those robots were manufactured by the Chinese company.   B) Those robots was manufacture by the Chinese company.  
C) These robots were manufactured by the Chinese company.   D) The robots was manufactured by the Chinese company.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Those robots were manufactured by the Chinese company.  

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

A bad patch

 

A) A potholed road B) A medical bandage
C) A period of difficulty D) Shoddy repair work
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A period of difficulty

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When large quantities of ___ are consumed, it tends to slow metabolic processes and to depress the central nervous system.

A) Butanol B) Propanol
C) Methanol D) Ethanol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ethanol

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An increase in expected future income will

A) Decrease aggregate demand and aggregate supply B) Increase aggregate demand and aggregate supply
C) Increase aggregate demand D) Increase aggregate supply
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Increase aggregate demand

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